The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team continued its strong showing as host of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic today. The Mocs won all but one of 11 matches in Friday's action, mainly against USC-Upstate.
The Mocs swept the three doubles, led by senior
Simon Bustamante and sophomore
Kerim Hyatt's in the No. 1 position. Senior
Turner Voges and sophomore
Tomas Rodriguez won in a tiebreaker at No. 2, while freshmen
Jeffrey Dewald and
Quinten Nevenhoven were dominant at No. 3.
Rodriguez, Hyatt, Dewald and Bustamante all won in straight sets in singles play. Nevenhoven won a marathon at No. 6, while Voges lost a three-setter at No. 3. Junior
Kaisei Kuroki also had two wins in extra action today.
The Mocs continue play tomorrow at the UTC Tennis Courts on Saturday. A complete schedule, along with today's results are listed below. All of the results are posted live on
Courthive.
Doubles
1-
Kerim Hyatt/
Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Fernando Bernardes/Frederick Sydow (USCU) – 6-2
2 -
Tomas Rodriguez/
Turner Voges (UTC) def. Leon Roider/Guilherme Diniz (USCU) – 7-6 (3)
3 –
Jeffrey Dewald/Quinten Nevenhonven (UTC) def. Luka Eble/Tom Russworm (USCU) – 6-1
Singles
1 -
Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Leon Roider (USCU) – 7-6 (9), 6-3
2 -
Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Luka Elbe (USCU) – 6-1, 6-3
3 - Fernando Bernardes (USCU) def.
Turner Voges (UTC) – 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10)
4 -
Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Guilherme Diniz (USCU) – 6-0, 6-2
5 -
Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Frederick Sydow (USCU) – 6-4, 6-3
6 -
Quinten Nevenhoven (UTC) def. Tom Russwurm (USCU) – 6-7 (8), 7-5, 1-0 (11)
Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) def. Alexander Muehr (USCU) – 6-2, 6-0
Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) def. Finley McFayden (UNCA) – 8-3
Saturday - Nov.2
Chattanooga vs. UNC-Asheville – 9:00 a.m. – Courts 1-3
North Alabama vs. Austin Peay – 9:00 a.m. – Courts 4-6
USC-Upstate vs. Eastern Illinois – 2:00 p.m. – Courts 1-3
Chattanooga vs. Austin Peay – 2:00 p.m. – Courts 4-6