The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team scored a 7-0 win over North Alabama tonight.  The Mocs swept all nine matches to for their first victory of the spring. UTC improved to 1-3, while the Lions drop to 0-5 in their first year of transition to NCAA Division I. 

"It was a nice win tonight," stated head coach Chuck Merzbacher.  "Everyone played the big points well tonight."

Senior Pablo Llebeili and freshman Jacob Marshall got things started with a 6-1 in at No. 3 doubles over Gustavo Girao and George Markos.  Junior Niklas Gerdes and freshman Tomas Rodriguez clinched the point with a 6-2 win over Oscar Meslin and Tim Helsin at No. 2. 

The two teams played out the doubles, with the best match coming at No. 1.  Junior Simon Bustamante and freshman Kerim Hyatt defeated Jason Pimenta and Andreas Hansen in a tiebreaker [7-6 (6)] to complete the sweep in doubles. 

Hyatt was first off in singles at No. 3, followed by Bustamante at No. 4 and Rodriguez at No. 2.  Llebeili won at No. 6, followed by Marshall at No. 5 and Gerdes in the top spot. 

Up next for the Mocs is a visit from Austin Peay on Saturday.  Match time is set for 3:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) at McCallie's Strang-Voges Tennis Center.  Live scoring and live video links are available on the men's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com.

Chattanooga 7, North Alabama 0
02/01/2019 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Jason Pimenta (UNA) 7-5, 6-3
2. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Oscar Meslin (UNA) 6-3, 6-2
3. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Cade Reasons (UNA) 6-3, 6-0
4. Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Gustovo Girao (UNA) 6-1, 6-0
5. Jacob Marshall (UTC) def. Andreas Hansen (UNA) 6-4, 6-0
6. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Tim Heslin (UNA) 6-2, 6-3

Doubles competition
1. Kerim Hyatt/Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Jason Pimenta/Andreas Hansen (UNA) 7-6 (8-6)
2. Niklas Gerdes/Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Oscar Meslin/Tim Heslin (UNA) 6-2
3. Jacob Marshall/Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Gustovo Girao/George Marcos (UNA) 6-1

Match Notes
North Alabama 0-5
Chattanooga 1-3
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (3,4,2,6,5,1)