The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis teams posted a pair of 6-1 wins at Chattanooga's McCallie School today.  UTC defeated Appalachian State and Union College (Ky.) in the first home matches of the spring season. 

Chattanooga opened with an impressive 6-1 win over Appalachian State.  It took the Mocs less than two hours to beat their former Southern Conference rivals. 
Junior Niklas Gerdes led the way with a (6-0, 6-0) win over Milo Bergeron at No 1.  He also teamed with sophomore Tomas Rodriguez for a 6-2 win at No. 2. doubles.

Gerdes, Rodriguez, sophomore Kerim Hyatt and freshman Jeffrey Dewald all went 2-0 in singles play today.  The Mocs swept all six doubles matches and won 10-12 in singles. 

Dewald had strong showings at No. 4.  He only dropped two games in his two wins combined. 

Next up for the Mocs is a trip to Austin Peay on Jan. 25.  The next home match is Feb. 1 against Presbyterian. 

Chattanooga 6, Appalachian State 1
01/19/2020 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center (McCallie))
Singles competition
1. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Bargeron, Milo (APP) 6-0, 6-0
2. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Radionov, Matvey (APP) 6-2, 6-0
3. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Pavkovich, Alex (APP) 6-4, 6-1
4. Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Azzalini, Alessio (APP) 6-1, 6-0
5. Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Srivastava, Karan (APP) 6-4, 6-4
6. Stone, Campbell (APP) def. Luke Plaisted (UTC) 4-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-5)

Doubles competition
1. Simon Bustamante/Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Heaven, Zion/Bargeron, Milo (APP) 6-3
2. Niklas Gerdes/Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Pavkovich, Alex/Radionov, Matvey (APP) 6-2
3. Luke Plaisted/Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Azzalini, Alessio/Stone, Campbell (APP) 6-1

Match Notes
Appalachian State 0-1
Chattanooga 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (1,2,4,3,6,5)
A-53

Chattanooga 6, Union College 1
01/19/2020 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Lois Castellon (UC) 6-2, 6-2
2. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Santiago Diaz Lopez (UC) 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
3. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Mark Kuhnel (UC) 6-4, 6-4
4. Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Mateo Gonzalez (UC) 6-1, 6-0
5. Jacob Marshall (UTC) def. Henry St. John (UC) 6-0, 6-0
6. Bernardo Aviles (UC) def. Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 6-2, 1-6, 1-0 (11-9)

Doubles competition
1. Kerim Hyatt/Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Lois Castellon/Mark Kuhnel (UC) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Niklas Gerdes/Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Bernardo Aviles/Henry St. John (UC) 6-1
3. Jeffrey Dewald/Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Mateo Gonzalez/Santiago Diaz Lopez (UC) 6-4

Match Notes
Union College 0-1
Chattanooga 2-1
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (5,4,1,6,2,3)
T-2:28 A-29