Box Score The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 6-1 match to Furman at McCallie's Strang-Voges Tennis Center today. The Mocs lose for the first time in SoCon action, falling to 6-8 overall and 2-1 in league play.  Furman moves to 6-10 and 3-1 in SoCon duals.

All three doubles matches went to 7-5, with the Paladins taking the opening point.  Sophomore Tomas Rodriguez and freshman Peyton Gatti had the lone win for UTC against Jake Bhangdia and Henrik Atlevi at No. 1. It was their third win in a row as the Chattanooga duo improved to 6-5 at No. 1.

Singles action was much closer than the score, with three tiebreakers and three matches going three sets.  Sophomore Simon Labbe had the lone singles win at No. 4.  He defeated Emil Westling (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) for this third-straight win. 

"Certainly today we had some chances to take control of matches in both doubles and singles," stated head coach Chuck Merzbacher. "Furman, has a strong team,  no doubt, however a few opportunities slipped away that could have made this a tighter match. We hope to see them again at the SoCon Tourney." 

The Mocs have a mid-week match against Kennesaw State at the UTC Tennis Center.  First serve against the Owls is set for 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31.  A link for live scoring is available on the men's tennis schedule page on GoMocs.com. 

Furman 6, Chattanooga 1
3/28/2021 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Strang-Voges Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1. Tomas Rodriguez/Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Jake Bhangdia/Henrik Atlevi (FUR) 7-5
2. Benjamin Cahill/Ivan Mitric (FUR) def. Turner Voges/Simon Labbe (UTC) 7-5
3. Drew Singerman/Emil Westling (FUR) def. Kerim Hyatt/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 7-5

Singles competition
1. Ivan Mitric (FUR) def. Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-4)
2. Jake Bhangdia (FUR) def. Turner Voges (UTC) 7-6 (7-3), 6-4
3. Henrik Atlevi (FUR) def. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
4. Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Emil Westling (FUR) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
5. Drew Singerman (FUR) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (12-10)
6. James Roelofse (FUR) def. Quinten Nevenhoven (UTC) 7-5, 6-3

Match Notes
Furman 6-10, 3-1 SoCon
Chattanooga 6-8, 2-1 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1); Singles (2,3,1,4,5,6)
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