The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team closed out the 2021 season with a 6-1 win over Covenant College at the UTC Tennis Center today. The Mocs finish the year with a 9-11 record while the Scots dropped to 10-5.
Cooper Long,
Luke Plaisted and
Turner Voges wrapped up their careers this afternoon. Plaisted and Voges both posted wins in singles and doubles play.
"It was an enjoyable Senior Day!," stated UTC head coach
Chuck Merzbacher. "These three Chattanooga local seniors were significant team members and have really helped us build our program. They all led this program in their own way."
Plaisted and
Bo Nash opened the day with a 6-0 win over Austin Dreslinski and Chris Morton at No. 3.
Tomas Rodriguez and
Peyton Gatti clinched the point with a 6-1 win over Ben Luke and Paxton Haggerty at No. 1. Voges and
Simon Labbe completed the doubles sweep with a 6-4 win over Ethan Gibson and Gill Dunn at No. 2.
Plaisted was first off in single with a (6-0, 6-0) shutout over Haggerty at No. 5. Labbe made it 3-0 with a (6-1, 6-1) win over Dreslinski at No. 3, while Marshall clinched the team win with a (6-1, 6-2) victory against Cameron Cortman at No. 4.
Voges ended his senior year with a 17-12 singles record following today's (6-0, 6-1) win against Luke at No. 1.
Jeffrey Dewald closed out the Mocs' scoring with a (6-4, 6-0) win against Gibson at No. 3.
"This is a fantastic group of kids that endured this COVID year and really did everything asked of them," added Merzbacher. "We will build off this year no doubt. Everyone is looking forward to a strong summer of tennis and plan on being a contender next year."
Chattanooga 6, Covenant 1
4/20/2021 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (UTC Tennis Center)
Doubles competition
1.
Tomas Rodriguez/
Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Ben Luke/Paxton Haggerty (CCM) 6-1
2.
Turner Voges/
Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Ethan Gibson/Gill Dunn (CCM) 6-4
3.
Luke Plaisted/
Bo Nash (UTC) def. Austin Dreslinski/Chris Morton (CCM) 6-0
Singles competition
1.
Turner Voges (UTC) def. Ben Luke (CCM) 6-0, 6-1
2.
Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Austin Dreslinski (CCM) 6-1, 6-1
3.
Jeffrey Dewald (UTC) def. Ethan Gibson (CCM) 6-4, 6-0
4.
Jacob Marshall (UTC) def. Cameron Cortman (CCM) 6-1, 6-2
5.
Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Paxton Haggerty (CCM) 6-0, 6-0
6. Gill Dunn (CCM) def.
Bo Nash (UTC) 1-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-8)
Match Notes
Covenant 11-5
Chattanooga 9-11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (5,2,4,1,3,6)
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