CHATTANOOGA – The Chattanooga Mocs men's basketball team suffered a 5-2 setback to Georgia State in non-conference action on Sunday afternoon at the UTC Tennis Center.
 
Following the loss, Chattanooga has dropped its last five matches and sees its record move to 3-11 overall while still holding on to the 1-0 mark in SoCon play ahead of a conference stretch. Georgia State, the Sun Belt preseason favorites, improved to 8-6 this season.
 
"Told these guys that they weathered the storm of a tenaciously tough schedule," said head coach Chuck Merzbacher. "Georgia State is picked to win the Sun Belt which is a very strong conference in tennis."
 
"We had great wins at No. 1 and No. 2 singles in Kerim Hyatt and Simon Labbe, they played great today. Now the focus is on SoCon matches. We are hoping to have our full lineup ready."
 
GEORGIA STATE 5, CHATTANOOGA 2
DOUBLES
1. Andrei Duarte/Roberts Grinvalds (GSUM) def. Kerim Hyatt/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 6-3
2. Peyton Gatti/Ryan Mudre (UTC) vs. Kevin Huynh/Harvey Maughan (GSUM) 5-3, unfinished
3. Patrick Lazo/Diego Padilha (GSUM) def. Simon Labbe/Jordan McClure (UTC) 6-1
 
SINGLES
1. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Andrei Duarte (GSUM) 1-6, 6-4, 10-6
2. Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Roberts Grinvalds (GSUM) 7-6, 6-1
3. Kevin Huynh (GSUM) def. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 6-3, 6-1
4. Harvey Maughan (GSUM) def. Ryan Mudre (UTC) 6-3, 6-1
5. Patrick Lazo (GSUM) def. Jordan McClure (UTC) 6-3, 6-2
6. Edward Tymes (GSUM) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
 
MATCH NOTES
Georgia State 8-6
Chattanooga 3-11
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1); Singles (4,3,5,6,1,2)

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