BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team suffered a tight 5-2 loss on the road to UAB on Friday afternoon at the Lakeshore Tennis Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.
 
Following the loss, Chattanooga falls to 3-8 on the year. UAB improved to 5-7 following the win.
 
"The guys played a super strong doubles point today and got us started off right," said head coach Chuck Merzbacher.
 
"As you can tell, there were a lot of tight singles matches. We competed hard and I'm proud of the group. We're looking forward to Troy on Sunday."
 
The tandems of Peyton Gatti and Ryan Mudre and Simon Labbe and Jordan McClure each dominated in their respective doubles matches to give UTC a 1-0 lead. Gatti and Mudre won in straight sets, 6-0, while Labbe and McClure cruised to a 6-3 decision.
 
Four singles matches went to three sets with three favoring UAB in the end, which made the ultimate difference. Ryan Mudre snagged the lone singles victory for the Mocs by securing a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 winner over UAB's Nikola Puric.
 
Chattanooga returns to action on Sunday with a non-conference matchup against Troy in Troy, Alabama. Stick to GoMocs.com and the schedule page for all match information.
 
UAB 5, CHATTANOOGA 2
DOUBLES
1. Michal Lusovsky/Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) def. Kerim Hyatt/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) 6-4
2. Peyton Gatti/Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Thanos Spyropoulos/Nir Vodavoz (UAB) 6-0
3. Simon Labbe/Jordan McClure (UTC) def. Nikola Puric/Roman Postolka (UAB) 6-3
 
SINGLES
1. Michal Lusovsky (UAB) def. Kerim Hyatt (UTC) 7-6, 6-4
2. Thanos Spyropoulos (UAB) def. Simon Labbe (UTC) 3-6, 6-4, 7-6
3. Vojtech Podzemny (UAB) def. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 3-6, 6-0, 6-3
4. Roman Postolka (UAB) def. Jordan McClure (UTC) 6-1, 6-2
5. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Nikola Puric (UAB) 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
6. Martin Vasquez (UAB) def. Jacob Marshall (UTC) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
 
MATCH NOTES
Chattanooga 3-8
UAB 5-7
T-3:41

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