chattanooga MOCS

CHATTANOOGA: Third Moc and sixth overall to earn the Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award from the Southern Conference twice ... three-time Academic All-SoCon ... recipient of the Steve Baras Memorial Scholarship ... 67-44 career singles mark ... 60-33 record in doubles.  

2019-20 • SENIOR SEASON: Had an outstanding senior season before it was cut short by the COVID-19 pandemic ... 22-5 mark in singles, including a 15-2 record at No. 1 ... 13-4 in doubles, including an 11-0 record at No. 2 with Tomas Rodriguez ... Academic All-SoCon ... ITA Scholar Athlete ... beat Alabama's No. 96-ranked Riccardo Roberto (6-0, 6-4) in the Jan. 18 dual to earn SoCon Player of the Week honors ... earned second SoCon Player of the Week award after wins over Presbyterian and Birmingham Southern ... only Moc to win two weekly honors from the SoCon in the same year since the award began in 2000 ... advanced to the qualifying round of the ITA All-American Championships ... made the Dean's List & the A.D. Honor Roll with a 4.0 GPA both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal.

2018-19 • JUNIOR SEASON: First team All-SoCon in singles after posting a 20-11 overall record ... 16-8 at No. 1 and 5-2 in league matches ... earned the Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award from the Southern Conference for the second year in a row... 22-6 mark in doubles .. earned second team All-SoCon in doubles with teammate Tomas Rodriguez ... 18-4 at No. 2 ... 6-1 in SoCon doubles ... made the Dean's List with a 4.0 GPA in the fall and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters ... ITA All-Academic Team ... Academic All-SoCon ... made the SoCon Honor Roll and earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal.  

2017-18 • SOPHOMORE SEASON: Led the team with a 17-16 mark in singles ... went 10-11 at No. 1 ... earned the Don Bunch/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award from the Southern Conference ... advanced to the consolation semifinals at the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals ... went 13-17 in doubles, including 7-11 at No. 1 ... made the Dean's List with a 4.0 GPA in the fall and the A.D. Honor Roll both semesters ... ITA Scholar-Athlete ... Academic All-SoCon ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.  

2016-17 • FRESHMAN SEASON: Joined the team in January ... earned SoCon All-Freshman honors ... finished with an 8-11 overall singles record ... 12-5 in doubles, including a 5-0 mark with fellow freshman Simon Bustamante at No. 2 ... made the A.D Honor Roll both semesters ... made the SoCon Honor Roll.  

PRIOR TO UTC:  Attended KGS Hemmingen … past winner of the Northern German Cup … won the U21 Niedersachsen title and competed in one of the highest leagues in German men's tennis. 

PERSONAL:  Born Oct. 22, 1997 … son of Astrid and Heinz Gerdes … youngest of four in his family ... Exercise Science major.  

Singles Record

Year	Dual	SoCon	Tourn.	Total
2016-17	8-12	1-6	0-0	8-12
2017-18	10-11	2-5	7-5	17-16
2018-19	16-8	5-2	4-3	20-11
2019-20	15-2	1-1	7-3	22-5
Totals	49-33	9-14	18-11	67-44

Doubles Record

Year	Dual	SoCon	Tourn.	Total
2016-17	12-6	5-2	0-0	12-6
2017-18	8-14	1-6	5-3	13-17
2018-19	19-4	6-1	3-2	22-6
2019-20	12-2	1-1	1-2	13-4
Totals	51-26	13-10	9-7	60-33