The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team posted a 7-0 sweep over Montreat today. The Mocs and Cavaliers played on the Covenant College Courts on Lookout Mountain this evening.
The Mocs won all 10 matches, opening with a three-match sweep in doubles. The Mocs posted 6-0 shutouts at No. 1 and No. 2, but the No. 3 match was contested. Freshmen Cooper Long and Jacob Marshall held off Anh Hoang and Ben Cree for a 7-5 win.
UTC scored straight-sets win in all six singles matches. In fact, until only dropped six games total today. Sophomore Niklas Gerdes set the pace with a 6-2, 6-0 win at No.
1, his fifth in a row.
Chattanooga is back in action on Sunday at Georgia Southern at 11:00 a.m. (E.S.T.) in Statesboro, Ga.
Chattanooga 7, Montreat 0
Mar 02, 2018 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (Covenant College)
Doubles competition
1. Niklas Gerdes/Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Leopoldo Lucero/Grayson Chumlee (MONT) 6-0
2. Pablo Llebeili/Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. David Garcia/Lorward Choi (MONT) 6-0
3. Jacob Marshall/Cooper Long (UTC) def. Anh Hoang/Ben Cree (MONT) 7-5
Singles competition
1. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Jacob Summerville (MONT) 6-2, 6-0
2. Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Lorward Choi (MONT) 6-1, 6-0
3. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Leopoldo Lucero (MONT) 6-0, 6-0
4. Luke Plaisted (UTC) def. Jackson Plyler (MONT) 6-0, 6-0
5. Jacob Marshall (UTC) def. Ben Cree (MONT) 6-0, 6-1
6. Cooper Long (UTC) def. Anh Hoang (MONT) 6-2, 6-0