Mocs Defeat Alabama A&M 6-1

Friday, April 8

Huntsville, Ala.

1:00 PM

Chattanooga

Alabama A&M

Box Score

Michael Birnbaum scored a win at No. 3 doubles today.

4/8/2016 9:07:00 PM | Men's Tennis

The Mocs won their seventh match with today's victory.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team scored a 6-1 win at Alabama A&M today. The Mocs improved to 7-11 overall with the road win this afternoon.

UTC opened by winning the doubles point for the third match in a row. UTC did not drop a game in either of the two doubles wins.

Senior Luke Saunders and junior Lucas Plesky won their fifth in a row to improve to 6-3 at No. 1. Senior Nick Wingord and sophomore Michael Birnbaum clinched the point with a win at No. 3.

Plesky also won his fourth in a row at No. 1 singles. The Mocs took five of the six singles matches in the win.

UTC is back in Southern Conference action tomorrow at ETSU. Match time is set for 10:00 a.m.

Chattanooga 6, Alabama A&M 1
Apr 08, 2016 at Huntsville, Ala. (Bulldog Courts)
Doubles competition
1. Lucas Plesky/Luke Saunders (UTC) def. Nishangan Nadaraja/Shakir Elvin (AAMU) 6-0
2. John Peacey/Derrick Brown (UTC) vs. Mateo Monroy/Carlos Salas (AAMU) 3-2, unfinished
3. Michael Birnbaum/Nick Wingord (UTC) def. Armando Gray/Jarib Beazer (AAMU) 6-0

Singles competition
1. Lucas Plesky (UTC) def. Carlos Salas (AAMU) 6-1, 6-0
2. Nishangan Nadaraja (AAMU) def. Luke Saunders (UTC) 1-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8)
3. Nick Wingord (UTC) def. Shakir Elvin (AAMU) 6-3, 6-2
4. John Peacey (UTC) def. Mateo Monroy (AAMU) 6-4, 6-2
5. Derrick Brown (UTC) def. Jarib Beazer (AAMU) 6-2, 6-0
6. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Armando Gray (AAMU) 6-0, 6-0

Match Notes
Alabama A&M 0-13
Chattanooga 7-11
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (1,6,5,3,4,2)