Wednesday, April 12
Birmingham, Ala.
3:00 p.m.
Chattanooga
3
at
4
Samford
Sophomore Pablo Llebeili.
Photo by: Dale Rutemeyer
Mocs Drop Regular Season Finale at Samford
4/12/2017 10:40:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team dropped a 4-3 match at Samford in the regular season finale tonight. The Mocs won the doubles point and two singles matches, but fell just short of the team victory.
Freshmen Simon Bustamante and Niklas Gerdes opened with a 6-1 doubles win over Max Rebol and Curran Verma at No. 2. Senior Nic Wilson and freshman Pablo Llebeili clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over Eduardo Sanchez and Hugo Moreira at No. 3.
In singles play, Llebeili won at No. 6 over Moreira (6-1, 6-3). Bustamante closed out the scoring for the Mocs with a (6-4, 6-4) win over Rebol at No. 2.
Up next for the Mocs is next weekend's Southern Conference Tournament in Greenville, S.C.
Samford 4, Chattanooga 3
Singles
1. Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Lucas Plesky (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jake Faundez (SAM) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) def. Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Max Rebol (SAM) 6-4, 6-4
5. Curran Verma (SAM) def. Derrick Brown (UTC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Jake Faundez/Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Lucas Plesky/Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-2
2. Simon Bustamante/Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Max Rebol/Curran Verma (SAM) 6-1
3. Nic Wilson/Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Eduardo L. Sanchez/Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-4
Freshmen Simon Bustamante and Niklas Gerdes opened with a 6-1 doubles win over Max Rebol and Curran Verma at No. 2. Senior Nic Wilson and freshman Pablo Llebeili clinched the point with a 6-4 victory over Eduardo Sanchez and Hugo Moreira at No. 3.
In singles play, Llebeili won at No. 6 over Moreira (6-1, 6-3). Bustamante closed out the scoring for the Mocs with a (6-4, 6-4) win over Rebol at No. 2.
Up next for the Mocs is next weekend's Southern Conference Tournament in Greenville, S.C.
Samford 4, Chattanooga 3
Singles
1. Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Lucas Plesky (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
2. Jake Faundez (SAM) def. Niklas Gerdes (UTC) 6-3, 6-2
3. Eduardo L. Sanchez (SAM) def. Nic Wilson (UTC) 6-2, 6-1
4. Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Max Rebol (SAM) 6-4, 6-4
5. Curran Verma (SAM) def. Derrick Brown (UTC) 6-3, 6-0
6. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-1, 6-3
Doubles
1. Jake Faundez/Justin Ghavami (SAM) def. Lucas Plesky/Austin Boaz (UTC) 6-2
2. Simon Bustamante/Niklas Gerdes (UTC) def. Max Rebol/Curran Verma (SAM) 6-1
3. Nic Wilson/Pablo Llebeili (UTC) def. Eduardo L. Sanchez/Hugo Moreira (SAM) 6-4
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Team Stats
#1 Doubles Match
#2 Doubles Match
#3 Doubles Match
#1 Singles Match
12
41
66
#2 Singles Match
12
32
66
#3 Singles Match
12
21
66
#4 Singles Match
12
66
44
#5 Singles Match
12
30
66
#6 Singles Match
12
66
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