Chattanooga edges Golden Eagle tennis squad, 4-3
Chattanooga built a 4-0 lead to win the match before Tennessee Tech won the final three points in falling to the Mocs, 4-3, Sunday morning.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- Chattanooga clinched Sunday's tennis match
against Tennessee Tech by building a 4-0 lead before the Golden
Eagles captured the final three contests of the day for a 4-3 final
score.
The win gave the Mocs a 1-1 record while the Golden Eagles dual
match mark slipped to 0-3. Tech will play Monday morning at No. 60
Georgia State in Atlanta. The match is scheduled to start at 8 a.m.
CT.
Vasily Eremeev and Artem Tarasov (in photo) earned an 8-4 win in
their No. 2 doubles spot, but the Mocs captured the other two
doubles matches for a 1-0 lead.
Manuel Barroetavena got things rolling in singles play for UTC,
grabbing a 6-2, 6-0 win over Tarasov at No. 3. The Mocs moved ahead
3-0 when Jackson Tresnan defeated Othon Lima, 6-1, 6-1, at No. 6.
The clincher came at No. 5 singles when Luke Saunders posted a 6-3,
6-3 win over Alvaro Cintas.
Eremeev outlasted Pavels Grigorjevs in three sets, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3,
at No. 4 singles for Tech's first point. The top two singles spots
also went to Tech. At No. 2, Syrym Abdukhalikov won in straight
sets over Chris Smith, 6-3, 6-3, while at the No. 1 spot, Alejandro
Augusto won a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 marathon over Roberto Viera.
Complete Results
(Hixson Racquet Club)
Chattanooga 4, Tennessee Tech 3
1. Alejandro Augusto (TTU) def. Roberto Vieira (UTC) 6-3,
2-6, 6-3
2. Syrym Abdukhalikov (TTU) def. Chris Smith (UTC) 6-3, 6-3
3. Manuel Barroetavena (UTC) def. Artem Tarasov (TTU) 6-2, 6-0
4. Vasily Eremeev (TTU) def. Pavels Grigorjevs (UTC) 2-6, 6-4,
6-3
5. Luke Saunders (UTC) def. Alvaro Cintas (TTU) 6-3, 6-3
6. Jackson Tresnan (UTC) def. Othon Lima (TTU) 6-1, 6-1
1. Chris Smith/Roberto Vieira (UTC) def. Syrym
Abdukhalikov/Alejandro Augusto (TTU) 8-1
2. Vasily Eremeev/Artem Tarasov (TTU) def. Ankit Chopra/Luke
Saunders (UTC) 8-4
3. John Peacey/Stephen Crofford (UTC) def. Othon Lima/Alvaro
Cintas (TTU) 8-5
Match Notes:
Tennessee Tech 0-3
Chattanooga 1-1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (3,6,5,4,2,1) T-2:53
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