The UTC men's tennis team posted its second consecutive 7-0 victory and fourth shutout win of the season Friday night with a 7-0 win over Murray State.
The win was the sixth straight for the Mocs who swept all three doubles matches and each singles match.
Chattanooga took an early 1-0 lead on the strength of the three doubles wins, registering 8-2, 8-2 and 8-1 wins.
Head Coach Carlos Garcia shook up his singles lineup a bit to give some freshmen match experience. Everyone in the lineup responded.
Senior Badr Bouabdellah played his customary No. 1 spot and defeated Yuri Pompeu, 6-4, 6-0. Junior Peter Sauska moved up from No. 3 to No. 2 in place of senior Razvan Axente and remained undefeated in singles, 6-1, 6-3 over Hunter Gerlach.
Junior Pavel Vostrikov and freshmen Rick van de Bovenkamp and Robert Diamond each moved up a spot in the lineup. Vostrikov defeated Chris Horton at No. 3, 6-1, 6-4, van de Bovenkamp was a 6-0, 6-4 winner over Nicholas Ksiezopolski at No. 4 and Diamond recorded a 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 win over Jadir Semensin at No. 5.
Freshman Hasan Hamadeh took down Mikel Headford at No. 6 singles, 6-2, 6-1.
The Mocs, 7-1, return to the court Sunday at 10 a.m. against Austin Peay State at the Hixson Racquet Club.
CHATTANOOGA 7, MURRAY STATE 0
Hixson Racquet Club, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Doubles (for one team point)
1. Axente/Sauska (UTC) def. Gerlach/Horton (MSU), 8-2
2. Bouabdellah/Vostrikov (UTC) def. Ksiezopolski/Pompeu (MSU), 8-2
3. Diamond/Hamadeh (UTC) def. Adam Perry/Semensin(MSU), 8-1
Singles
1. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Yuri Pompeu (MSU), 6-4, 6-0
2. Peter Sauska (UTC) def. Hunter Gerlach (MSU), 6-1, 6-3
3. Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) def. Chris Horton (MSU), 6-1, 6-4
4. Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC) def. Nicholas Ksiezopolski (MSU), 6-0, 6-4
5. Robert Diamond (UTC) def. Jadir Semensin (MSU), 4-6, 6-2, 10-6
6. Hasan Hamadeh (UTC) def. Mikel Headford (MSU), 6-2, 6-1
Team records: UTC (7-1), Murray State (0-3)