Mocs Tennis Get First Win, 6-1 Over North Alabama

Sunday, February 06, 2011

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga men's tennis team recorded its first win of the season with a 6-1 victory over North Alabama at the Hixson Racquet Club today. The Mocs improve to 1-5 on the year while the Lions dropped to 0-1 overall.

Chattanooga started the match by taking two out of three doubles matches to go up 1-0. Freshman Trent Cobb (Melbourne, Australia) and sophomore William Disterdick (Hixson, Tenn.) scored an 8-7 win at No. 1. They won the tiebreak over Merlin Witt and Mirko Sommerfield 7-4.

Sophomores Roberto Vieira and Chris Smith also scored an 8-5 win at No. 2. The Mocs duo is now 4-1 on the season.

Chattanooga went on two win five of the six singles matches, beginning with Disterdick's 6-0, 6-4 vicotry at No. 5. Sophomore Jackson Tresnan (Apopka, Fla.) followed that up with a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 3. The Mocs secured the match when senior Rick van de Bovenkamp (Oud-Beyerland, The Netherlands) posted a 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 4.

Freshman Orlando Lourenco (Hixson, Tenn.) posted his first collegiate win, a 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) victory over T.J. Drake at No. 6. Smith also won his singles match at No. 2, 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3).

The Mocs are back in action on Friday, Feb. 11, when they host Murray State. Match time is set for 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.) at the Hixson Racquet Club. Live scoring will be available on GoMocs.com.

Chattanooga 6, North Alabama 1
Feb 06, 2011 at Hixson, Tennessee (Hixson Racquet Club)
Doubles competition
1. Trent Cobb/William Disterdick (UTC) def. Merlin Witt/Mirko Sommerfield (UNA) 8-7 (7-4)
2. Roberto Vieira/Chris Smith (UTC) def. Matt Feury/Rob Whitsitt (UNA) 8-5
3. T.J. Drake/Arthur Neme (UNA) def. Rick van de Bovenkamp/Gordon Rudell (UTC) 8-4

Singles competition
1. Merlin Witt (UNA) def. Trent Cobb (UTC) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
2. Chris Smith (UTC) def. Matt Feury (UNA) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-3)
3. Jackson Tresnan (UTC) def. Mirko Sommerfield (UNA) 6-1, 6-0
4. Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC) def. Rob Whitsitt (UNA) 6-2, 6-2
5. William Disterdick (UTC) def. Arthur Neme (UNA) 6-0, 6-4
6. Orlando Lourenco (UTC) def. T.J. Drake (UNA) 6-4, 7-6 (7-3)


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