The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's tennis team added six more wins on the second day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic at the Champions Club. The Mocs went 3-2 in singles and 3-1 in doubles action today.
Junior Samantha Caswell had a strong, three-set victory against MTSU's Alory Pereira (6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (6)). She also teamed with senior Rachele Gazzola for a 6-1 doubles victory against the Blue Raiders.
Sophomore Caroline Hall opened the day with her (6-0, 6-1) victory against Jacksonville State's Malin Buechner. She closed it by teaming with sophomore Mckenzie Barco for a doubles victory against Kennesaw State.
Sophomore Sydney Patton had the other singles win. She teamed with sophomore Delaney Edwardsfor the third doubles victory.
Next up for the Mocs is the ITA Ohio Valley Regional in Murfreesboro, Tenn., on Oct. 21-14.
UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic Day 2 Chattanooga Women's Results
Caroline Hall (UTC) def. Malin Buechner (JSU) – 6-0, 6-1
Samantha Caswell (UTC) def. Alory Pereira (MTSU) – 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (6)
Constanza Magazzini (MTSU) def. Delaney Edwards (UTC) – 6-2, 7-6 (3)
Marta Peris (MTSU) def. Caroline Hall (UTC) – 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4), 1-0 (9)
Sydney Patton (UTC) def. Sarah Sediri (MTSU) – 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (4)
Alory Periera/Constanza Magazzini (MTSU) def. Delaney Edwards/Sydney Patton (UTC) – 6-3
Samantha Caswell/Rachele Gazzola (UTC) def. Marta Peris/Sarah Sediri (MTSU) – 6-1
Delaney Edwards/Sydney Patton (UTC) def. Christie Cesanrini/Haley Powell (Mercer) – 6-4
Mckenzie Barco/Caroline Hall (UTC) def. Kennedy Craig/Jessica Cantrell (KSU) – 6-4
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga freshman men’s tennis player Simon Bustamante won the No. 2 singles draw at the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic at the Champions Club today. He won his third singles match to lead the Mocs.
Bustamante, a native of Guayaquil, Ecuador, won a tough three-setter to take the bracket today. He defeated Mercer’s Nicolas Guillon (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) in a marathon. Junior Michael Birnbaum posted the other singles win for UTC today. Birnbaum and freshman Max Grobbelaar also had a doubles victory against Mercer.
Next up for the Mocs is the ITA Ohio Valley Regional at Tennessee on Oct. 20-23.
UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic Day 2 Chattanooga Men’s Results
Sam Philip (Mercer) def. Derrick Brown (UTC) – 6-1, 6-4
Simon Bustamante (UTC) def. Nicolas Guillon (Mercer) – 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
Oliver Stuart (Mercer) def. Pablo Llebeili (UTC) – 6-0, 6-3
Fernando Guardia (Mercer) def. Paul LaHue (UTC) – 6-1, 6-2
Efstathios Tsiranidis (Mercer) def. Max Grobbelaar (UTC) – 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
Ruben Vanoppen (Mercer) def. Austin Boaz (UTC) – 6-1, 6-2
Michael Birnbaum (UTC) def. Jordan Mark (Mercer) – 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Fermin Calvo/Sam Slade (KSU) def. Derrick Brown/Austin Boaz (UTC) – 6-1
Sam Philip/Ruben Vanoppen (Mercer) def. Derrick Brown/Austin Boaz (UTC) – 6-1
David Durham/Drew Wendel (KSU) def. Michael Birnbaum/Max Grobbelaar (UTC) – 6-4
Michael Birnbaum/Max Grobbelaar (UTC) def. Oliver Stuart/ Efstathios Tsiranidis (Mercer) – 7-5
Jake Bouchillon/Drew Lahey (KSU) def. Pablo Llebeili/Paul LaHue (UTC) – 6-4
Fernando Guardia/Nicolas Guillon (Mercer) def. Pablo Llebeili/Paul LaHue (UTC) – 6-1