The Chattanooga Mocs posted three more wins in four matches on day two of the Georgia Southern Championships today. UTC went 1-1 in doubles and won both of its singles matches in Statesboro, Ga.
Junior Gino Delavalle teamed with freshman Michael Birnbam to split a pair in Flight B Doubles. They opened with a very tough (8-7 (7)) loss to Florida Atlantic’s Alexander Gitin and Stefan Burnett. They came back to defeat Yulin Liu and Sean Hadju from the Savannah College of Art & Design by the same score (8-7 (7)).
Delavalle continued the trend of tiebreakers in singles play. He defeated FAU’s Trey Nickerson (7-6 (6), 6-0). Freshman Michael Birnbaum wrapped up the day with a (6-2, 6-1) win over SCAD’s Theo Gough.
“It was another solid day for the Mocs,” said head coach Carlos Garcia. Delavalle and Birnbaum have one more doubles match and a singles bout on Sunday. Be sure to check back to GoMocs.com for complete information.
Flight B Doubles
Alexander Gitin-Stefan Burnett (FAU) def. Gino Delavalle-Michael Birnbaum (UTC) – 8-7 (7)
Gino Delavalle-Michael Birnbaum (UTC) def.
Yulin Liu-Sean Hadju (SCAD) – 8-7 (7)
Flight C Singles
Gino Delavalle (UTC) def. Trey Nickerson (FAU) – 7-6 (6), 6-0
Flight E Singles
Michael Birnbaum (UTC) def. Theo Gough (SCAD) – 6-2, 6-1