CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Wofford men’s tennis team battled but fell 4-3 to Southern Conference opponent Chattanooga Tuesday afternoon in Chattanooga, Tenn.

In singles action, junior Scott Collins captured a 6-4, 6-5 victory against Pavel Vostikov at the No. 4 position.

At the No. 5 slot, freshman Paul Bartholomy extended his conference win record to 6-0 with a victory over Hasan Hamadeh 6-1, 6-0.

Playing at the No. 6 slot, sophomore Christopher Williams snapped a six match losing streak with a 4-6, 7-5, 10-3 victory over Robert Diamond.

Although the Mocs clinched the doubles point with wins in two of three matches, the Terriers registered a 9-7 victory at the No. 1 spot by the duo of senior Andrew Stubbs and sophomore George Kernodle against Badr Bouabdellah and Razvan Axente.

“I think both teams knew it was going to be a battle today and it was,” said head coach Rod Ray. “Chattanooga gave a great effort and they came ready to play. Chattanooga deserved to win today.”

Wofford will travel to Greensboro, N.C., Sunday for a noon matchup against SoCon foe UNC Greensboro.



Wofford Men’s Tennis Results

Chattanooga 4, Wofford 3

Singles
No. 1 Peter Sauska (UTC) def. Andrew Stubbs (WOF) 6-0, 3-6, 7-5
No. 2 Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. George Kernodle (WOF) 6-2, 6-4
No. 3 Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Alan Donald (WOF) 6-1, 7-5
No. 4 Scott Collins (WOF) def. Pavel Vostikov (UTC) 6-4, 6-5
No. 5 Paul Bartholomy (WOF) def. Hasan Hamadeh 6-1, 6-0
No. 6 Christopher Williams (WOF) def. Robert Diamond 4-6, 7-5, 10-3


Doubles
No. 1 Stubbs/Kernodle (WOF) def. Axente/Bouabdellah (UTC) 9-7
No. 2 Sauska/Diamond (UTC) def. Bartholomy/Richard Cahi (WOF) 8-4
No. 3 Vostikov/Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC) def. def. Donald/Williams (WOF) 8-4

Records
Wofford: 9-9, 3-3 SoCon
Chattanooga: 11-8, 2-6 SoCon