CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – The Citadel men's tennis team opened conference play with a 7-0 defeat at Chattanooga Friday afternoon at the UTC Tennis Center.
 
Doubles

• Tomas Rodriguez/Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Hayden Shoemake/Leo du Plooy (CIT), 6-2
• Kerim Hyatt/Kaisei Kuroki (UTC) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki/Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 6-4
• Simon Labbe/Jordan McClure (UTC) def. Everett Barkley/Bradey Minnich (CIT), 6-1

 
Singles

• Tomas Rodriguez (UTC) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT), 6-4, 6-2
• Simon Labbe (UTC) def. Zvonko Bencedic (CIT), 2-6, 6-1, 10-6
• Kerim Hyatt (UTC) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT), 6-1, 6-1
• Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Leo du Plooy (CIT), 6-1, 6-3
• Jordan McClure (UTC) def. Josh Wallen (CIT), 6-2, 6-0
• Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT), 6-0, 6-2

 
Inside The Box Score

• In the No. 2 singles spot, Zvonko Bencedic took his match against Simon Labbe into three sets; Bencedic won the first set, 6-2, Labbe won the second set to win 6-1 to force a third set. Labbe won the match in the third set, 10-6.

 
Up Next

• Tennis will travel to Marietta, Georgia, for a doubleheader against Point University and Georgia Gwinnett on Feb. 26.