Tech wraps up UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic with big day against Georgia Southern
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team tied a ribbon on its three-day stay in Chattanooga in impressive fashion, as the Golden Eagles soared to a banner Sunday afternoon in their battle with Georgia Southern in the final day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic.
Sunday 10/17 RECAP
By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team tied a ribbon on its three-day stay in Chattanooga in impressive fashion, as the Golden Eagles soared to a banner Sunday afternoon in their battle with Georgia Southern in the final day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic.
Tech seized five of six singles matchups, all in straight sets, to go along with victories in two of three doubles clashes against GSU.
Mika Berghaus, Elias Grubert and Jun Sasagawa represented the trio of Golden Eagles who checked the win column in both singles and doubles action. Berghaus notched a 7-5, 6-1 triumph over Tao Castillo, while Grubert carded a 6-2, 6-1 victory against Alek Suk and Sasagawa earned a 6-0, 6-1 win over Jaap Aaldering. Carlos Vicente secured a 6-1, 6-4 nod over Valentin Dun and Rafael Tosetto notched a 6-2, 6-0 victory against Alex Amacher to round of Tech's winning ways during solo play.
Evzen Holis was the lone Golden Eagle on the short end of the singles side with a 6-1, 1-6, 8-10 defeat to Pol del Castillo Masich. The Tech sophomore out of Brno, Czech Republic did manage to team up with Sasagawa en route to a 6-3 doubles triumph over Dun and Aaldering for one of two TTU double's victories. Berghaus and Grubert were responsible for the other winning decision with a 7-6 victory against Amacher and Suk.
Castillo and del Castillo Masich took home GSU's lone doubles nod with a 6-4 win against Vicente and Tosetto.
With one more fall event still on the docket, Tech will head to the Wake Forest Invitational for a three-day event Nov. 5-7.
Saturday 10/16 RECAP
By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A week after the Tennessee Tech tennis team put together a near dominating performance against Belmont, the Bruins struck for revenge in Saturday's second day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic. Tech captured five of seven singles battles and two of three doubles clashes over BU in last week's showing in the Belmont Fall Invitational in Nashville, but on Saturday the Bruins seized four of six singles affairs.
TTU still managed to control tandem play with victories in two of the three matchups, which included a Rafael Tosetto and Carlos Vicente 6-0 triumph over Ian Cruz and Arthur Toledo, as well as an Elias Grubert and Mika Berghaus 6-3 nod against Grant Kelly and Taisei Miyamoto.
Belmont's lone win in doubles action came courtesy of a Diego Castro and Tomas Luis 6-4 victory over Evzen Holis and Jun Sasagawa.
Holis did strike for revenge with a 6-4, 6-2 singles triumph over Castro for one of Tech's two solo nods. Berghaus mirrored Holis' 6-4, 6-2 triumph with one of his own, disposing of Cruz in straight sets.
Toledo took down Grubert, 5-7, 6-0, 12-10, while Luis carded a 7-6, 4-6, 11-4 decision against Tosetto, Miyamoto picked up a 6-2, 6-2 win over Tosetto and Alfred Wallin registered a 6-1, 6-7, 10-6 victory against Sasagawa.
The third and final day of the UTC Steve Baras Classic will take place on Sunday in Chattanooga.
Friday 10/15 RECAP
By Dylan Vazzano, TTU Sports Information
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The Tennessee Tech tennis team started the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic in a similar fashion to how the club has performed all fall, as the Golden Eagles once again surged during singles play against the host Chattanooga.
Tech collected wins in four of six singles clashes in the first of the three-day weekend event. Elias Grubert picked up a 6-4, 6-3 nod against Tomas Rodriguez, while Rafael Tosetto carded a 6-2, 2-6, 10-4 triumph against Kerim Hyatt, Evzen Holis earned a 6-4, 7-6 victory over Peyton Gatti and Jun Sasagawa notched a 7-6, 2-6, 11-9 win against Ryan Mudre.
Carlos Vicente fell 6-7, 6-3, 10-6 to Simon Labbe and Mika Berghaus was on the short end of a 6-0, 6-1 battle with Jordan McClure to round out Tech's solo showing.
Berghaus did register a doubles nod in his affair with Elias Grubert. The Tech tandem powered past McClure and Quinten Nevenhoven, 6-4. Chattanooga claimed the other two doubles matchups behind a Hyatt and Labbe 7-6 (7-4) triumph against Vicente and Tosetto, as well as a Jacob Marshall and Mudre 6-3 victory over Holis and Sasagawa.
The second day of the UTC Steve Baras Fall Classic will continue on Saturday.
Photo by Thomas Corhern
