KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – In their season opener, the Belmont men's tennis team fell to #19 Tennessee 7-0 in a match held Saturday afternoon in Knoxville.
In the first meeting between the two schools, the nationally ranked Vols picked up the first point of the match as they swept all three doubles matches. They clinched the match victory as they swept all six singles matches.
Belmont (0-1) will be back in action on January 27th as they play at Chattanooga.
Tennessee 7, Belmont 0
Singles competition
1. Mikelis Libietis (UT) def. Renato Antun (BELM) 6-3, 7-5
2. Hunter Reese (UT) def. Henrique Norbiato (BELM) 6-4, 6-0
3. John Collins (UT) def. Fernando Mussolini (BELM) 6-3, 6-3
4. Edward Jones (UT) def. Navarro Veys (BELM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Taylor Patrick (UT) def. Bruno Silva (BELM) 6-2, 6-3
6. Sebastian Yllera (UT) def. Hans Nardelli (BELM) 6-1, 6-0
Doubles competition
1. #26 Mikelis Libietis/Jarryd Chaplin (UT) def. Renato Antun/Navarro Veys (BELM) 8-3
2. Edward Jones/John Collins (UT) def. Henrique Norbiato/Fernando Mussolini (BELM) 8-2
3. Hunter Reese/Brandon Fickey (UT) def. Bruno Silva/Henrik Claesson (BELM) 8-2
