KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Middle Tennessee fell to Tennessee 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon at the Goodfriend Tennis Center.
Sophomores Richard Cowden and Matthew Langley battled in No. 2 doubles but fell 8-5 to Rhyne Williams and Boris Conkic.
Juniors John Peers and Victor Melo fell to John-Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren 8-2 while junior Kyle Wishing and freshman Shaun Waters lost their match 8-1 to Tennys Sandgren and Mateo Fago.
In singles play, Peers fell to Smith 6-1, 6-1 in the first position while Melo lost his match 6-4, 6-2 to Conkic.
Williams defeated Cowden 6-2, 6-4 in three singles while Langley fell to Tennys Sandgren 6-2, 6-3. Waters had one of the best performances on the day losing the first set 6-1 to Matt Brewer but battled in the second set before losing 7-5.
Middle Tennessee will travel to Albuquerque, N.M. to play New Mexico and Denver on Friday, Feb. 5 and Saturday, Feb. 6.
Tennessee 7, Middle Tennessee 0
Singles
1. John-Patrick Smith (UT) def. John Peers (MTSU) 6-1, 6-1
2. Boris Conkic (UT) def. Victor Melo (MTSU) 6-4, 6-2
3. Rhyne Williams (UT) def. Richard Cowden (MTSU) 6-2, 6-4
4. Tennys Sandgren (UT) def. Matthew Langley (MTSU) 6-2, 6-3
5. Matt Brewer (UT) def. Shaun Waters (MTSU) 6-1, 7-5
6. Matteo Fago (UT) def. Alex McCann (MTSU) 6-0, 4-3, retired
Doubles
1. John-Patrick Smith/Davey Sandgren (UT) def. John Peers/Victor Melo (MTSU) 8-2
2. Rhyne Williams/Boris Conkic (UT) def. Richard Cowden/Matthew Langley (MTSU) 8-5
3. Tennys Sandgren/Matteo Fago (UT) def. Kyle Wishing/Shaun Waters (MTSU) 8-1
Match Notes:
Order of finish: Doubles (3,1,2); Singles (1,6,5,2,4,3)
Middle Tennessee (0-3) vs Tennessee (5-0)
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