Men's Tennis Southern Conference

Wofford's Johnson Keys Strong Men's Tennis Effort in Chattanooga

Junior Brett Johnson captured the A Flight singles tournament to lead the Wofford men's tennis team in action this weekend at the UTC
Baras Fall Classic in Chattanooga, Tenn. Johnson defeated UAB's Kristijan Mitrovski in the championship, 6-1, 6-3.

Johnson was not the only Terrier to reach the quarterfinals of the A singles, as teammate Brandon Smith fell in the round of eight by a
6-3, 6-3 score to No. 1 seed David Canudas of Southern Miss. Also in A singles play, freshman Alex Fridzon dropped his opening round match to
Mitrovski, 7-5, 6-3.

In the B singles bracket, sophomore Chris Barlow reached the quarters before falling to Southern Miss's Reid Bourgeois, 6-4, 6-4. Alec Wilson dropped a 6-3, 6-0 decision to Birmingham-Southern's David Ray in the round of 16, while senior Jason Mengel lost his opening round
match, 6-2, 6-2, to Mike Sherman of Lipscomb.

Jeff Muthig gave the Terriers another participant in the rounf of 16, as he lost 6-0, 6-3, to Christopher Rea of Southern Miss. Muthig
took the loss and advanced to the finals of the consolation bracket before losing a 6-1, 6-7, 1-0 (3) decision to Thomas Funke of Southern
Miss. Hunter Strasberger registered a 6-2, 7-6, decision to host Chattanooga's Joshua Bales.

In A doubles play, the Johnson/Mengel duo reached the quarterfinals before falling to Felipe Abreu/Felipe Lima of Belmont,
8-5. Fridzon/Smith teammed together in a second doubles pairing for Wofford and fell 9-8 in their opening round match versus UT-Martin's Gus
Anzola/Olti Mollaymeri.

The duo of Barlow/Wilson received a bye into the round 16 in the B doubles bracket, but dropped an 8-4 decision to Coastal Carolina's
Andy Caress/Simon Taylor. Muthig/Strasberger fell in their opening round match against Bourgeois/Rea of Southern Miss, 9-8.

"We had a great showing this weekend," said head coach Rod Ray.


Sofford will continue its fall tournament season by participating in the Clemson Fall Invitational next weekend, Oct. 3-5, in Clemson, S.C.