The senior pair tied the team score at 2-2 after winning on their respective courts.
The ninth-seeded Cougars, 8-16, led 1-0 after winning the first and third doubles matches, and held a 2-0 advantage upon Omer Abramovich's 6-4, 6-0 victory over Peter Sauska at No. 1 singles.
The eighth-seeded Mocs, 12-10, got back in the match with Badr Bouabdellah's 6-4, 6-2 win over Mickael Boyer at the second singles spot, and Razvan Axente was a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Steven Myers at No. 3 singles.
Senior Pavel Vostrikov and freshman Rick van de Bovenkamp each took their opponents to a third set. Vostrikov was ahead, 6-3, 2-6, 5-0 in the third set over Joe Nicolazziwhen the match was clinched. Van de Bovenkamp did not survive his 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 matchup at No. 5 with Chris Carlton.
No. 9 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 4, NO. 8 CHATTANOOGA 2
Farmfield Tennis Center, Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Doubles (for one team point)
1. Abramovich/Myers (CofC) def. Bouabdellah/Vostrikov (UTC), 8-5
2. Diamond/Sauska (UTC) vs. Boyer/Nicolazzi (CofC), 5-6 DNF
3. Moyer/Petit (CofC) def. Axente/van de Bovenkamp (UTC), 8-3
Singles
1. Omer Abramovich (CofC) def. Peter Sauska (UTC), 6-4, 6-0
2. Badr Bouabdellah (UTC) def. Mickael Boyer (CofC), 6-4, 6-2
3. Razvan Axente (UTC) def. Steven Myers (CofC), 6-4, 6-4
4. Pavel Vostrikov (UTC) vs. Joe Nicolazzi (CofC), 6-3, 2-6, 5-0 DNF
5. Chris Carlton (CofC) def. Rick van de Bovenkamp (UTC), 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
6. Ross Moyer (CofC) def. Robert Diamond (UTC), 6-4, 6-0
Team records: UTC (12-10), College of Charleston (8-16)
