MONTGOMERY, Ala. | The University of Alabama in Huntsville women's tennis team opened up the spring season on Friday, falling in a close 4-3 contest to UT Tyler in a neutral site contest played in Montgomery. The Chargers fall to 0-1 on the season, while UTT improves to 1-4.
 
Singles competition
1. Lucca Marquardt (UTT-M) def. Sebastian Rohrbach (UAH) 7-6, 6-3
2. Christian Wedel (UAH) def. Gabriel Hidalgo (UTT-M) 7-5, 7-5
3. Stevie Young (UTT-M) def. James Caddies (UAH) 6-2, 6-7, 7-5
4. Tim Nutz (UAH) def. Jonas Dixon (UTT-M) 6-3, 6-3
5. Daniel Rodriguez (UTT-M) def. Philipp Uhde (UAH) 6-3, 6-0
6. Jorge Sala Frigeri (UTT-M) def. Timo Christen (UAH) 7-5, 0-6, 7-5
 
Doubles competition
1. Sebastian Rohrbach/James Caddies (UAH) def. Michael Apple/Jorge Sala Frigeri (UTT-M) 6-0
2. Christian Wedel/Tim Nutz (UAH) def. Daniel Rodriguez/Lucca Marquardt (UTT-M) 7-6
3. Ford Cunningham/Martin Thomas (UTT-M) def. Timo Christen/Aaron Osmond (UAH) 6-4
 
Noteworthy
-Wedel's singles triumph gives him a win in his collegiate spring debut.
-Nutz earns a win in singles to start off the new campaign as he looks to build upon his win total from last season which ranked second on the team at 11.
-Rohrbach and Caddies team up for the first time in doubles.
 
Next Time Out
­-The Chargers will open up Gulf South Conference play on Sunday morning, welcoming West Florida to Huntsville for an 8 a.m. contest at Athletic Club Alabama.