CHATTANOOGA --- The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team and head coach
Chuck Merzbacher have announced the signing of Hungarian National Team member Kristof Kincses to a National Letter of Intent (NLI) ahead of the upcoming 2022-23 season, the program announced Thursday afternoon.
"We are very excited to announce the signing of Kristof to a National Letter of Intent to play tennis for the Mocs, as he will start Fall 2022," said head coach Merzbacher.
A product of Berzsenyi Dániel High School in Budapest, Hungary, Kincses carries a 3.9 GPA in the classroom and earned National Student-Athlete of the Year awards in 2018, 2019 and 2020. Kincses competes on the tennis team at the school which is ranked 17
th nationally.
Also, in competition, he carried a top-five national junior ranking over the past six years, peaking at No. 2 in 2019, in addition to earning a top 30 ranking in the men's category in 2021. Kincses played to a third-place finish in the national championships on five different occasions in singles play while taking second place three times and third place four times in doubles action.
"Obviously, Kristof's tennis accomplishments speak for themselves, as he has been one of the best players in Hungary throughout his junior tennis career," added Merzbacher.
"As we went through the recruiting process, it was quite evident that this young man has all the qualities to be a great teammate and will help us continue to build our tennis program here at UTC. I look forward to working with him and to see him be a top contributor in singles and doubles for the Mocs."
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