BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team completed its first weekend of 2023 fall action after concluding three days at the Samford Invitational in Birmingham, Ala., on Sunday afternoon.
 
The team competed against the likes of fellow SoCon foes Samford and Mercer as well as UAB during the opening weekend of action. It was an impressive effort from the new-look squad that is coming off one of its most successful seasons in program history.
 
"This was a very solid weekend for the guys," said head coach Chuck Merzbacher. "We competed well across the board, showed our depth, and were able to mix up various starters each day. The doubles played strong all weekend and we left with a lot of wins."
 
The complete results from Friday through Sunday are listed below. The team played various formats against the difference of opponents and saw wins from each spot in the lineup.
 
Friday, Sept. 15
Doubles
Peyton Gatti/Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Stefanovic/Foulhaux (MER), 6-4
Gabriel Castillo/Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Barrow/Macleod (MER), 6-2
Kristof Kincses/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Putter/Branicky (MER), 7-6
Walker Valentine/Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Gooch/Viblinger (MER), 6-3
 
Singles
Castillo (UTC) def. Valdez (UAB), 6-2, 7-6 (5)
Malige (UAB) def. Jupa (UTC), 6-4, 6-1
Nouclalis (UAB) def. Mudre (UTC), 7-6 (5), 6-3
Podzemny (UAB) def. Gatti (UTC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
Grove (UTC) def. Bradbary (UAB), 6-1, 6-4
Valdez (UAB) def. Lamb (UTC), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Kincses (UTC) def. Holcomb (UAB), 6-4, 6-2
Ethan Carr (UTC) def. Iber Dellren (UAB), 6-1, 6-4
Valentine (UTC) def. Piegza (SAM), 6-1, 6-1
 
Saturday, Sept. 16
Doubles
Gatti/Jupa (UTC) def. Valek/Malripe (UAB), 6-1
Sanchez/Grove (UTC) def. Valdez/Noudokis (UAB), 6-0
Lamb/Valentine (UTC) def. Holcomb/Bradbary (UAB), 7-6
Mudre/Kincses (UTC) def. Dellre/Podzemy (UAB), 6-0
 
Singles
Giddens (SAM) def. Sanchez (UTC), 6-4, 6-4
Jupa (UTC) def. Bogdanovich (SAM), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Grove (UTC) def. Nicholls (SAM), 6-3, 6-4
Carr (UTC) def. Pickard (SAM), 7-5, 5-7, 6-4
Valentine (UTC) def. Schwartzman (SAM), 6-4, 1-6, 6-4
Lamb (UTC) def. Williams (SAM), 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
Ramthun (UTC) def. Piegza (SAM), 6-2, 6-2
 
Sunday, Sept. 17
Doubles
Samford def. Gatti/Jupa (UTC), 6-2
Samford def. Sanchez/Grove (UTC), 6-4
Kincses/Grove (UTC) def. Samford, 7-6 (6)
Lamb/Walker (UTC) def. Samford, 6-4
 
Singles
Sanchez (UTC) def. Stefanovic (MER), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Macleod (MER) def. Mudre (UTC), 6-1, 6-2
Fouilhoux (MER) def. Gatti (UTC), 6-3, 6-4
Branicki (MER) def. Kincses (UTC), 6-1, 7-5
Carr (UTC) def. Barrow (MER), 6-0, 6-2
Putter (MER) def. Valentine (UTC), 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Ramthun (UTC) def. Burns (MER), 6-1, 6-3

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