CHATTANOOGA (April 13, 2024) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team posted a 7-0 shutout over Southern Conference foe UNCG on a beautiful sunny Saturday afternoon during Senior Day at the UTC Tennis Center on campus.
 
Following the win in its regular season finale, Chattanooga finishes 9-14 overall and 3-4 inside SoCon play. The Mocs await its final seeding for next weekend's SoCon Tournament held at Champions Club in town. UNCG ends the regular season 6-15 overall and 0-7 in league play.
 
Chattanooga earned an early 1-0 lead in the match following wins at No. 1 and No. 3 doubles with the latter clinching the team point. Peyton Gatti and Jakub Jupa cruised to a 6-2 win at the top pairing before Ryan Mudre and Jaxon Lamb erased an early deficit, rallying for a 7-6 (8-6) comeback victory.
 
In singles, Gatti posted the first victory for UTC with a clean 6-2, 6-2 win at No. 6 before Kristof Kincses made it 3-0 with a similar 6-2, 6-2 win on court No. 5. Jupa continued his stellar freshman campaign and clinched the team's ultimate fourth point with a 6-3, 6-4 decision at No. 1.
 
The winning continued for the Mocs in the final three matches of the day as Mudre earned the fifth team point with a 6-4, 6-3 decision at No. 4 before Cortland Grove made it 6-0 with a 6-3, 5-7, 10-3 winner at No. 3. Gabriel Castillo capped off the shutout with a 7-5, 2-6, 10-6 super tie-break victory in the No. 2 hole.
 
Chattanooga will await its final seeding ahead of next weekend's Southern Conference Championships held Thursday, April 18 through Saturday, April 20, at Champions Club in the Rivermont area of town. For complete championship information including match times, results, and more, please visit the link HERE.
 
Chattanooga 7, UNCG 0
4/13/2024 at Chattanooga, Tenn. (UTC Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Timofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-3, 6-4
2. Gabriel Castillo (UTC) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 7-5, 2-6, 10-6
3. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. David Flisberg (UNCG) 6-3, 5-7, 10-3
4. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-4, 6-3
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Tejas Wall (UNCG) 6-2, 6-2
6. Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Luke Thomson (UNCG) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles competition
1. Jakub Jupa/Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. David Flisberg/Christopher Johns (UNCG) 6-2
2. Timofiy Khrystyuk/Luke Thomson (UNCG) def. Cortland Grove/Jordan McClure (UTC) 7-6 (7-2)
3. Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. John Gabelic/Hampus Johansson (UNCG) 7-6 (8-6)
 
Match Notes
UNCG 6-15, 0-7 SoCon
Chattanooga 9-14, 3-4 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3,2); Singles (6,5,1,4,3,2)
T-2:48 A-71

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