MACON, Ga. (April 7, 2024) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team suffered a 5-2 defeat in Southern Conference action at Mercer in Macon, Ga., at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center on Sunday afternoon.
Following the defeat, Chattanooga drops to 8-14 overall and 2-4 inside SoCon play. Mercer improves to 7-10 on the season and sits at 4-1 in league matches.
In doubles play, Mercer took a 1-0 lead after capturing victories in the bottom two positions in the battles at No. 2 and No. 3. The No. 1 tandem of
Peyton Gatti and
Jakub Jupa earned a comfortable 6-2 win to aid the Mocs efforts.
In singles, Mercer posted wins at the No. 3-No.6 slots after Chattanooga claimed wins in the top two pairings. Jupa posted a 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4 comeback win in the first pairing while
Gabriel Castillo cruised to a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 2 to amass the team's two points on the day.
Chattanooga returns to action on Saturday, April 13, with a 12 p.m. ET matchup against UNCG for Senior Day at the UTC Tennis Center. Match coverage links will be available on the schedule page at GoMocs.com in advance of first serve.
Mercer 5, Chattanooga 2
4/7/2024 at Macon, Ga. (LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center)
Singles competition
1.
Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) 6-7 (5-7), 6-2, 6-4
2.
Gabriel Castillo (UTC) def. Lucas Dini (MER) 6-1, 6-4
3. Marceau Fouilhoux (MER) def.
Cortland Grove (UTC) 4-6, 7-6 (9-7), 7-6 (7-1)
4. Samuel Barrow (MER) def.
Ryan Mudre (UTC) 6-2, 5-7, 7-6 (7-1)
5. Samuel Macleod (MER) def.
Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-4, 6-1
6. Victor Putter (MER) def.
Peyton Gatti (UTC) 6-7 (8-10), 6-4, 6-1
Doubles competition
1.
Peyton Gatti/
Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Lucas Dini/Andrew Branicki (MER) 6-2
2. Marceau Fouilhoux/Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) def.
Cortland Grove/
Jordan McClure (UTC) 6-2
3. Samuel Barrow/Samuel Macleod (MER) def.
Walker Valentine/
Jaxon Lamb (UTC) 6-3
Match Notes
Chattanooga 8-14, 2-4 SoCon
Mercer 7-10, 4-1 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2,3); Singles (5,2,6,1,4,3)
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