CHATTANOOGA (January 24, 2025) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team suffered a back-and-forth and tightly contested 4-1 decision to Georgia State in non-conference action in Peachtree Corners, Ga., at the Lifetime Fitness facility on Friday afternoon.
 
Chattanooga (0-3) narrowly fell in the early doubles point to Georgia State (1-2) after the No. 3 tandem of Kristof Kincses and Walker Valentine posted a 6-2 victory to offset an earlier loss in the No. 2 hole. The battle at the top pairing came down to a tiebreak, eventually falling the Panthers way with a 7-6 (4) win from Hugo Nossler and Aryan Jit Singh over UTC's Jakub Jupa and Gabriel Castillo.
 
Ryan Mudre accounted for the team's lone point in singles play with a three-set victory, downing GSU's Jit Singh by a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 count. The Panthers clinched the match with its fourth team point at the No. 1 spot as Baran Soyler posted a 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4 comeback victory over Jupa.

"Georgia State is a tough team, but we had chances to keep them on their heels," said head coach Chuck Merzbacher after the match.

"The doubles point was huge, with a great comeback at No. 1 doubles and a few returning match points but came up short. Ryan [Mudre] kept us in it with a nice win at No. 3." 

UP NEXT
Chattanooga faces South Carolina State tomorrow in a neutral match in Peachtree Corners, Ga., before another weekend of matches with their home opener scheduled for Friday (January 31) and another match on Sunday (February 2), both held in Chattanooga, Tenn. The Mocs will face Tennessee Tech on Friday and Gardner-Webb on Sunday. Stick to GoMocs.com for all match links, if available.
 
MATCH RESULTS
Georgia State 4, Chattanooga 1
SINGLES
1. Baran Soyler (GSU) def. Jakub Jupa (UTC) 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4
2. Edward Tymes (GSU) def. Gabriel Castillo (UTC) 6-1, 6-1
3. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Aryan Jit Singh (GSU) 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
4. Hugo Nossler (GSU) def. Cortland Grove (UTC) 6-2, 6-3
5. Gabriele Datei (GSU) vs. Matej Laibl (UTC) 4-3, unfinished
6. Kristof Kincses (UTC) vs. Brian Capalnean (GSU) no result
 
DOUBLES
1. Hugo Nossler/Aryan Jit Singh (GSU) def. Gabriel Castillo/Jakub Jupa (UTC) 7-6 (7-4)
2. Gabriele Datei/Baran Soyler (GSU) def. Cortland Grove/Ryan Mudre (UTC) 6-3
3. Kristof Kincses/Walker Valentine (UTC) def. McKane Johnson/Edward Tymes (GSU) 6-2
 
RECORDS/NOTES
Chattanooga 0-3
Georgia State 1-2
Order of finish: Doubles (2,3,1); Singles (2,3,4,1)
 
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