PEACHTREE CORNERS, Ga. (January 25, 2025) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team dropped a weekend-ending 4-0 decision to South Carolina State in a neutral contest at the Lifetime Fitness facility in Peachtree Corners, Ga., on Saturday afternoon.
"South Carolina State had a great weekend after winning the triangle over us and Georgia State," said head coach
Chuck Merzbacher after the match.
"Give them [SCST] a ton of credit. They are strong and talented, but I think it could have been played more tightly if we were full strength. We are hopefully to be more healthy as we get into a groove of matches coming up."
UP NEXT
Chattanooga hosts its home opener on Friday (January 31) with another match scheduled 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
South Carolina State 4, Chattanooga 0
SINGLES
1. Mikalai Bankou (SCST) def.
Gabriel Castillo (UTC) 6-4, 6-2
2. Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def.
Ryan Mudre (UTC) 7-6, 6-2
3. Novak Novakovic (SCST) def.
Cortland Grove (UTC) 6-4, 6-4
4.
Matej Laibl (UTC) vs. Gabriel Johnson (SCST) 0-1, unfinished
5. Julius Augunas (SCST) vs.
Kristof Kincses (UTC) no result
6. Ivan Pauliuchenka (SCST) vs.
Ethan Carr (UTC) no result
DOUBLES
1. Mikalai Bankou/Aissa Benchakroun (SCST) def.
Ryan Mudre/
Cortland Grove (UTC) 6-1
2. Novak Novakovic/Julius Augunas (SCST) def.
Kristof Kincses/
Walker Valentine (UTC) 6-2
3.
Gabriel Castillo/
Ethan Carr (UTC) vs. Gabriel Johnson/Ivan Pauliuchenka (SCST) 2-5, unfinished
RECORDS/NOTES
South Carolina State 2-1
Chattanooga 0-4
Order of finish: Doubles (1,2); Singles (1,3,2)
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