CHATTANOOGA (January 31, 2025) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team notched its first win of the 2025 slate with a clean 7-0 sweep over in-state foe Tennessee Tech on Friday evening inside the Strang-Voges Tennis Center on the campus of Chattanooga's McCallie School.
Full match results and scores are below along with post-match thoughts from head coach
Chuck Merzbacher.
Match Results
Chattanooga 7, Tennessee Tech 0
Singles
1.
Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Alex Alvarez (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
2.
Gabriel Castillo (UTC) def. Oliver Dao (TTU) 6-4, 7-6 (7-4)
3.
Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Murilo Burckhardt (TTU) 7-5, 6-7 (6-8), 10-5
4.
Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Lucas Bitzer (TTU) 6-2, 6-1
5.
Matej Laibl (UTC) def. Davids Spaks (TTU) 6-0, 6-3
6.
Walker Valentine (UTC) def. Darek Kuczynski (TTU) 6-1, 7-6 (7-5)
Doubles competition
1.
Jakub Jupa/
Gabriel Castillo (UTC) vs. Oliver Dao/Lucas Bitzer (TTU) 4-3, unfinished
2.
Ryan Mudre/
Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Alex Alvarez/Murilo Burckhardt (TTU) 6-2
3.
Cortland Grove/
Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Darek Kuczynski/Elia Lauper (TTU) 6-1
Hear from HC Chuck Merzbacher
"I'm super proud of the guys and how we competed from the first point to the last. The doubles point was the best of the year with high energy. I singles, I felt like we played the big games and points well, and that was the difference. Tennessee Tech will compete for their conference and are a really tough team."
Records/Notes
Chattanooga 1-4 ∙ Tennessee Tech 1-4
Time-3:05; Attendance-42
Up Next
Chattanooga is set to continue their homestand with a Sunday (February 2) matchup against Gardner-Webb. The match will be held outdoors at the UTC Tennis Center on campus. Stick to GoMocs.com for all match links, if available.
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