SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 21, 2026) – The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team put together a gritty effort from top to bottom during an eventual 6-1 victory over Wofford in Southern Conference action on Saturday afternoon at the Reeves Tennis Center in Spartanburg, S.C.
 
"Just really proud of the guys. We faced some adversity today and we really showed toughness," head coach Chuck Merzbacher said after the match.
 
"It was a great team win. Everyone contributed in one way or another."

Records
Chattanooga 7-8, 2-0 SoCon
Wofford 6-8, 1-3 SoCon
 
Match Notes

• Chattanooga improves to 7-8 overall and 2-0 in SoCon action after the win… Wofford falls to 6-8 overall and 1-3 inside league action… eighth-straight win for UTC over Wofford in the series history.
• First 2-0 start for UTC in SoCon play since 2023 (regular season champions)… fourth 2-0 start to SoCon action under head coach Chuck Merzbacher.

Match Recap
In doubles, Martin Delnido and Carter Ramthun initiated the success with a 6-3 win over Daniel Clivio and Ian Rasheed at No. 3 before Wofford's Parker Mariencheck and Hugo Rask responded with a 6-4 win at No. 2. The clinching point came from UTC's Cortland Grove and Jakub Jupa, who delivered a 7-6 (7-1) tiebreak decision over Jack Deveney and Valdemar Dubin at No. 1.
 
In singles, Wofford evened the match at 1-1 following an early retirement on court No. 6. Chattanooga responded swiftly as Jupa captured a straight-set victory, 6-0, 6-3, over Mariencheck at No. 1 before Delnido extended the lead with a 7-6(7-4), 6-3 win at No. 3 over Clivio.
 
Julian Franzmann added the match-clinching point for the Mocs at No. 2, outlasting Deveney 6-3, 7-6 (8-6). Grove tacked on another UTC point with a 7-6, 6-4 victory over Dubin at No. 4 before Kristof Kincses rounded out the singles results with a hard-fought 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 victory against Rask at No. 5.
 
Match Results
Chattanooga 6, Wofford 1
(Reeves Tennis Center – Spartanburg, S.C.)
Doubles 
1. Cortland Grove/Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Jack Deveney/Valdemar Dubin (WOF) 7-6(1) 
2. Parker Mariencheck/Hugo Rask (WOF) def. Julian Franzmann/Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-4 
3. Martin Delnido/Carter Ramthun (UTC) def. Daniel Clivio/Ian Rasheed (WOF) 6-3 
 
Singles 
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Parker Mariencheck (WOF) 6-0, 6-3 
2. Julian Franzmann (UTC) def. Jack Deveney (WOF) 6-3, 7-6(6)
3. Martin Delnido (UTC) def. Daniel Clivio (WOF) 7-6(4), 6-3 
4. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Valdemar Dubin (WOF) 7-6, 6-4 
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Hugo Rask (WOF) 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 
6. Jack Burdell (WOF) def. TJ Ryerson (UTC) 6-2, 2-1 (retired) 
 
Match Info
Order of finish: Singles (6, 1, 3, 2, 4, 5) – Doubles (3, 2, 1)
Duration: 3:47
Attendance: 37

Up Next
Chattanooga concludes weekend SoCon action at Furman tomorrow (March 22) at Noon (ET) in Greenville, S.C. All match links, when available, are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.

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