CHATTANOOGA (April 11, 2026) — The Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team concluded regular season action with a convincing 6-1 victory over Southern Conference foe UNCG on Saturday afternoon during Senior Day festivities at the UTC Tennis Center.
 
"After doubles, the response from everybody on every court was just huge. I'm extremely happy for the seniors to get this last match on senior day," said head coach Chuck Merzbacher following the match.

"I just like the way we responded. We've been through kind of a tough year and have been in a lot of close matches. I think all that adversity really paid off today. I love seeing these guys [seniors] come in the building every day. They are awesome kids and you just want everything good to happen for them. They're so easy to cheer for and I just hope we can keep this season going as long as possible."

Records
Chattanooga 10-11, 4-3 SoCon
UNCG 7-14, 2-5 SoCon
 
Team Notables

• Chattanooga concludes the regular season 10-11 overall and claims a winning record in SoCon play at 4-3... UNCG concludes 7-14 overall and 2-5 inside SoCon action.
• Chattanooga claims the No. 3 seed in the upcoming SoCon Tournament following today's victory... will face No. 6 UNCG in a quick rematch during the quarterfinals on Thursday... tournament is held locally at Champions Club in the Rivermont section of town.
• Chattanooga recognized the trio of seniors in Cortland Grove, Kristof Kincses and Carter Ramthun during a pre-match ceremony for Senior Day... the three seniors all contributed to the historic success of the program which includes its first-ever SoCon regular season title in 2023 and a NIT title in 2025.

 
Match Recap
In doubles, UNCG's Tymofiy Khrystyuk and Eric Lindemann claimed victory at No. 3 with a 6-4 defeat over Jaxon Lamb and Carter Ramthun to give the guests early momentum. At the No. 1 pairing, UNCG's John Gabelic and Devon Moskowitz edged out Cortland Grove and Jakub Jupa (6-4) to claim the team point and a 1-0 lead in the match. Julian Franzmann and Kristof Kincses managed a 7-5 victory at No. 2 over William Elmers and Hector Nissen to notch a win for UTC.

Chattanooga took control in singles play, winning all six matches to help claim the 6-1 victory over UNCG. Jupa began the singles sweep at No. 1 with a decisive 6-2, 6-0 victory over Khrystyuk before Franzmann followed at No. 2 with a 6-2, 6-1 win against Gabelic. TJ Ryerson followed with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph over Lindemann at No. 6 to claim the squad's third point.

Kincses clinched the match for UTC with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Elmers at No. 5 before Grove overcame an initial setback to win 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 against Nissen at No. 4. Martin Delnido completed the singles sweep with a closely contested 6-3, 2-6, 10-6 win over Moskowitz on court No. 3, capping off the 6-1 victory in favor of Chattanooga.

Match Results
Chattanooga 6, UNCG 1
(UTC Tennis Center – Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Doubles 
1. John Gabelic/Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) def. Cortland Grove/Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-4  
2. Julian Franzmann/Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. William Elmers/Hector Nissen (UNCG) 7-5  
3. Tymofiy Khrystyuk/Eric Lindemann (UNCG) def. Jaxon Lamb/Carter Ramthun (UTC) 6-4  

Singles  
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-2, 6-0  
2. Julian Franzmann (UTC) def. John Gabelic (UNCG) 6-2, 6-1  
3. Martin Delnido (UTC) def. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) 6-3, 2-6, 10-6  
4. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Hector Nissen (UNCG) 2-6, 6-4, 6-3  
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. William Elmers (UNCG) 6-4, 6-1  
6. TJ Ryerson (UTC) def. Eric Lindemann (UNCG) 6-4, 6-3  
 
Match Info
Order of Finish – Singles (1, 2, 6, 5, 4, 3); Doubles (3, 1, 1)
Start Time: 12:00 PM
Duration: 2:47
Attendance: 41

Up Next
Chattanooga enters the upcoming SoCon Tournament as the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 UNCG in a rematch on Thursday (April 16) at 3 p.m. (ET) at Champions Club in Chattanooga. All match times, changes, coverage links when available, and more are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.

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