CHATTANOOGA (April 16, 2026) — The No. 3 seed Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team used every ounce of effort before junior Kristof Kincses provided the dramatic clinching moment during a 4-3 victory over No. 6 UNCG in the Southern Conference Championship quarterfinal round on Thursday at Champions Club in Chattanooga.
 
Following the win, No. 3 Chattanooga advances to tomorrow's SoCon Semifinals and will face No. 2 Samford at 2 p.m. (ET) at nearby Champions Club. All match information, recap, and more can be found below.
 
Records
(3) Chattanooga 11-11
(6) UNCG 7-15
 
Team Notables

• Chattanooga evens its overall record to 11-11 after the victory… UNCG ends its season at 7-15… UTC has won its last two matches with both coming against the Spartans.
• Chattanooga punches its ticket to the SoCon semifinals for the fourth time in the past five seasons… first time since 2024… first time earning a complete 4-3 decision in the SoCon Tournament since a 4-3 win over UNCG back on April 19, 2013.

 
Match Recap
At No. 2 doubles, Chattanooga's Julian Franzmann and Kristof Kincses delivered a 6-3 victory over William Elmers and Hector Nissen to kick things off before UNCG responded with a 6-3 win at No. 1 to give the No. 3 pairing the deciding factor. UNCG claimed the team point and a 1-0 lead after Tymofiy Khrystyuk and Eric Lindemann edged Jaxon Lamb and Carter Ramthun in a tight 7-6 (7-2) tiebreaker.
 
In singles, Chattanooga quickly evened the team score at 1-1 after Jakub Jupa served up a pair of bagels (6-0, 6-0) to UNCG's Khrystyuk on court No. 1. UNCG's Devon Moskowitz put the Spartans back in front with a 6-4, 6-3 win at No. 3 over Martin Delnido. UTC's TJ Ryerson tied the match once again after securing an electric 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) win against Lindemann at No. 6.
 
Cortland Grove provided the ultimate spark that flipped the match's momentum with an extremely hard-fought 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 comeback victory over Nissen at No. 4. Franzmann dropped a narrow three-set decision at No. 2 to John Gabelic (6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-4. Kincses provided the match-clinching moment on court No. 5 singles after outlasting Elmers (7-5, 4-6, 6-4) to secure the dramatic 4-3 quarterfinal victory.

SoCon Tournament – Quarterfinals
#3 Chattanooga 4, #6 UNCG 3
(Champions Club – Chattanooga, Tenn.)
Doubles 
1. John Gabelic/Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) def. Cortland Grove/Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-3 
2. Julian Franzmann/Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. William Elmers/Hector Nissen (UNCG) 6-3 
3. Tymofiy Khrystyuk/Eric Lindemann (UNCG) def. Jaxon Lamb/Carter Ramthun (UTC) 7-6(2) 
 
Singles 
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-0, 6-0 
2. John Gabelic (UNCG) def. Julian Franzmann (UTC) 2-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 
3. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) def. Martin Delnido (UTC) 6-4, 6-3 
4. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Hector Nissen (UNCG) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2 
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. William Elmers (UNCG) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 
6. TJ Ryerson (UTC) def. Eric Lindemann (UNCG) 6-3, 7-6(2) 
 
Match Info
Order of Finish – Singles (1, 3, 6, 4, 2, 5); Doubles (2, 1, 3)
Start Time: 3:45 PM
Duration: 3:50
Attendance: 21

Up Next
No. 3 Chattanooga will face No. 2 Samford tomorrow afternoon in the SoCon Semifinals at 2 p.m. (ET) at the local Champions Club in town. All match times, changes, coverage links when available, and more are located on the schedule page at GoMocs.com.

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