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Jakub Jupa
- Height:
- 6-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Kladno, Czech Republic
- High School:
- TK Sparta Prague
NIL Opportunities
Jupa Quick Facts & Accomplishments
2025 UTR Sports NIT Champion #17 — 2025 ITA Fall National Doubles Ranking (Program Record) 2025 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Doubles Runner-Up- • Joined the Chattanooga program as a true freshman in the fall of 2023.
- • 2026 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
- • 2026 All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles)
- • 2025 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
- • 2025 All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles)
- • 2024 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year
- • 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
- • 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team (doubles)
- • 2023 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships Quarterfinals (w/ Peyton Gatti)
- • 3x ITA Scholar-Athlete; 3x SoCon Academic Honoree
Junior (2025-26)
- • All-Southern Conference First Team (singles); finished the season 19-10 overall in singles, going 17-5 in dual action including 6-1 in SoCon matches, all at the No. 1 position.
- • Went an impressive 16-1 over his final 17 singles results of the season; the stretch included 13 straight victories from February 20 to March 29, with his only defeat a three-set battle against SoCon Player of the Year Oscar Martinez (ETSU).
- • Earned straight-set victories in 16 of his 19 singles wins on the season; suffered only one straight-set loss in singles all year (at Tennessee vs. Alejandro Moreno, February 18).
- • All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles, with Cortland Grove); finished 12-18 overall in doubles, going 7-14 in dual action and 3-4 in SoCon play, primarily at the No. 1 position.
- • Reached the main-draw championship match at the 2025 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships (doubles) with Grove, earning runner-up status after main-draw victories over teams from Butler (R64), Vanderbilt (R32), Dayton (R16), Lipscomb (quarterfinals) and Louisville (semifinals) before falling to Purdue's tandem in the final.
- • The duo became just the second in program history to finish runner-up in the main-draw doubles format of the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals; the run landed the team in the ITA Division I South Sectional Championships and earned a final No. 17 ranking in the 2025 ITA Fall National Doubles rankings — the highest in program history.
Sophomore (2024-25)
- • Helped Chattanooga claim the 2025 UTR Sports NIT Championship; named to the All-Southern Conference First Team (singles) and All-SoCon Second Team (doubles).
- • Finished the season 9-11 overall in singles, all matches at the No. 1 or No. 2 slot, going 4-3 in SoCon play.
- • Finished a combined 15-9 overall in doubles action, going 15-8 in dual formats and 4-3 in SoCon play, all at the No. 1 position.
- • Posted a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles with Gabriel Castillo in the NIT title match against Saint Mary's (CA); won three of his final four doubles matches of the season.
Freshman (2023-24)
- • Became the program's sixth SoCon Freshman of the Year since the award's start in 1992 after a stellar rookie season as the team's No. 1 singles participant.
- • Finished 14-6 in dual singles action including a 7-2 mark (6-1 SoCon) at the No. 1 slot; went 8-2 in his last 10 singles matches heading into SoCon Tournament play.
- • Ended with a 19-8 overall singles record when factoring in dual and tournament action.
- • Concluded the year with a 21-10 overall doubles record; went 13-8 in duals, 8-2 in fall tournament play and 5-2 in SoCon with Peyton Gatti, with an 11-5 mark at No. 1 doubles.
- • Reached the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Quarterfinals with Gatti in doubles, earning previous-round wins over representatives from Louisville, Dayton and Xavier.
Czech Republic International
- • International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Ranking as high as No. 249.
- • A pair of runner-up finishes in singles and four runner-up finishes in doubles at the ITF level.
- • Two-time singles champion in U12 and U16 action; one-time U16 doubles champion in the capital city of Prague.
- • U14 national champion in team format; three team-format runner-up finishes (U12 and two U18).
Singles Record
| Year | Dual | SoCon | Tourn. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-6 | 6-1 | 5-2 | 19-8 |
| 2025 | 9-11 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| 2026 | 17-5 | 6-1 | 2-5 | 19-10 |
| Totals | 40-22 | 16-5 | 7-7 | 47-29 |
Doubles Record
| Year | Dual | SoCon | Tourn. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-8 | 5-2 | 8-2 | 21-10 |
| 2025 | 15-8 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 15-9 |
| 2026 | 7-14 | 3-4 | 5-4 | 12-18 |
| Totals | 35-30 | 12-9 | 13-7 | 48-37 |
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