BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 30, 2024) – The ETSU men's tennis team picked up its third straight win as it downed Samford by a score of 4-3 on Saturday afternoon. With Saturday's win, the Buccaneers improved to 7-9 overall and 4-0 in SoCon action. Furthermore, the win over the Bulldogs gives ETSU sole possession of first place in the conference standings.
 
After the Bulldogs claimed the doubles point, the Bucs played well in the singles portion of Saturday's match. Alberto Garcia got the Bucs on the board with a 6-4, 6-3 win. However, the Bulldogs won two of the first three singles tilts that were completed to go up 3-1. With Samford near clinching the win, Pedro Cressoni, Dimitri Badra and Francisco Lamas all won their matches to help the Bucs rally and secure their third straight win.
 
Saturday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Maxwell Giddens (SAM) 6-3, 6-3
2. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-1, 7-6
3. Darcy Nicholls (SAM) def. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-0, 6-2
4. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) def. Maksim Bogdanovich (SAM) 6-2, 6-2
5. Alberto Garcia (ETSU) def. Santiago Arredondo (SAM) 6-4, 6-3
6. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Will Gray (SAM) 6-7, 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. Maxwell Giddens/Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Milledge Cossu/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-3
2. Maksim Bogdanovich/Santiago Arredondo (SAM) def. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 6-4
3. Will Gray/Darcy Nicholls (SAM) def. Pedro Cressoni/Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 7-5
 
ETSU will return to action next Friday when it hosts Chattanooga in its final home match of the regular season. First serve between the Mocs and Bucs is set for 2 p.m.  
 
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