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Winner East Tennessee State ETSU (10-9 (7-0))
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The Citadel CIT (7-21 (1-6))
Winner
East Tennessee State ETSU
(10-9 (7-0))
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Final
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The Citadel CIT
(7-21 (1-6))

Match Recap: Men's Tennis |

Bucs win SoCon Regular Season Championship with a 4-3 win at The Citadel

CHARLESTON, S.C.  (April 10, 2024) – The ETSU men's tennis team finished off Southern Conference play with a 4-3 win over The Citadel on Wednesday afternoon. With the victory, the Buccaneers have clinched the SoCon Regular Season Championship with a 7-0 record. ETSU, which is 10-9 overall, has now won four of the last five regular season titles in the SoCon and it is the program's 12th as members of the conference.
 
The Bucs rebounded from dropping the doubles point with a stellar showing in singles. Dimitri Badra, Milledge Cossu, Francisco Lamas and Lucas Britez all recorded wins against the Bulldogs. Badra's win in No. 1 singles clinched the match for ETSU. Badra finished the 2024 campaign a perfect 7-0 vs. SoCon opponents in singles matches and is 10-0 against league foes dating back to last season. Lamas also finished out the season undefeated in league play (7-0). 
 
Wednesday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Hayden Shoemake (CIT) – 6-3, 6-4
2. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) def. Sebastian Kamieniecki (CIT) – 6-4, 6-2
3. Teo Cariov (CIT) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) – 6-0, 4-6, 7-6 (1)
4. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) def. James Sim (ETSU) – 4-6, 6-4, 10-6
5. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Lucas Robins (CIT) – 6-1, 6-1
6. Lucas Britez (ETSU) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT) – 6-1, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Sebastian Kamieniecki & Hayden Shoemake (CIT) def. Francisco Lamas & Milledge Cossu (ETSU) – 6-4
2. Ted Bagwell & Teo Cariov (CIT) def. Dimitri Badra & Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) – 6-4
3. Alberto Garcia & James Sim (ETSU) def. Lucas Robins & Noah Van Dyke (CIT) – 7-6
 
By finishing 7-0 in SoCon play, the Bucs will be the No. 1 seed for next week's SoCon Men's Tennis Tournament. This year's tournament will take place at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee from April 18-20/21. ETSU's first match will be on April 18 at 1 p.m. against the No. 8 seed. Stay tuned to etsubucs.com and our various social media channels in the coming days for more information on SoCon Tournament.  
 
For more information on Buccaneer men's tennis, visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the men's tennis tab.
 
 
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