CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.  (April 19, 2024) – The top-seeded ETSU men's tennis team continued its run in the 2024 Southern Conference Tournament with a victory over No. 5 seed Chattanooga, 4-0, to advance to Saturday's Championship Match. Friday's win improves ETSU's record to 12-9 and the Bucs have won their last eight straight matches.
 
ETSU and Chattanooga split the first two doubles matches on Friday with the Bucs' win coming from Pedro Cressoni and Alberto Garcia in the No. 3 slot. After that win, Dimitri Badra and Adam Nagoudi clinched the point for the Bucs with a 6-4 victory.
 
As the match progressed to singles, Badra pushed the Buccaneer lead to 2-0 with a 6-1, 6-3 victory. The bottom of ETSU's lineup again proved key in the match as both Francisco Lamas and Lucas Britez winning their respective matchup with the latter clinching the match for the Blue & Gold, 6-1, 7-6 (7-4).
 
Singles Competition
1. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) def. Jakub Jupa (UTC) 6-1, 6-3
2. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) vs. Gabriel Castillo (UTC) 6-7 (6-8), unfinished
3. Cortland Grove (UTC) vs. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-4, 5-7
4. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) vs. Ryan Mudre (UTC) 4-6, 4-3, unfinished
5. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-3, 6-3
6. Lucas Britez (ETSU) def. Peyton Gatti (UTC) 6-1, 7-6 (7-4)
 
Doubles Competition
1. Jakub Jupa/Peyton Gatti (UTC) def. Milledge Cossu/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-0
2. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) def. Cortland Grove/Jordan McClure (UTC) 6-4
3. Pedro Cressoni/Alberto Garcia (ETSU) def. Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) 6-2
 
ETSU will look for its seventh consecutive SoCon Tournament Championship on Saturday as it faces No. 2 seed Samford. The Bucs knocked off the Bulldogs, 4-3, when they clashed earlier this season in Birmingham. Saturday's match is set for a first serve of 2 p.m.  
 
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