KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (May 3, 2024) – The ETSU men's tennis team saw its 2024 season come to an end on Friday with a 4-0 loss to No. 7 Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Friday's loss concludes ETSU's record for the season at 13-10.
 
ETSU, which brought a nine-match winning streak into Friday's clash with the Volunteers, started the match by dropping two doubles matches by identical 6-3 scores. Tennessee then won three singles matches in the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 5 singles slots to clinch the win. With Friday's win, the Volunteers advance to face No. 31 Memphis in the round of 32.

 
Full results from Friday's match can be found below.  
 
Singles Competition
1. #1 Johannus Monday (TENN) vs. Dimitri Badra (ETSU) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished
2. #37 Shunsuke Mitsui (TENN) def. Milledge Cossu (ETSU) 6-2, 6-3
3. Filip Pieczonka (TENN) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-0, 6-1
4. Angel Diaz (TENN) vs. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) 6-2, 5-6, unfinished
5. Filip Apltauer (TENN) def. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-4, 6-0
6. James Newton (TENN) vs. Lucas Britez (ETSU) 6-3, 5-2, unfinished
 
Doubles Competition
1. #6 Johannus Monday/Angel Diaz (TENN) def. Milledge Cossu/Francisco Lamas (ETSU) 6-3
2. #77 Shunsuke Mitsui/Filip Pieczonka (TENN) vs. Dimitri Badra/Adam Nagoudi (ETSU) 5-3, unfinished
3. Filip Apltauer/James Newton (TENN) def. Pedro Cressoni/Alberto Garcia (ETSU) 6-3
 
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