WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (Nov. 2, 2025) – In its final team competition of the fall season, the ETSU men's tennis team totaled 17 victories at this weekend's Wake Forest Invitational. ETSU was joined by host Wake Forest, Duke, Virginia, South Carolina, Cleveland State, North Carolina A&T, Georgia Southern, James Madison, Elon, UNC Greensboro and Charlotte this weekend in Winston-Salem.
 
The Buccaneers had three different players collect three singles victories on the weekend. Martin Vergara won matches against players from Wake Forest, South Carolina and Charlotte. Sophomore Carlos Gonzales also picked up a win against a player from the 49ers along with two more against foes from Elon. Finally, Kai Cowcher outlasted student-athletes from Virginia and VCU in three sets and tallied a 6-1, 6-1 win over Gregoire Delattre of Georgia Southern.
 
Cowcher and Gonzales teamed up to account for most of ETSU's successes in doubles as well. This tandem not only won all three of their doubles matches this weekend but they also improved to 5-0 this fall with paired together.
 
The full results from the weekend can be found below.  
 
Singles Results
Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Douglas Yaffa (Virginia) – 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Gregoire Delattre (Georgia Southern) – 6-1, 6-1
Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Alfred Almasi (VCU) – 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
Vasco Prata (Charlotte) def. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) – 6-2, 7-6 (7-3)
Albert Widell (Georgia Southern) def. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) – 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Jack Curtis (Elon) – 6-1, 6-3
Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Moritz Muenster (Charlotte) – 6-2, 6-4
Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Nikola Parichkov (Elon) – 6-2, 6-1
Aurelien Schmitt (James Madison) def. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) - walkover
Arenui Luethi (ETSU) def. Nicholas Jamison (Cleveland State) – 6-3, 6-4
Jack Curtis (Elon) def. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) – 6-1, retired
James Sim (ETSU) def. Alonso Roca (Elon) – walkover
James Sim (ETSU) def. Ian Pedersen (North Carolina A&T) – walkover
Gur Libal (James Madison) def. James Sim (ETSU) – 6-1, 1-6, 6-3
Davis Tayor (Georgia Southern) def. James Sim (ETSU) – 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), [10-8]
Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Dominick Mosejczuk (Wake Forest) – 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Paul Barbier Gazeu (South Carolina) def. Martin Vergara (ETSU) – 6-2, 7-5
Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Charlie Swaine (South Carolina) – 3-6, 6-2, 6-2
Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Ivan Dreycopp (Charlotte) – 6-2, 6-4
 
Doubles Results
Kai Cowcher/Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Tymofy Khrystyuk/Hector Nissen (UNC Greensboro) – 6-4
Kai Cowcher/Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Jack Dimenna/Brett Gloria (Charlotte) – 7-6 (7-4)
Kai Cowcher/Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Ty Wunderlich/Harrison Lee (James Madison) – 6-4
Mathieu Dussaubat/Kaua Santos (North Carolina A&T) def. Juan Listo/Martin Vergara (ETSU) – walkover
Alfred Almasi/Nicolo Consonni (VCU) def. Juan Listo/Martin Vergara (ETSU) – walkover
Charlie Swaine/Gabe Avram (South Carolina) def. Juan Listo/Martin Vergara (ETSU) - walkover
Evan Rigsby/Davis Taylor (Georgia Southern) def. Arenui Luethi/James Sim (ETSU) – 6-4
Arenui Luethi/James Sim (ETSU) def. Tristan Stine/Nicholas Jamison (Cleveland State) – 6-3
Arenui Luethi/James Sim (ETSU) def. William Elmers/Sammy Presser (UNC Greensboro) – 6-4
 
While this was the final full team competition for the Bucs this fall, a couple ETSU players will be back in action next week. Oscar Martinez and Vergara will represent ETSU and the SoCon at next week's ITA Conference Masters Championships in San Diego. Play for that tournament will begin on Thursday. For more information, click HERE.
 
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