JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2025) – The ETSU men's tennis team collected its second consecutive win on Wednesday as the Buccaneers knocked off UNC Asheville by a score of 4-1. With Wednesday's victory, the Bucs improve to 3-4 on the 2025 spring campaign.
 
ETSU secured the doubles point for the third consecutive match on Wednesday thanks to wins from its No. 1 and 3 doubles pairings. Peter Kalocsai and Martin Garcia-Ripoll shut out Asheville's top doubles tandem, 6-0, while Pedro Cressoni and James Sim picked up a 6-2 victory to give the Bucs the first point of the contest.
 
Asheville's Freddy Murray won in No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0 to get the Bulldogs on the board but that was where their comeback stalled. Victories from Pedro Cressoni, Juan Andres Listo and Carlos Gonzales helped ETSU clinch a 4-1 win over the Bulldogs. For Cressoni, he improves to 5-2 on the season and has won five straight singles matches.
 
Wednesday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Freddy Murray (AVL) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-0, 6-0
2. Martin Garcia-Ripoll (ETSU) vs. Tarek Erlewein (AVL) 6-2, 3-6, unfinished
3. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) def. O. Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) 6-1, 6-3
4. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) vs. Sai Gandepalli (AVL) 6-4, 5-2, unfinished
5. Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) def. Trevor Gray (AVL) 6-3, 6-0
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Cian Ingles (AVL) 6-0, 6-3
 
Doubles Competition
1. Peter Kalocsai/Martin Garcia-Ripoll (ETSU) def. Freddy Murray/O. Sonesson Lidholt (AVL) 6-0
2. Tarek Erlewein/Griffin Lovern (AVL) def. Francisco Lamas/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-3
3. Pedro Cressoni/James Sim (ETSU) def. Trevor Gray/Sai Gandepalli (AVL) 6-2
 
The Bucs will look to collect their third win in a row on Saturday when they welcome Belmont to Johnson City. First serve between the Buccaneers and Bruins is set for Noon.
 
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