CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 17, 2025) – The ETSU men's tennis team rolled past The Citadel by a score of 5-0 in Thursday's SoCon Quarterfinals from Chattanooga. Thursday's win is ETSU's fifth in a row and boosts its overall record to 13-6 this season.
 
After shutting out the Bulldogs just five days ago, the Bucs picked up where they left off on Thursday. The Blue and Gold quickly secured the doubles point thanks to a pair of 6-0 victories from the No. 1 and No. 3 duos. Moving onto singles, All-SoCon selections Juan Andres Listo and Pedro Cressoni both recorded victories before senior Francisco Lamas clinched ETSU's spot in Friday's semifinals with a 6-3, 6-0 win. Freshman Carlos Gonzales added a win after the match had already been decided, which was his 14^th in a row boosting his record to 15-3.
 
Thursday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) vs. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) 7-6 (7-3), 1-0, unfinished
2. Martin Garcia-Ripoll (ETSU) vs. Ted Bagwell (CIT) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
3. Pedro Cressoni (ETSU) def. Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 6-2, 6-2
4. Francisco Lamas (ETSU) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT) 6-3, 6-0
5. Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) def. Anthony Osipov (CIT) 6-2, 6-4
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Tucker Hendrix (CIT) 6-2, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. Peter Kalocsai/Martin Garcia-Ripoll (ETSU) def. Noah Van Dyke/Tucker Hendrix (CIT) 6-0
2. Francisco Lamas/Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) vs. Ted Bagwell/Diego Ladino (CIT) 4-1, unfinished
3. Pedro Cressoni/James Sim (ETSU) def. Anthony Osipov/Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 6-0
 
The Bucs will return to action on Friday morning with a matchup against No. 5 seed Furman. ETSU knocked off the Paladins earlier this season by a score of 5-2. First serve between the Bucs and Paladins is set for 10 a.m. from the Champions Club in Chattanooga.
 
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