BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Feb. 17, 2026) – The ETSU men's tennis team battled back from a 3-0 deficit to knock off UAB on Tuesday afternoon by a score of 4-3. The victory, which the Buccaneers' sixth in a row, improves ETSU's record to 6-3.
 
UAB jumped on the Bucs early on Tuesday by claiming the doubles point and winning two singles matches. ETSU battled back from the deficit with wins from Oscar Martinez, Martin Vergara, Kai Cowcher, and Carlos Gonzales. The victories by Cowcher and Gonzales were both in three sets and clinched ETSU's sixth consecutive win.
 
Tuesday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Oscar Martinez (ETSU) def. Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
2. Ondrej Valek (UAB) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-4, 6-4
3. Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Tomas Tischner (UAB) 6-3, 6-4
4. Conor Flynn (UAB) def. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 6-2, 6-2
5. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Hoan Mouret (UAB) 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Axel Frechet (UAB) 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
 
Doubles Competition
1. Ondrej Valek/Juan Pablo Valdez (UAB) def. Oscar Martinez/Martin Vergara (ETSU) 6-2
2. Conor Flynn/Axel Frechet (UAB) def. Peter Kalocsai/Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 7-5
3. James Sim/Juan Listo (ETSU) def. Hoan Mouret/Tomas Tischner (UAB) 6-4
 
ETSU will return to action on Friday when it visits Belmont in another non-conference tilt. First serve for that matchup is set for 6:30 p.m. eastern time.
 
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