BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 29, 2026) – The No. 68 ETSU men's tennis team took full control of the Southern Conference (SoCon) title race with a 4-3 win on the road at No. 70 Samford on Sunday afternoon. The win is ETSU's 16^th in a row and boosts their record to 16-3 (4-0 SoCon) on the season. Furthermore, Sunday's victory was the 200^th in Director of Tennis Ricky Rojas' tenure leading both Buccaneer tennis programs.
 
There was not a ton of separation between the two nationally-ranked programs on Sunday. Samford picked up the 1-0 advantage by winning the doubles point. Oscar Martinez and Martin Vergara won their match by a score of 7-6 against Darcy Nicholls/Sandeep Mohandoss.
 
Moving onto singles, the Buccaneers battled back. Kai Cowcher and Martinez both tallied wins to get ETSU back into it before Carlos Gonzales and Vergara both outlasted their respective opponents in three sets to clinch the match for the Blue and Gold. Vergara's win 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 was the winning match point for the Buccaneers.
 
Sunday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Oscar Martinez (ETSU) def. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAMM) 6-4, 6-4
2. Darcy Nicholls (SAMM) def. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 7-6, 7-6
3. Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Sebastian Harrison (SAMM) 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
4. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Lukas Dvorak (SAMM) 6-4, 7-6
5. Cooper Errey (SAMM) def. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 7-6, 4-6, 6-2
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Martin Schwartzman (SAMM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. Oscar Martinez/Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Darcy Nicholls/Sandeep Mohandoss (SAMM) 7-6
2. Vitorio Sardinha/Sebastian Harrison (SAMM) def. Arenui Luethi/Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) 6-3
3. Lukas Dvorak/Cooper Errey (SAMM) def. James Sim/Juan Listo (ETSU) 6-3
 
ETSU will close out its home schedule on Thursday when it plays host to in-state rival Chattanooga. First serve for that match is scheduled for 2 p.m.  
 
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