CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 18, 2026) – The top-seeded ETSU men's tennis team saw its run in the SoCon Tournament come to an end on Saturday as No. 2 seed Samford knocked off the Bucs, 4-2. The loss for ETSU moves its record to 21-4.
 
Samford jumped out to an early lead on the Bucs by securing the doubles point. The Bulldogs won the doubles point with 6-3 and 6-4 victories. Oscar Martinez and Martin Vergara did tally a win in No. 1 doubles by a score of 6-4.
 
The Bulldogs tacked on another point to their lead before the Bucs picked up back-to-back victories by Carlos Gonzales (6-2, 6-0) and Kai Cowcher (6-1, 6-2) to tie the score at 2-2. With the score tied, the Bulldogs grinded out a pair of three-set victories to clinch their second consecutive SoCon Tournament Championship.
 
Saturday's full results can be found below.
 
Singles Competition
1. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Oscar Martinez (ETSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
2. Darcy Nicholls (SAM) def. Martin Vergara (ETSU) 6-1, 6-3
3. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) vs. Sebastian Harrison (SAM) 7-5, 4-6, 4-0, unfinished
4. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Santiago Arrendondo (SAM) 6-1, 6-2
5. Lukas Dvorak (SAM) def. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 2-6, 6-3, 6-2
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Cooper Errey (SAM) 6-2, 6-0

Doubles Competition
1. Oscar Martinez/Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Sandeep Mohandoss/Darcy Nicholls (SAM) 6-4
2. Sebastian Harrison/Vitorio Sardinha (SAM) def. Peter Kalocsai/Arenui Luethi (ETSU) 6-3
3. Lukas Dvorak/Cooper Errey (SAM) def. Juan Listo/James Sim (ETSU) 6-4
 
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