The Chattanooga Mocs men’s tennis team earned a dominating 7-0 sweep at The Citadel during its Southern Conference opener on Saturday morning at the Earle Tennis Center in Charleston, S.C.
Chattanooga (10-7, 1-0 SoCon) has now won its last eight SoCon openers dating back to 2018 following today’s victory over The Citadel (4-18, 0-4 SoCon). The Mocs have won seven-straight matches over the Bulldogs and have earned victories in 14 of the last 15 meetings.
Chattanooga will stay on the road with a Friday, March 21, matchup at Samford before hosting four-straight league contests beginning with Mercer on Sunday, March 23, at the UTC Tennis Center.
Match links will be available on the schedule page, please stick to GoMocs.com for all match day information.
Chattanooga 7, The Citadel 0
Singles
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) 7-5, 6-4
2. Gabriel Castillo (UTC) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT) 6-2, 6-1
3. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Bradey Minnich (CIT) 7-5, 6-3
4. Ryan Mudre (UTC) def. Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 6-7 (5-7), 6-3, 10-3
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Nick Stroumpis (CIT) 6-0, 6-2
6. Matej Laibl (UTC) def. Anthony Osipov (CIT) 6-2, 6-1
Doubles
1. Jakub Jupa/Gabriel Castillo (UTC) def. Noah Van Dyke/Tucker Hendrix (CIT) 6-4
2. Ted Bagwell/Diego Ladino (CIT) def. Cortland Grove/Kristof Kincses (UTC) 6-4
3. Ryan Mudre/Jaxon Lamb (UTC) def. Anthony Osipov/Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 6-0
Records/Notes
Chattanooga 10-7, 1-0 SoCon
The Citadel 4-18, 0-4 SoCon
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2); Singles (5,6,2,3,1,4)