The good news keeps on rolling for the Chattanooga Mocs men's tennis team as head coach Chuck Merzbacher and the program have officially announced the addition of highly-touted transfer Julian Franzmann (New Orleans) to its upcoming 2025-26 roster.
As a freshman in this past spring, Franzmann helped New Orleans earn a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament after capturing the Southland Conference Tournament title with an emphatic run as the event's fifth seed. Franzmann was named the Southland's Freshman of the Year in addition to earning First Team All-Southland honors in singles action.
"We are pleased to announce that Julian will be joining the Mocs this fall.
His freshman season was very impressive, and I believe his upside potential is quite high in both singles and doubles," said coach Merzbacher.
"He competes very well and is physically strong, and this will benefit him as he moves through his collegiate career. He has a lot to build on and I look forward to working with him this fall."
Franzmann, a Bad Kreuznach, Germany native, led New Orleans in singles victories (14) during his rookie campaign while finishing with a 14-5 overall record for the spring. He finished 4-1 in Southland singles action for the spring and posted a perfect 3-0 singles record during the team's conference tournament title run in late April.
He added a 9-8 overall record in doubles play during the spring season at UNO and finished with victories in five of his final seven decisions. Franzmann joins Martin Delnido (Abilene Christian) as the most recent transfer additions to the Chattanooga program ahead of 2025-26.
"These two gentlemen have had impressive underclassman collegiate experiences that will bring experience to a very seasoned team. Besides being fantastic players, I am equally impressed with them as people, as they will be terrific teammates," added Merzbacher.
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