The top four seeds advance at the SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – The top four seeds advanced out of the quarterfinals of the 2026 Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Championship on Thursday. The tournament is being contested at the Champions Club, with the semifinals set for Friday at 2 p.m.
 
No. 1 seed ETSU will meet the fifth-seeded Paladins and No. 2 seed Mercer will face No. 3 seed Samford for the right to advance to Saturday’s title match.
 
No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 The Citadel 0
 
Regular-season champion ETSU began its quest for a title sweep by blanking eighth-seeded The Citadel, 4-0.
 
The Bucs’ tandem of Oscar Martinez and Martin Vergara, the 85^th-ranked doubles duo, won 6-2 in the No. 1 position. On court two, Peter Kalocsai and Arenui Luethi teamed up for a 6-4 triumph, giving ETSU the doubles point.

In singles play, ETSU got its wins on court four, five and six against The Citadel. Kai Cowcher won, 6-0, 6-1, against Nick Strompis in the No. 4 spot. At the No. 5 position, Luethi got a 6-1, 6-3, victory over Reece Beckendorf, and Carlos Gonzales captured a 6-0, 6-1, win against Graham Hardin and No. 6.

 
Singles competition
1. Oscar Martinez (ETSU) vs. Noah Van Dyke (CIT) 6-2, 5-4, unfinished
2. Martin Vergara (ETSU) vs. Brady Gober (CIT) 6-2, 2-3, unfinished
3. Peter Kalocsai (ETSU) def. Ted Bagwell (CIT) 6-3, 2-5, unfinished
4. Kai Cowcher (ETSU) def. Nick Stroumpis (CIT) 6-0, 6-1
5. Arenui Luethi (ETSU) def. Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 6-1, 6-3
6. Carlos Gonzales (ETSU) def. Graham Hardin (CIT) 6-0, 6-1

Doubles competition
1. Oscar Martinez/Martin Vergara (ETSU) def. Ted Bagwell/Brady Gober (CIT) 6-2

2. Peter Kalocsai/Arenui Luethi (ETSU) def. Tucker Hendrix/Noah Van Dyke (CIT) 6-4
3. Juan Listo/James Sim (ETSU) vs. Anthony Osipov/Reece Beckendorf (CIT) 4-3, unfinished
 

Order of Finish: Doubles (1,2) Singles (4,6,5)

*****
 
No. 4 Mercer 4, No. 5 Furman 1

No. 4 seed Mercer outlasted fifth-seeded Furman, 4-1, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

Nemanja Stefanovic and Hod’Abalo Isak Padio won at the No. 1 spot in doubles, while teammates Amen Prince Gandonou and Shingo Masuda were victorious on court two, giving the Bears the doubles point and an early 1-0 advantage.

In singles, Furman’s Walker Allen defeated Gandonou at the No. 4 position, 6-2, 6-2, making the score tied at 1-1. The Bears won the next three matches to finish, beginning with a win at the No. 3 spot as Masuda topped Theophile Joly, 6-4, 6-4. Next to finish was Padio topping Nico Snyder on court one, 6-2, 6-4, before Alex Aldaz got a 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, win over Landon Ecarma in the No. 5 position, clinching the Bears’ victory.

Singles competition
1. Hod’Abalo Isak Padio (MER) def. Nico Snyder (FUR) 6-2, 6-4
2. Nemanja Stefanovic (MER) vs. Nicolas Dispas (FUR) 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 1-3, unfinished
3. Shingo Masuda (MER) def. Theophile Joly (FUR) 6-4, 6-4
4. Walker Allen (FUR) def. Amen Prince Gandonou (MER) 6-2, 6-2

5. Alex Aldaz (MER) def. Landon Ecarma (FUR) 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
6. Howell Burns (MER) vs. Alex Han (FUR) 5-7, 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
 
Doubles competition
1. Nemanja Stefanovic/Hod’Abalo Isak Padio (MER) def. Nicolas Dispas/Nico Snyder (FUR) 6-4
2. Amen Prince Gandonou/Shingo Masuda (MER) def. Evan Duggal/Landon Ecarma (FUR) 6-4

3. Howell Burns/Cameron Douthit vs. Alex Han/Finn Pollard (FUR) 5-5, unfinished

Order of Finish: Doubles (2,1) Singles (4,3,1,5)

*****
 
No. 3 Chattanooga 4, No. 6 UNCG 3
 
No. 3 seed rallied back to defeat sixth-seeded UNCG, 4-3, in the quarterfinals on Thursday.

The Spartans won the doubles point after duos Devon Moskowitz/John Gabelic and Eric Lindemann/Tymofiy Khrystyuk won in the No. 1 and 3 spots, respectively.

Following a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 1 singles from first-team all-conference selection Jakub Jupa tied the score, UNCG regained the lead after a win by Devon Moskowitz in the No. 3 position. The seesaw battle continued with a win from No. 6 player TJ Ryerson.

Chattanooga took the lead on a Grove’s win at the No. 4 spot. A 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 triumph by Gabelic at No. 2, set the stage for a winner-take-all in the No. 5 position. The Mocs’ Kristof Kincses outlasted UNCG’s William Elmers, 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, giving Chattanooga the win.

 
Singles competition
1. Jakub Jupa (UTC) def. Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) 6-0, 6-0

2. John Gabelic (UNCG) def. Julian Franzmann (UTC) 2-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-4

3. Devon Moskowitz (UNCG) def. Martin Delnido (UTC) 6-4, 6-3
4. Cortland Grove (UTC) def. Hector Nissen (UNCG) 0-6, 7-5, 6-2
5. Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. William Elmers (UNCG) 7-5, 4-6, 6-4
6. TJ Ryerson (UTC) def. Eric Lindemann (UNCG) 6-3, 7-6 (7-2)

Doubles competition
1. Devon Moskowitz/John Gabelic (UNCG) def. Jakub Jupa/Cortland Grove 6-3
2. Julian Franzmann/Kristof Kincses (UTC) def. Hector Nissen/William Elmers (UNCG) 6-3
3. Eric Lindemann/Tymofiy Khrystyuk (UNCG) def. Jaxon Lamb/Carter Ramthun (UTC) 7-6 (7-2)

Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3); Singles (1,3,6,4,2,5)

 *****
 
No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 Wofford 0
 
Second-seeded Samford topped No. 7 seed Wofford by a 4-0 count.

The Bulldogs claimed all victories in doubles, led by first-team all-conference doubles tandem of Sandeep Mohandoss and Darcy Nicholls as the duo won, 7-5, on court one. The tandems of Sebastian Harrison/Vitorio Sardinha and Lukas Dvorak/Cooper Errey both won by a score of 6-4.

In singles, Errey scored the first point on court six, winning 6-3, 6-2, against Ian Rasheed. Mohandoss won, 7-5, 6-1, over Parker Mariencheck in the No. 1 spot, and Dvorak clinched the victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (7-2) triumph in the No. 5 position.

Singles competition
1. Sandeep Mohandoss (SAM) def. Parker Mariencheck (WOF) 7-5, 6-1
2. Darcy Nicholls (SAM) vs. Hugo Rask (WOF) 1-6, 6-2, 4-3, unfinished
3. Sebastian Harrison (SAM) vs. Jack Deveney (WOF) 2-6, 6-2, 4-1, unfinished
4. Santiago Arrendondo (SAM) def. Daniel Clivio (WOF) 6-7, 3-0, unfinished
5. Lukas Dvorak (SAM) def. Jack Burdell (WOF) 6-4, 7-6 (7-2)
6. Cooper Errey (SAM) def. Ian Rasheed (WOF) 6-3, 6-2
 
Doubles Competition
1. Sandeep Mohandoss/Darcy Nicholls (SAM) def. Val Dubin/Jack Deveney (WOF) 7-5
2. Sebastian Harrison/Vitorio Sardinha (SAM) def. Hugo Rask/Parker Mariencheck (WOF) 6-4
3. Lukas Dvorak/Cooper Errey (SAM) def. Ian Rasheed/Owen Dooley (WOF) 6-4
 
Order of finish: Doubles (3,2,1) Singles (6,1,5)

 *****

 
2026 SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship
Chattanooga, Tenn. – Champions Club
Thursday, April 16
Match 1: No. 1 ETSU 4, No. 8 The Citadel 0
Match 2: No. 4 Mercer 4, No. 5 Furman 1
Match 3: No. 3 Chattanooga 4, No. 6 UNCG 3
Match 4: No. 2 Samford 4, No. 7 Wofford 0
 
Friday, April 17
Match 5: No. 1 ETSU vs. No. 4 Mercer, 2 p.m.
Match 6: No. 3 Chattanooga vs. No. 2 Samford, 2 p.m.
 
Saturday, April 18
Match 7: Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner, 1 p.m.