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CHATTANOOGA (April 15, 2026) \u2013 The third-seeded Chattanooga Mocs men’s tennis team opens Southern Conference Championship action with a quarterfinal matchup against No. 6 UNCG on Thursday afternoon at the nearby Champions Club located in Chattanooga. First serve is set for 3 p.m. (ET). Friday, April 17 \u2013 Semifinals Chattanooga Notes & Match Preview 2026 Southern Conference Men’s Tennis Awards All-Southern Conference Teams First Team \u2013 Doubles Second-Team \u2013 Doubles FOLLOW CHATTANOOGA MEN’S TENNIS
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\nBut, before we look at the match\u2026
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\nAll-Southern Conference Selections (full list located below)
\nIn annual fashion, the Southern Conference league office announced its all-conference selections ahead of championship weekend. Chattanooga was well represented with three total selections between the first and second teams within singles and doubles play.
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\nJunior Jakub Jupa<\/a> was named to the All-SoCon First Team in singles for the third-straight season. Jupa becomes just the third Moc in program history to earn three-straight first team laurels (singles) and first since Roberto Vieira’s run from 2010-2012. (other: Jason Ontog, 2000-02)
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\nIn addition, Jupa and senior teammate Cortland Grove<\/a> earned All-SoCon Second Team status in doubles as Jupa has now tallied three career All-SoCon selections in doubles, joining Tomas Rodriguez, Peyton Gatti<\/a> and Ontog as the only Mocs in program history with three. Grove picks up his second such laurel after claiming all-league status in doubles following the 2024 season.
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\nNewcomer sophomore Julian Franzmann<\/a> landed on the All-SoCon Second Team in singles to round out the program’s honorees. The 2025 Southland Conference Freshman of the Year, Franzmann transferred to UTC ahead of the season after a highly successful rookie campaign at New Orleans last year.
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\n2026 Southern Conference Championships
\nApril 16-18 |\u00a0Champions Club (Chattanooga, Tenn.)
\nTickets* & Bracket: View<\/a> (*valid UTC ID; FREE entry for students\/staff)
\nLive Scoring: Link<\/a>
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\nThursday, April 16 \u2013 Quarterfinals
\nMatch 1 \u2013 1 p.m. \u2013 (1) ETSU vs. (8) The Citadel
\nMatch 2 \u2013 1 p.m. \u2013 (4) Mercer vs. (5) Furman
\nMatch 3 \u2013 3 p.m. \u2013 (3) Chattanooga vs. (6) UNCG
\nMatch 4 \u2013 3 p.m. \u2013 (2) Samford vs. (7) Wofford<\/p>\n
\nMatch 5 \u2013 2 p.m. \u2013 Match 1 vs. Match 2 Winner
\nMatch 6 \u2013 2 p.m. \u2013 Match 3 vs. Match 4 Winner
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\nSaturday, April 18 \u2013 Championship
\nMatch 7 \u2013 1 p.m. \u2013 Match 5 vs. Match 6 Winner<\/p>\n
\n–\u00a0Chattanooga\u00a0finished the season 10-11 overall and 4-3 inside SoCon action following Saturday’s 6-1 win over UNCG\u2026 fourth-straight season finishing with 10+ wins\u2026 longest such stretch since 2005-08.
\n–\u00a0Chattanooga\u00a0is 18-13 overall against UNCG in its all-time series history\u2026 UTC has won its last eight against the Spartans\u2026 holds a 3-0 record in neutral site matches.
\n– Chattanooga enters the week looking for its first SoCon Tournament title since 2000\u2026 made last championship match appearance in 2023 following regular season title.
\n–\u00a0Jakub\u00a0Jupa\u00a0finished the regular season with a healthy 15-5 record in singles (all at No. 1)\u2026 went 6-1 in SoCon play\u2026 held a 13-match winning streak during the campaign.
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\nHistory vs. UNCG
\n32nd Meeting:\u00a0Chattanooga leads 18-13 (H: 8-6; A: 7-7; N: 3-0)
\nLast: at Chattanooga 6, UNCG 1 \u2013 April 11, 2026 (home)
\nStreak: Chattanooga, W8<\/p>\n
\nPlayer of the Year
\nOscar Martinez, ETSU
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\nFreshman of the Year
\nBrady Gober, The Citadel
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\nCoach of the Year
\nRicky Rojas, ETSU
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\nDon Bunch\/Buddy Hartsell Sportsmanship Award
\nTed Bagwell, The Citadel<\/p>\n
\nFirst Team \u2013 Singles
\nOscar Martinez, ETSU
\nMartin Vergara, ETSU
\nNemanja Stefanovic, Mercer
\nHod’Abalo Isak Padio, Mercer
\nTymofiy Khrystyuk, UNCG
\nJakub Jupa<\/a>, Chattanooga<\/p>\n
\nOscar Martinez\/Martin Vergara, ETSU
\nHod’Abalo Isak Padio\/Nemanja Stefanovic, Mercer
\nDarcy Nicholls\/Sandeep Mohandoss, Samford
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\nSecond Team \u2013 Singles
\nBrady Gober, The Citadel
\nNico Snyder, Furman
\nSebastian Harrison, Samford
\nSandeep Mohandoss, Samford
\nDarcy Nicholls, Samford
\nJulian Franzmann<\/a>, Chattanooga<\/p>\n
\nNico Snyder\/Nicolas Dispas, Furman
\nLukas Dvorak\/Cooper Errey, Samford
\nJakub Jupa<\/a>\/Cortland Grove<\/a>, Chattanooga
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\nAll-Freshman Team
\nBrady Gober, The Citadel
\nLandon Ecarma, Furman
\nFinn Pollard, Furman
\nHector Nissen, UNCG
\nLukas Dvorak, Samford
\nVal Dubin, Wofford<\/p>\n
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