GREENSBORO, N.C. – The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team enters The 2025 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament as the No. 6 seed, taking on No. 3 Samford in the SoCon Quarterfinals on Thursday at 10:30 a.m. at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

MATCH INFORMATION VS. SAMFORD
When: Thursday, April 17
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Where: Champions Club | Chattanooga, Tenn.
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SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

• UNCG is 9-13 overall and finished 2-5 in the SoCon to earn the No. 6 seed for the tournament.
• The Spartans are coming off a 6-1 loss hosting Chattanooga to conclude the regular season at the UNCG Tennis Courts.
• UNCG earned its victories in SoCon action at home against The Citadel, 5-2 on March 7, and Wofford, 5-2 on March 17.
• All nine of the Spartans' wins this season have come at home. UNCG is 9-4 at home and 0-9 on the road.
• Tymofiy Khrystyuk was named to the All-SoCon Singles Second Team on Wednesday.
• William Elmers and John Gabelic are leading the Spartans in doubles with a team-best 6-4 record.
• Elmers and Luke Thomson have been the next-best doubles pair on the team at 4-4.
• Andrew Black and Devon Moskowitz are 9-12 so far while competing in doubles.
• Khrystyuk and Luke Thomson own a 3-7 mark together in doubles this season.
• Elmers is the best on the team as an individual competing in doubles with an 11-8 record.
• Gabelic is second on the squad with a 10-9 record in doubles.
• Moskowitz leads the Spartans with a 14-7 record in singles.
• Black owns the second-best singles record so far at 10-12.
• Gabelic is third on the team with an 9-13 mark in singles.
• Khrystyuk is fourth on the squad with eight wins and an 8-14 record.
• Black and Moskowitz were ranked No. 79 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Doubles Rankings on Dec. 5, 2024.
• Black and Moskowitz teamed up to post a 7-0 record and six points for their first national ranking in either singles or doubles. The duo earned its seven wins during the fall season, with a pair during the UNCG Fall Invitational, three at the Davidson Fall Invitational and two more during the Spartan Fall Invitational.
• The Spartans played in five different tournaments this past fall including the UNCG Fall Invitational, Davidson Fall Invitational, ITA Regional Championships, Spartan Fall Invitational and Wake Forest Fall Invitational.
• Last season's men's tennis squad finished 6-16 overall with an 0-7 mark in the SoCon.
• The season ended with a 4-0 loss to top-seeded ETSU in the SoCon Tournament in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
• Khrystyuk paced the team in singles with a 9-10 record. Gabelic was right behind him with a 9-12 record for the season.
• Khrystyuk and Thomson led the way for the Spartans in doubles play with a 5-6 record and 2-2 mark in the SoCon.
• The Spartans have five returning juniors on their roster this season as well as three freshmen (Elmers, Eric Lindemann and Alan Trbonja) who are in their first year at UNCG.
• Head Coach Jeff Trivette is in his 25th season with UNCG Tennis.

SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS

• Samford finished the regular season 16-5 overall with a 6-1 record in the SoCon to finish in a three-way tie for the SoCon regular season title.
• The Bulldogs won 4-3 at Mercer last Saturday to earn a share of the regular season trophy and third seed for the tournament.
• Samford is vying for its third tournament title and first since claiming the crown in 2013.
• The Bulldogs have earned five straight wins, including a 7-0 victory most recently on Friday while hosting Chattanooga.
• Samford is led in doubles by Sebastian Harrison and Vitorio Sardinha, who have combined for a 9-2 record together.
• Darcy Nicholls and J.B. Pickard stand at 12-5 in doubles together.
• Sandeep Mohandoes leads the Bulldogs in singles victories with a 15-5 record.
• Last season saw the Bulldogs finish with a 15-8 record and 6-1 mark in the SoCon. Their season ended with a 4-2 loss to ETSU in the championship match of last year's SoCon Tournament.
• The Bulldogs are under the tutelage of Head Coach Oliver Reynolds and Assistant Coach Maxwell Giddens.

THE HISTORY BETWEEN UNCG & SAMFORD
The Bulldogs are 3-0 against the Spartans all-time in the tournament, with all three matchups coming in the quarterfinals. Samford downed UNCG, 6-1, earlier this season on March 29th.

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UP NEXT
The winner of the SoCon Quarterfinal matchup between the Spartans and Bulldogs will go on to play the winner of No. 4 Chattanooga and No. 5 Furman in the SoCon Semifinals on Friday at 10:00 a.m. at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.