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Men’s Tennis to Face ETSU in SoCon Quarterfinals

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team will enter the 2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament as the No. 8 seed to face No. 1 ETSU on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the Champions Club.

GREENSBORO, N.C. - The UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's tennis team will enter the 2024 Southern Conference (SoCon) Tournament as the No. 8 seed to face No. 1 ETSU on Thursday, April 18 at 1 p.m. in Chattanooga, Tenn., at the Champions Club.

Match Info
When: Thursday, April 18
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Where: Chattanooga, Tenn. | Champions Club
Live Stats
2024 SoCon Tennis Championships Info

SCOUTING THE SPARTANS

  • The Spartans concluded the regular season with a 6-15 overall record and 0-7 in conference.
  • UNCG fell in its final regular season contest at Chattanooga, 7-0 on Saturday, April 13.
  • John Gabelic is leading the Spartans with a 9-10 overall record in singles action.
  • Gabelic and David Flisberg stand out as the best doubles team on the squad with a 5-7 record.

SCOUTING THE BUCS

  • The Bucs finished the regular season with a 4-3 win at The Citadel last Wednesday (April 10), pushing their overall record to 10-9 and their league mark to a perfect 7-0.
  • Dimitri Badra is leading ETSU with a 12-4 overall record in singles play.
  • Badra and Adam Nagoudi and Miledge Cossu and Francisco Lamas are pacing the team with each having a 5-6 record in doubles.
  • ETSU has won the tournament every year it has been contested since rejoining the SoCon in 2014-15.

LAST TIME VS THE BUCS
ETSU defeated UNCG in its regular season meeting, 6-1 in Johnson City, Tenn.

UNCG AT THE SOCON TOURNAMENT

  •  The Spartans fell to No. 1 Chattanooga in last season's SoCon Quarterfinals, 5-1.
  • The matchup between the Bucs and Spartans will mark the first meeting between the two squads in the quarterfinal round of the tournament since 2015.
  • ETSU is 3-0 all-time against the Spartans in the tournament, also winning its matchups in 2001, 2002 and 2017.

UP NEXT
The winner of Thursday's quarterfinal match will advance to the SoCon semifinal round on Friday, April 19 at 2:00 p.m. with the opponent to be determined.

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