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London, England (July 5, 2023) -- Coming off a finals appearance at last month’s French Open, ETSU men’s tennis alum Sander Gille opens doubles play at Wimbledon on Thursday.
PARIS, France (June 10, 2023) - Sander Gille had an incredible run.
TEMPE, Ariz. (June 9, 2023) -- The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its NCAA Division I men’s regional year-end rankings on Friday, and ETSU was ranked No. 9 in the Ohio Valley Regional. In addition, Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) was ranked No. 14 individually, while Pernas and Francisco Lamas (Maracay, Venezuela) were ranked No. 8 in doubles.
PARIS, France (June 8, 2023) -- Sander Gille will play for the French Open Men’s Doubles Championship on Saturday!
PARIS, France (June 5, 2023) -- Sander Gille continues to make more history at Roland Garros.
PARIS, France (June 3, 2023) -- In a thrilling third round match that lasted nearly three hours on historic Court Philippe-Chatrier, Sander Gille and doubles partner Joran Vliegen defeated another seeded team in three sets on Saturday at the French Open.
PARIS, France (June 2, 2023) -- After being forced to wait an extra day for its second-round match at the French Open, Sander Gille and doubles partner Joran Vliegen made quick work Friday morning on the Court 10 at Roland Garros.
TEMPE, Ariz. (June 1, 2023) -- The final ITA Rankings for the 2022-23 season were released on Wednesday and ETSU’s Francisco Lamas (Maracay, Venezuela) and Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) finished the season ranked No. 68 nationally in doubles.
PARIS, France (May 30, 2023) -- With the backing of fellow ETSU men’s tennis alumni, Sander Gille and teammate Joran Vliegen pulled off an upset in their opening round match at the French Open on Tuesday.
HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- The Southern Conference has named Michael “M.C.” Cross, Ph.D., its new commissioner, effective July 1.
PARIS, France (May 29, 2023) -- ETSU men’s tennis alum Sander Gille is back at Roland Garros.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 19, 2023) -- The Spring 2023 semester was another successful one for ETSU student-athletes both on the field of play and in the classroom.
GREENWOOD, Ind. (May 10, 2023) - Following another championship season, two ETSU men’s tennis players earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honorees this week, including junior Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) and redshirt-sophomore Francisco Lamas (Maracay, Venezuela).
COLUMBUS, Ohio. (May 6, 2023) – On Saturday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis season came to end with a 4-0 loss to No. 3 overall seed Ohio State in the Columbus Regional at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center.
COLUMBUS, Ohio. (May 5, 2023) – Returning to the NCAA Tournament for another year, the ETSU men’s tennis team will head to Columbus for a matchup with the No. 3 overall seed Ohio State Buckeyes at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center. The first round meeting will take place on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (May 4, 2023) - ETSU won three Southern Conference championships in the month of April, and three representatives of those championship teams were named SoCon Athletes of the Month by the league office on Thursday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (May 1, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team heard their name called during the NCAA Division I Men’s Tennis Selection Show for another consecutive year…and like the other times, it never gets old.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 23, 2023) – Champions again.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 21, 2023) – Coming off a 4-0 quarterfinal win yesterday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team followed that up with a 4-0 sweep over Mercer in the conference semifinal Friday morning at Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 20, 2023) – After defeating The Citadel less than a week ago, the ETSU men’s tennis team dominated The Citadel Thursday morning, 4-0, earning a ticket to the Southern Conference semifinal.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 19, 2023) – With the conference championship starting on Thursday morning, the Southern Conference released its postseason awards for the 2023 season on Wednesday. Dominating the SoCon for the previous three years, Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) was named the Southern Conference Player of the Year for the third consecutive year – the first player to do so in SoCon history.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 19, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team opens defense of its Southern Conference title as the third-seeded Buccaneers face the sixth-seeded Citadel Bulldogs Thursday at 10:30 a.m. from the Champions Club in Chattanooga.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (April 17, 2023) – Following the weekend results, the Southern Conference officially released the bracket and first round pairings for the 2023 SoCon Men’s Tennis Championship tournament, set to take place April 20-22 in Chattanooga, Tenn. at the Champions Club.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 14, 2023) – Ending the 2023 regular season Friday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team dominated its way over The Citadel for a 4-0 victory at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex. Friday also marked Senior Day for the Blue & Gold – and after picking up the doubles point – ETSU recognized Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) and Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) as they were playing their final home match.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April13, 2023) – Hosting its regular season finale, the ETSU men’s tennis team is set to host The Citadel to end the campaign. With a 1 p.m. match Friday afternoon at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex, the Bucs look to end the season on a high note heading into next week’s conference tournament.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (April 7, 2023) – With rain in the area, the ETSU men’s tennis moved its match to the Bristol Sportsplex, suffering a 6-1 defeat against VCU on Friday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 5, 2023) – On a hot Wednesday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team suffered its first home loss of the year, falling to UNC-Wilmington, 4-2, at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 4, 2023) – Hosting their final non-conference matches of the season, the ETSU men’s tennis team will host UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday at 1 p.m. and VCU on Friday at 2 p.m. at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (April 2, 2023) – Following a pair of Southern Conference road setbacks at Mercer and Chattanooga, the ETSU men’s tennis team got back on track in a big win on Sunday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 31, 2023) – Ending its road slate for the 2023 campaign, the ETSU men’s tennis team suffered a 4-3 loss at Charlotte on Friday afternoon at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (March 30, 2023) – Competing in their final road match, the ETSU men’s tennis team will travel to Charlotte for a 1 p.m. matchup on Friday at the Halton-Wagner Tennis Complex in North Carolina.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 24, 2023) – Ending their final road conference match of the year Friday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team stumbled, 4-3, against Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (March 23, 2023) – Ending its conference road matches, the ETSU men’s tennis team will travel to Chattanooga for a matchup Friday morning at 11 a.m. Returning to conference play, the Bucs will play their fifth conference match of the season and look to win back-to-back matches at the UTC Tennis Center.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (March 19, 2023) – Coming off a conference loss Thursday at Mercer, the ETSU men’s tennis team bounced back into the win column, as the Buccaneers defeated New Mexico 5-2 on Sunday at the Bristol Sportsplex in Bristol, Tenn.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 18, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team returns home for a Sunday matchup with New Mexico at the Dave Mullins Tennis Complex. With doubles getting started at 1 p.m., the Bucs will face their second Mountain West opponent of they year.
Macon, Ga. (March 16, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team had a pair of streaks snapped on Thursday as the Buccaneers suffered a 4-3 setback at Mercer at the LeRoy Peddy Tennis Center.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 14, 2023) -- Make it six straight wins for the Buccaneers.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 12, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team notched its fifth consecutive win as the Buccaneers blanked UNCG, 7-0, on Sunday afternoon at the Piedmont Indoor Tennis Center in Greensboro, N.C.
GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 11, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis squad will resume conference play with three consecutive road contests, starting with UNCG Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 8, 2023) -- East Tennessee State University men’s tennis head coach Martin Stiegwardt announced on Wednesday that this will be his last season leading the Buccaneer program.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (March 7, 2023) – Leading the Blue and Gold to their fourth consecutive victory, ETSU men’s tennis standout Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) was named the Southern Conference Player of the week for the second consecutive week and his 12th overall - a Southern Conference men's tennis record, as the league office announced its weekly award on Tuesday afternoon.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 5, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team remains red hot.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (March 1, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team continued to roll.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 28, 2023) – Due to weather forecasts, the ETSU men’s tennis team has rescheduled their matchup against UNC Asheville for Wednesday, March 1 at 3 p.m., which was originally scheduled for Thursday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Feb. 28, 2023) – After leading the Bucs to a pair of wins over the weekend, Dimitri Badra (Maracay, Venezuela) was named the Southern Conference Player of the week, as the league office announced its weekly award on Tuesday afternoon.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (Feb. 26, 2023) – On Sunday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team opened its 2023 conference campaign with a 4-3 win over Samford at the Bristol Sportsplex in Bristol, Tenn. Winning every conference opener since rejoining the SoCon in 2015, the Bucs improve to 2-8 on the year.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 24, 2023) – On Friday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team earned its first victory in a 5-2 decision over Troy. Playing for the first time at home all season, the Bucs swept the doubles point and took four of the six singles points en route to victory.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 23, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will play their home opener Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. as they host Troy. On Sunday, the Bucs will open conference play as they host Samford at 1 p.m. Playing at home for the first time in nearly 10 months, the Bucs look to end a seven-game skid over the weekend.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland will represent the Southern Conference on the NCAA Division I Board of Directors, with his four-year term beginning after the board’s Aug. 2 meeting.
TUCALOOSA, Ala. (Feb. 17, 2023) – On Friday afternoon, the ETSU men’s tennis team suffered a 6-1 loss in Tuscaloosa to Alabama. Closing out an eight game road haul, ETSU steals a doubles and singles match to secure a point.
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (Feb. 16, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team hits the road for the eighth consecutive match as they take on Alabama in Tuscaloosa on Friday at 4 p.m. Facing back-to-back Power 5 opponents, the Bucs look to erase a seven-game skid.
DURHAM, N.C. (Feb. 10, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team battled Duke on Friday night, ending in a 7-0 loss for the Bucs in the Sheffield Indoor Tennis Center.
DURHAM, N.C. (Feb. 9, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team hits the road for the seventh consecutive match as they take on Duke in Durham, N.C. on Friday at 4 p.m. Facing back-to-back Power 5 opponents, the Bucs look to erase a six-game skid.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Feb. 3, 2023) – On Friday night, the ETSU men’s tennis team played to a 6-1 loss against Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark. With the loss, the Bucs dropped their six consecutive contest and had their third loss to a Power 5 program this season.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (Feb. 2, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will travel for the fourth consecutive week as they take on Arkansas in Fayetteville at 5 p.m. on Friday evening. Coming off a weekend with two matches, the Bucs will look to earn their first win of the campaign this week.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 28, 2023) – Over the weekend, the ETSU men’s tennis program took on Abilene Christian University in a back-and-forth match that finished 3-4 on Friday and 6-1 contest on Saturday evening.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 26, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will travel 1,432 miles to Colorado Springs for their weekend matchups with Abilene Christian University on Friday at noon and Air Force on Saturday evening at 5 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 23, 2023) -- At a press conference earlier today, East Tennessee State University President Dr. Brian Noland named Dr. Richard “Doc” Sander as the university’s permanent director of Intercollegiate Athletics. Sander had been serving as interim athletic director (AD) since August of last year.
CLEMSON, S.C. (Jan. 21, 2023) – On Saturday afternoon the ETSU men’s tennis team made the trip to take on Clemson, S.C. where they lost the third consecutive match of the season. Dropping the contest, 0-7, the Bucs earned their lone victory in a 6-2 doubles match.
CLEMSON, S.C. (Jan. 20, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will look to end its two-game skid on Saturday as they travel to Clemson, S.C. to take on ACC opponent Clemson at noon. Playing in their third match of the young season, the Bucs make the trip to Clemson for the second straight year with hopes for a different result.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (Jan. 17, 2023) – As the opening week of men’s tennis concluded, junior Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) was named the Southern conference men’s tennis player of the week on Tuesday afternoon by the league office.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (Jan. 16, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team wrapped up the weekend with a 0-4 neutral site loss against South Alabama on Sunday afternoon in Starkville.
STARKVILLE, Miss. (Jan. 14, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team opened the 2023 season to with a 1-6 loss at Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon in Starkville. The Bucs’ point was secured by Thiago Pernas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) as he won his No. 1 singles match in three sets.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Jan. 13, 2023) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will commence its 2023 campaign on Saturday when they take on Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss. at 11 a.m. The Bucs will spend the weekend in Starkville as they face off against South Alabama on Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 4, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team announced its 2023 schedule of competitions on Sunday. The Bucs will be in Johnson City for nine matches and will be traveling for the other 14 events.
JOHNSON CITY -- The East Tennessee State University National Alumni Association presented its 2022 Alumni Awards on Friday, Nov. 18, during a special awards dinner.
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 8, 2022) -- As we approach the Holiday season, the ETSU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) is reminding Buccaneer fans and the Johnson City community that they are continuing to hold its Cold Weather Clothing Drive, which runs through Thursday, Dec. 1.
BIRMINGHMAM, Ala. (Nov. 7, 2022) – Over the weekend the ETSU men’s tennis team finished its fall competitions while earning 12 total wins at the CCB Collegiate Invitational in Birmingham, Ala.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Nov. 3, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will compete in the CBB Collegiate Invitational in Birmingham, Ala. this weekend. Hosted by The Country Club of Birmingham, University of Alabama and Samford University, the competition will get started at 9 a.m. on Friday morning and conclude on Sunday afternoon.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Oct. 31, 2022) – Over the weekend, the ETSU men’s tennis team competed in Virginia Tech’s Halloween Clash in Blacksburg, Va. The team was represented by five Bucs and earned a total of six wins throughout the weekend.
BLACKSBURG, Va. (Oct. 27, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will travel to Blacksburg, Va. over the weekend to compete in the Virginia Tech Halloween Clash. The competition will begin on Friday and runs through Sunday. Held in the Burrows-Burleson Tennis Center, the Bucs look to gain momentum heading into the final fall competitions.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2022) – Over the weekend, the ETSU men’s tennis team competed in the Ohio Valley Regional Championships in Louisville, Ky. The team sent eight players to compete and earned a total of nine single wins and three doubles victories.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 12, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team will take part in the 2022 ITA Ohio Valley Regionals Championship in Louisville, Ky., marking the second competition of the 2022-23 season for the Bucs. The tournament will be played at both Louisville’s Bass-Rudd Tennis Center and Bellarmine’s Eddie-Weber Tennis Complex beginning on Thursday and concluding on Monday.
CARY, N.C. (Sept. 18, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team concluded play in the 2022 Duke Bonk Invitational, which was held this weekend in Cary, N.C. The Bucs sent four players to the season-opening tournament and finished with three combined victories – all coming in singles play.
CARY, N.C. (Sept. 15, 2022) – The ETSU men’s tennis team is set to compete in the 2022 Duke James Bonk Invitational in Cary, N.C., marking the 2022-23 season debut for the Bucs. The tournament will be played at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C. beginning on Friday and concluding on Sunday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 27, 2022) -- A day after placing 66 student-athletes on the Southern Conference Spring All-Academic Team, ETSU landed 239 student-athletes on the SoCon Honor Roll, as the league office announced the full listing of academic honors on Wednesday.
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (July 26, 2022) -- With the Southern Conference announcing its Academic All-Conference selections on Tuesday, ETSU placed 66 student-athletes on the prestigious teams.
TEMPE, Ariz. (July 11, 2022) – Three ETSU men’s tennis student-athletes were named ITA Scholar-Athletes as the organization announced its academic awards on Monday.
