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2025-26 Men's Tennis Roster

Jakub Jupa

  • Height 6-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Kladno, Czech Republic
  • Highschool TK Sparta Prague

Biography

NIL OPPORTUNITIES

Jupa Quick Facts & Accomplishments
  • Joined Chattanooga program as a true freshman in the Fall of 2023.
  • 2026 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
  • 2026 All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles)
  • 2025 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships Doubles Runner-Up (w/ Cortland Grove)
  • Ranked No. 17 (w/ Grove) in Final 2025 ITA Fall National Doubles Rankings (highest in program history)
  • 2025 UTR Sports NIT Champion
  • 2025 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
  • 2025 All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles)
  • 2024 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year
  • 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)
  • 2024 All-Southern Conference First Team (doubles)
  • 2023 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships Quarterfinals (w/ Peyton Gatti)
  • 3x ITA Scholar-Athlete; 3x SoCon Academic Honoree

Junior (2025-26)
- All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)... finished the season 19-10 overall in singles... went 17-5 in dual action including 6-1 in SoCon matches... all at the No. 1 position.
- Went an impressive 16-1 over final 17 singles results of the season... the stretch included 13-straight victories from February 20 - Match 29... only defeat was a three-set battle to SoCon Player of the Year Oscar Martinez (ETSU).
- Earned straight-set victories in 16 of the 19 overall singles victories on the season... only suffered one straight-set loss in singles all season (at Tennessee, vs. Alejandro Moreno, February 18).
- All-Southern Conference Second Team (doubles; with Cortland Grove)... finished 12-18 overall in doubles... went 7-14 in dual action and 3-4 in SoCon play... played primarily at the No. 1 position.
- Reached main draw championship match in the 2025 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships (doubles) with Grove... duo earned runner-up status... posted main draw victories over doubles teams from Butler (R64), Vanderbilt (R32), Dayton (R16), Lipscomb (Quarterfinals) and Louisville (Semifinals)... fell to Purdue's tandem in the finals.
- Duo became just the second in program history to finish runner-up in the main draw doubles format of the ITA Ohio Valley Regionals... incredible run landed the team in the ITA Division I South Sectional Championships... also earned the duo a final No. 17 ranking in the 2025 ITA Fall National Doubles rankings... highest rank in program history.

Sophomore (2024-25)
- Helped Chattanooga claim the 2025 UTR Sports NIT Championship... named to the All-Southern Conference First Team (singles)... All-SoCon Second Team (doubles).
- Finished the season 9-11 overall in singles... all matches at the No. 1 or No. 2 slot... went 4-3 in SoCon play.
- Finished the season a combined 15-9 overall in doubles action... went 15-8 in dual formats... 4-3 in SoCon play... all at the No. 1 position.
- Posted a 6-1 win at No. 1 doubles with Gabriel Castillo in the NIT title match against Saint Mary's (CA)... won three of final four doubles matches of the season.

Freshman (2023-24)
- Became the program's sixth SoCon Freshman of the Year since the award's start in 1992 after a stellar rookie season as the team's No. 1 singles participant.
- Finished 14-6 in dual singles action including a 7-2 mark (6-1 SoCon) at the No. 1 slot... went 8-2 in his last 10 singles matches heading into SoCon Tournament play.
- Ended with a 19-8 overall singles record when factoring in dual and tournament action.
- Concluded the year with a 21-10 overall doubles record... went 13-8 in duals... 8-2 in tournament fall play... 5-2 SoCon record with Peyton Gatti... 11-5 mark at No. 1 doubles.
- Reached the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Quarterfinals with Gatti in doubles action... earned previous round wins over reps from Louisville, Dayton and Xavier.

Czech Republic International
- International Tennis Federation (ITF) World Ranking as high as No. 249.
- Pair of runner-up finishes in singles play and four runner-up finishes in doubles play at the ITF level.
- Two-time champion at singles in U12 and U16 action... one time champ at U16 doubles in the capital city of Prague. 
- U14 national champion in team format... three runner-ups in team format (U12, 2x U18).

Singles Record:
Year Dual SoCon Tourn. Total
2024 14-6 6-1 5-2 19-8
2025 9-11 4-3 0-0 9-11
2026 17-5 6-1 2-5 19-10
Totals 40-22 16-5 7-7 47-29

Doubles Record:
Year Dual SoCon Tourn. Total
2024 13-8 5-2 8-2 21-10
2025 15-8 4-3 0-1 15-9
2026 7-14 3-4 5-4 12-18
Totals 35-30 12-9 13-7 48-37

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Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    6'4"
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    6'4"
  • 2025-26Junior

    6'4"