Daily Recap: ITA Regional Championships

Thursday, October 8

Auburn, Ala.

Alabama

ITA Regional Championships

Photo by: Crimson Tide Photos / UA Athletics

10/10/2026 10:15:00 AM | Men's Tennis

Results following each day of the tournament will be posted below

Thursday, Oct. 8

In the first round of qualifying singles, Alabama's Theo Hegarty defeated Tulane's Steven Rice (3-6, 6-1, 6-1) to move on to the second round
- Hegarty then fell to Gaku Nayuki of Samford in the second round of qualifying
After receiving a bye in the first round of singles qualifying, Aleksander Blus defeated (Troy Univ.) Henrique Costanzi De Brito (6-1, 6-3) to advance to the main draw

In the first round of doubles, Hegarty and Blus teamed up to defeat a pair from Alabama State, winning 8-2
It was a busy day of singles in the main draw of as the Crimson Tide had seven players compete, four of whom won their first round matchup
Matic Kriznik (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), Yoshka Sborowsky (6-3, 6-3), Braden Hannig (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) and Antonio Voljavec (7-6, 7-6) all moved on to the second round of singles
In the second round of singles, Kriznik defeated Mississippi State's Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (4-6, 6-3, 6-0) and Sborowsky defeated Segundo Goity Zapico (4-6, 6-3, 6-0)