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In men’s tennis, three players are in the semifinals of the ITA Texas Regionals

In men’s tennis, three players are in the semifinals of the ITA Texas Regionals

Waco, Texas – Texas Men’s Tennis advanced two singles players and a doubles pair to the semifinals of the ITA Texas Regional Championships on Sunday at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.

Junior No. 29 Jonah Braswell and freshmen Timo Legout advanced in singles, while the duo of Legout and Sophomore Lucas Brown did this in doubles.

In singles, Braswell defeated No. 61 seed Devin Badenhorst of Baylor, 6-2, 6-2, and Legout defeated No. 9-16 seed Marko Miladinovic, also of Baylor, 6-0, 6-3. The next game is Monday at noon CT, with Braswell taking on No. 17 seed JC Roddick of Texas A&M and Legout taking on No. 49 seed Zsombor Velcz of Baylor. Velcz advanced to the semifinals by defeating #124 Brown 6-3, 6-3.

In doubles, two Longhorn pairs played two games on Sunday. Fourth-seeded Legout and Brown won a round-of-16 tiebreaker over Petro Kuzmenok and Santiago Navarro of Rice 8-7 (4) before defeating 9-16 seeds Louis Bowden and Quintan Van Wijk of Baylor 8-4 . in the quarterfinals. Braswell and newbie Evan Burnett He then claimed an 8-5 victory over Emir Sendogan and Joshua Mandelbaum of Rice in the round of 16 before losing by the same score to three seeds Arthus de la Bassetiere and Kabeer Kapasi, also of Rice, in the quarterfinals.

Legout and Brown next face 9-16 seeds Tiago Torres and Miguel Alonso of UTSA on Monday at 10 a.m. CT.

The entire tournament draw and results can be found here in the tournament hub. There will be no live stats, but there will be a live video of the top six finishes, which can be found here.

ITA Texas Regional Championships 2024

Single Main Round Quarterfinals – October 20th
3 seeds No. 29 Jonah Braswell (UT) def. 5 seed #61 Devin Badenhorst (BU), 6-2, 6-2
9-16 seeds Timo Legout (UT) def. 9-16 seed Marko Miladinovic (BU), 6-0, 6-3
4 seed #49 Zsombor Velcz (BU) def. 9-16 seeds No. 124 Lucas Brown (UT), 6-3, 6-3

Doubles main draw round of 16 – October 20th
4 seeds Timo Legout/Lucas Brown (UT) def. Petro Kuzmenok/Santiago Navarro (RICE), 8-7 (4)
9-16 seeds Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (UT) def. Emir Sendogan/Joshua Mandelbaum (RICE), 8-5

Quarterfinals of the doubles main draw – October 20th
4 seeds Timo Legout/Lucas Brown (UT) def. 9-16 seeds Louis Bowden/Quintan Van Wijk (BU), 8-4
3 seeds Arthus de la Bassetiere/Kabeer Kapasi (RICE) def. 9-16 seeds Jonah Braswell/Evan Burnett (UT), 8-5

Singles Main Draw Semifinal – October 21st
3 seeds No. 29 Jonah Braswell (UT) vs. 1 seed #17 JC Roddick (TAMU), 12 p.m. CT
9-16 seeds Timo Legout (UT) against fourth seed #49 Zsombor Velcz (BU), 12 p.m. CT

Doubles main draw semi-final – October 21st
4 seeds Timo Legout/Lucas Brown (UT) vs. 9-16 seeds Tiago Torres/Miguel Alonso (UTSA), 10 a.m. CT