HOUSTON - The opening day of the American Individual Tennis Championship saw 10 of 16 seeded players advance to Friday’s quarterfinal across the men’s and women’s tournaments Thursday at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
 
The top two seeds in both the women’s and men’s brackets all brought home straight set wins. On the men’s side, top seeded Petro Kuzmenok from Rice picked up a 6-4, 7-5 victory in his first matchup while No. 2 seed Tulane’s Daniel Phillips won 6-3, 7-5.
 
For the women, the top seed Xin Tong Wang won her match 6-2, 6-4 and the No. 2 seed Uma Bakaityte from Rice advanced with a 6-3, 6-2 win.
 
The No. 3 seeds did not fair as well, however, with No. 3 Guglielmo Verdese from South Florida falling to Tulsa’s Alex Nunez 6-1, 6-2. For the women, No. 3 Shona Nakano from Charlotte dropped her matchup against Leonie Moeller, 6-3, 5-7, 7-5.
 
The brackets also saw two male players, Nunez (Tulsa) and Enzo Vargas (UTSA), and four female players, Amalia Widdowson (Charlotte), Klara Kajabova (UAB), Moeller (Memphis) and Lou Chalard (UNT), all win a pair of singles matches on the day.
 
The action resumes Friday with the quarterfinals for singles and doubles as well as the start of the consolation bracket for any player who lost their first played match of the day. All matches can be viewed live here.
 
2026 American Individual Tennis Championships – Schedule
 
MEN'S SINGLES
First Round | Thursday, October 22
Pablo Roche Alcaya (Wichita State) def. Lucca Pignaton (Florida Atlantic), 7-5, 6-1
Conor Flynn (UAB) def. Sam Reeve (Memphis), 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 6-1
Julian Forer (Temple) def. Timeo Bretin (UTSA), 3-6, 7-6 (7-3), 6-3
Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State) def. Ondrej Valek (UAB), 7-6 (9-7), 6-3)
Enzo Vargas (UTSA) def. Hiiro Sakamoto (CLT), 6-3, 7-6 (7-4)
Alex Nunez (Tulsa) def. Joao Bento Carqueija (Temple), 6-0, 6-1

Second Round | Thursday, October 22
(1) Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) def. Pablo Roche Alcaya (Wichita State), 6-4, 7-5
(9) James Newton (South Florida) def. (8) Alec Gaudin (Tulane), 7-5, 6-3
(4) Victor Tosetto (Tulsa) def. Conor Flynn (UAB), 6-4, 6-2
(5) Andres Medus (CLT) def. Julian Forer (Temple), 6-4, 7-6 (7-5)
(2) Daniel Phillips (Tulane) def. Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State), 6-3, 7-5
(10) Jose David Segovia (Florida Atlantic) def. (7) Benjamin Martin (Memphis), 7-5, 2-6, 6-2
Enzo Vargas (UTSA) def. (6) Rafael Botran (Rice), 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
Alex Nunez (Tulsa) def. (3) Guglielmo Verdese (South Florida), 6-1, 6-2

Quarterfinals | Friday, October 23
(1) Petro Kuzmenok (Rice) vs. (9) James Newton (South Florida)
(4) Victor Tosetto (Tulsa) vs. (5) Andres Medus (CLT)
(2) Daniel Phillips (Tulane) vs. (10) Jose David Segovia (Florida Atlantic)
Alex Nunez (Tulsa) vs. Enzo Vargas (UTSA)
 
WOMEN'S SINGLES
First Round | Thursday, October 22
Lou Baudouin (Temple) def. Alicia Mall (Memphis), 6-7 (7-5), 6-0, 6-2
Carolina Laynder (UNT) def. Celine Abaswi (UTSA), 6-0, 7-6 (11-9)
Amalia Widdowson (CLT) def. Coral Valle (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
Diana Badalyan (Tulane) def. Kim Auerswald (East Carolina), 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
Klara Kajabova (UAB) def. Margherita Marcon (South Florida), 6-3, 6-3
Kristyna Damaskova (UAB) def. Katrin Pavkova (Florida Atlantic), 4-6, 6-2, 6-3
Leonie Moeller (Memphis) def. Laia Tarazona Peyro (UAB), 6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Tesse Antonis (Temple), 6-3, 6-1
Prisca Abbas (Tulsa) def. Zelie Bretin (East Carolina), 6-1, 6-3
Sienna Leeson (South Florida) def. Delanie Tribby (Tulane), 6-4, 6-2

Second Round | Thursday, October 22
(1) Xin Tong Wang def. Lou Baudouin (Temple), 6-2, 6-4
Amalia Widdowson (CLT) def. Carolina Laydner (UNT), 6-2, 6-7 (7-3), 6-1
(4) Francesca Maguina Bunikowska (Rice) def. Diana Badalyan (Tulane), 4-6, 6-4, 6-3
 Klara Kajabova (UAB) def. (6) Vanesa Vlahova (Florida Atlantic), 6-3, 7-6 (11-9)
(5) Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) def. Kristyna Damaskova (UAB), 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
Leonie Moeller (Memphis) def. (3) Shona Nakano (CLT), 6-3, 5-7, 7-5
Lou Chalard (UNT) def. Prisca Abbas (Tulsa), 6-3, 6-3
(2) Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def. Sienna Leeson (South Florida), 6-3, 6-2

Quarterfinals | Friday, October 23
(1) Xin Tong Wang vs. Amalia Widdowson (CLT)
(5) Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) vs. Leonie Moeller (Memphis)
(4) Francesca Maguina Bunikowska (Rice) vs. Klara Kajabova (UAB)
(2) Uma Bakaityte (Rice) vs. Lou Chalard (UNT)
 
MEN'S DOUBLES
First Round | Thursday, October 22
Jose David Segovia/Lucca Pignaton (Florida Atlantic) def. Alec Gaudin/Daniel Phillips (Tulane), 8-6
Ondrej Valek/Conor Flynn (UAB) def. Julian Forer/Doruk Calikoglu (Temple), 8-6
Andres Medus/Hiiro Sakamoto (CLT) def. Enzo Vargas/Timeo Bertin (UTSA), 8-7 (7-2)

Quarterfinals | Friday, October 23
(1) Petro Kuzmenok/Tommy Czaplinski (Rice) vs. Jose David Segovia/Lucca Pignaton (Florida Atlantic)
(4) Guglielmo Verdese/James Newton (South Florida) vs. (5) Pablo Roche Alcaya/Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State)
(2) Sam Reeve/Benjamin Martin (Memphis) vs. Ondrej Valek/Conor Flynn (UAB)
(3) Victor Tosetto/Otso Martikainen (Tulsa) vs. Andres Medus/Hiiro Sakamoto (CLT)
 
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
First Round | Thursday, October 22
Coral Valle/Prisca Abbas (Tulsa) def. Gabriela Felix da Silva/Diana Khaydarshina (UTSA), 8-2
Alexia Patru/Ioana Teodora Sava (Florida Atlantic) def. Uma Bakaityte/Francesca Maguina (Rice), 8-4
Irmak Ozturk/Lou Baudouin (Temple) def. Kim Auerswald/Reese Calvo (East Carolina), 8-4
Amalia Widdowson/Shona Nakano (CLT) def. Mailina Nedderhut/Maria Santos (Memphis), 8-4
Diana Badalyan/Delanie Tribby (Tulane) def. Klara Kajabova/Kristyna Damasova (UAB), 8-4

Quarterfinals | Friday, October 23
(1) Xin Tong Wang/Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) vs. Coral Valle/Prisca Abbas (Tulsa)
Alexia Patru/Ioana Teodora Sava (Florida Atlantic) vs. Irmak Ozturk/Lou Baudouin (Temple)
(2) Sienna Leeson (USF) vs. Amalia Widdowson/Shona Nakano (CLT)
(3) Lilly Schultz/Lou Chalard (UNT) vs. Diana Badalyan/Delanie Tribby (Tulane)