HOUSTON – Championship matchups have been set across all four brackets after an entertaining day Saturday at the American Individual Tennis Championship, to set the stage for Sunday’s finals at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
In women’s singles, top-seeded Xin Tong Wang of Wichita State defeated No. 4 seed Francesca Maguina Bunikowska of Rice, 6-4, 6-2, to advance to the championship match. No. 2 seed Uma Bakaityte of Rice also secured her spot in the final with a 6-1, 6-2 victory over Memphis’ Leonie Moeller. Wang and Bakaityte will meet Sunday for the title.
The men’s singles final will feature UTSA’s Enzo Vargas and Tulsa’s Victor Tosetto. Vargas earned a 6-3, 6-4 victory over No. 2 seed Daniel Phillips of Tulane, while Tosetto rallied to defeat top-seeded Petro Kuzmenok of Rice in three sets, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4.
In women’s doubles, top-seeded Wang and Giorgia Roselli of Wichita State advanced with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Florida Atlantic’s Alexia Patru and Ioana Teodora Sava. Charlotte’s Amalia Widdowson and Shona Nakano also booked their place in the final, rallying to defeat No. 3 seed Lilly Schultz and Lou Chalard of UNT, 3-6, 6-3, 10-6. The two teams will meet Sunday for the championship.
The men’s doubles final is set after No. 5 seed Pablo Roche Alcaya and Rodrigo Cruz of Wichita State defeated top-seeded Kuzmenok and Tommy Czaplinski of Rice, 7-6, 6-2. No. 3 seed Victor Tosetto and Otso Martikainen of Tulsa secured the other spot in the final, rallying past UAB’s Ondrej Valek and Conor Flynn, 3-6, 7-6, 13-11, in a match tiebreak.
The American Individual Tennis Championship concludes Sunday with championship matches in men’s and women’s singles and doubles. Winners will look to cap their tournament runs with titles and earn the opportunity to compete at the ITA Conference Masters Championships Nov. 5-8 in Rome, Georgia.
American Conference Individual Championship Results – Oct. 24
MEN'S SINGLES
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(4) Victor Tosetto (Tulsa) def. (1) Petro Kuzmenok (Rice), 6-1, 6-7 (7-2), 6-4)
Enzo Vargas (UTSA) def. (2) Daniel Phillips (Tulane), 6-3, 6-4
Final | Sunday, October 25
(4) Victor Tosetto (Tulsa) vs. Enzo Vargas (UTSA)
WOMEN'S SINGLES
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(1) Xin Tong Wang def. (4) Francesca Maguina Bunikowska (Rice), 6-4, 6-2
(2) Uma Bakaityte (Rice) def. Leonie Moeller (Memphis), 6-1, 6-2
Final | Sunday, October 25
(1) Xin Tong Wang vs. (2) Uma Bakaityte (Rice)
MEN'S DOUBLES
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(5) Pablo Roche Alcaya/Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State) def. (1) Petro Kuzmenok/Tommy Czaplinski (Rice), 7-6 (7-5), 6-2
(3) Victor Tosetto/Otso Martikainen (Tulsa) def. Ondrej Valek/Conor Flynn (UAB), 3-6, 7-6 (9-7), 13-11
Final | Sunday, October 25
(3) Victor Tosetto/Otso Martikainen (Tulsa) vs. (5) Pablo Roche Alcaya/Rodrigo Cruz (Wichita State)
WOMEN'S DOUBLES
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(1) Xin Tong Wang/Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) def. Alexia Patru/Ioana Teodora Sava (Florida Atlantic), 7-5, 6-4
Amalia Widdowson/Shona Nakano (CLT) def. (3) Lilly Schultz/Lou Chalard (UNT), 3-6, 6-3, 10-6
Final | Sunday, October 25
(1) Xin Tong Wang/Giorgia Roselli (Wichita State) vs. Amalia Widdowson/Shona Nakano (CLT)
WOMEN'S CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(6) Vanesa Vlahova (Florida Atlantic) def. Celine Abaswi (UTSA), 6-2, 6-1
Katrin Pavkova (Florida Atlantic) def. Tesse Antonis (Temple), 6-3, 6-1
Finals | Sunday, October 25
(6) Vanesa Vlahova (Florida Atlantic) vs. Katrin Pavkova (Florida Atlantic)
MEN'S CONSOLATION BRACKET
Semifinals | Saturday, October 24
(8) Alec Gaudin (Tulane) def. Timeo Bretin (UTSA), 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
(7) Benjamin Martin (Memphis) def. Hiiro Sakamoto (CLT), 6-2, 7-6 (10-8)
Finals | Saturday, October 24
(8) Alec Gaudin (Tulane) def. (7) Benjamin Martin (Memphis) via Walkover (Travel/Personal)