TYLER, Texas – Bruno Sanchez and Filip Vacula won the 2026 ITA South Central Division II Regional Championship title as they defeated the fourth-seeded pairing of Jose Castillo and Antoni Pankowski of UT Dallas 6-3, 6-2 in the final on Sunday.
Sanchez and Vacula, the No. 3-seed in the draw, 30-team draw, eliminated three seeded pairings on their way to the championship. In the quarterfinals, Sanchez and Vacula beat the No. 5-seed from Lubbock Christian, Pablo Segura and Amir Gaisin, in a pro set, 8-2.
In the semifinals, Sanchez and Vacula took the sixth-seeded duo from Cameron, Lukas Holub and Abubakari Yakubu Lea, 6-2, 7-6 (7).
Sanchez and Vacula earned an automatic berth in the ITA Division II Doubles Championship in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, next month.
Tomas Leguizamon completed his run through the consolation bracket with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Job Japelj of UT Tyler in the consolation final. Leguizamon had to win a match tiebreak again Matheus Zanaletto of UT Dallas in his first consolation match. In the second round of consolation, Leguizamon did not lose a set for the remainder of the tournament, dispatching Phillip Gaurieder of UT Permian Basin, 6-2, 6-3.
In the consolation quarterfinals, Leguizamon posted a 6-0, 6-3 win over Enrique Silveira of UTPB. He reached the finals with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Markuss Meidrops of Western New Mexico.
Leguizamon entered the consolation bracket following his first-round loss in the main draw to Yakubu Lea, who was the No. 8 seed in singles.
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