TYLER, Texas – No. 4-seed Bruno Sanchez reached the semifinals in singles at the 2026 ITA South Central Regional Championship. In doubles, Sanchez and Filip Vacula, seeded No. 3 in the draw, advanced to the final with a straight-set victory in the semifinals on Saturday.
Sanchez met fifth-seeded Marco Seccia in the quarterfinals and won in straight sets, 6-3, 7-6 (8). The win earned Sanchez a berth in the semifnals where he ran into the No. 1 seed — Samuel Antwi of UT Tyler. Antwi won a close first set but pulled away from Sanchez to reach the final, 7-5, 6-0.
In the doubles semifinal, Sanchez and Filip Vacula won the first set in routine fashion, but the duo need to win a tight tiebreak in the second set to advance to the final. Sanchez and Vacula eliminated the Cameron pairing of Lukas Holub and Abubakari Yakubu Lea — the No. 6 seed —6-2, 7-6 (7). Sanchez and Vacula meet Jose Castillo and Antoni Pankowski, the fourth-seeded duo from UT Dallas, for the tournament title.
With a berth in the final, Sanchez and Vacula have qualified for the ITA Division II Doubles Championship in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in November.
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