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#32 Men's Tennis Pete Stein / MSU Athletic Communications

Sanchez reaches semis in singles, advances to finals in doubles with Vacula at ITA South Central Regional

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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Players Mentioned

Bruno Sanchez

Bruno Sanchez

6' 4"
Senior
Right
Filip Vacula

Filip Vacula

5' 11"
Junior
Right

Players Mentioned

Bruno Sanchez

Bruno Sanchez

6' 4"
Senior
Right
Filip Vacula

Filip Vacula

5' 11"
Junior
Right