TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Bruno Sanchez upset No. 4-seeded Marc Mail of Embry-Riddle in the first round of the 2026 ITA DII Individual Championships at Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.

Sanchez won the opening set but needed a match tiebreak to advance to the second round, 6-4, 1-6, (10-5). The senior from Sabadell, Spain, faces Yuto Miyagawa of Washburn in the second round.

Sanchez and Filip Vacula are the top-seeded doubles pairing in the 32-team draw and won their first-round match on Wednesday, 6-1, 6-3, over Stanislas Noel and Finn Kirschner of Point Loma Nazarene. The MSU duo faces Radu Florea and Jakub Hrasek of Lincoln Memorial in the second round on Thursday.