Florida and UNC tennis players advance in ITA Regional Championships

Collegiate tennis players from the University of Florida and the University of North Carolina (UNC) saw significant success during the ITA Regional Championships.

In women's tennis, the Florida Gators went 6-1 in the Round of 64. Top seed Jana Hossam defeated Viktorie Hazmukova, while Valery Gynina, the tournament's second seed, secured a victory over Panna Bartha. Other advancing Gators include Nikola Daubnerova, Brooke Black, Scarlett Nicholson, and Gabia Paskauskas.

In men's tennis at the Carolina Regional, UNC players won six singles matches and four of their first five doubles matches. Nick Mangiapane and Lachlan Gaskell successfully advanced from the qualifying draw to the main draw. Notable singles victories for UNC included Sebastian Sec defeating the No. 2 seed Paul Barbier Gazeu and Chris Xu defeating the No. 6 seed William Manning. The tournament serves as a pathway for players to earn berths to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships in Orlando.