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Men's Tennis 11/5/2026 8:58:00 PM Hailey Franklin - Assistant Sports Information Director

Pugh Advances to National Singles Quarterfinals

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Lander men's tennis team continued competition at the ITA Division II Individual National Championships on Thursday, highlighted by Harry Pugh advancing to the singles quarterfinals and teaming with Brendan Jayaprakash to reach the doubles consolation quarterfinals at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.

Second-seeded Pugh earned a commanding 6-2, 6-3 victory over Bora Bakici of Grand Valley State in the round of 16, securing his spot among the final eight players in the national singles championship.

Pugh, the reigning ITA Southeast Regional singles runner-up, has now won four consecutive sets to open the national tournament after defeating Khanh Nguyen of West Virginia Wesleyan 6-4, 6-0 in Wednesday's opening round.

He now faces Manuel Lanteri of Embry-Riddle in Friday's quarterfinals at 11 a.m. CT, with a spot in the national semifinals on the line.

In doubles competition, Pugh and Jayaprakash bounced back from Wednesday's opening-round loss with a victory in the consolation bracket, listed as the West draw.

The second-seeded duo defeated Alexander Edley and Mansur Khajimuradov of Northeastern State 6-1, 4-6, 10-2 in a third-set match tiebreak to advance to the consolation quarterfinals.

The duo will now face eighth-seeded Austin Stone and JD Drake of Westmont in Friday's consolation bracket quarterfinals at 5:30 p.m. CT.

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Players Mentioned

Brendan Jayaprakash: Junior

Harry Pugh: Junior

Players Mentioned

Brendan Jayaprakash
: Junior

Harry Pugh
: Junior