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Men's Tennis 11/6/2026 8:22:00 PM Hailey Franklin - Assistant Sports Information Director

Pugh One Win Away From ITA Division II National Singles Final

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - The Lander men's tennis team continued its run at the ITA Division II Individual National Championships on Friday, highlighted by Harry Pugh securing a spot in the national singles semifinals and teaming with Brendan Jayaprakash to advance to the doubles consolation semifinals at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center.

Second-seeded Pugh earned a commanding 6-2, 6-4 victory over Manuel Lanteri of Embry-Riddle in the singles quarterfinals, advancing to the final four of the national championship draw.

Pugh, the reigning ITA Southeast Regional singles runner-up, has now won three consecutive matches at the national championships without dropping a set, defeating Khanh Nguyen of West Virginia Wesleyan in the opening round and Bora Bakici of Grand Valley State in the round of 16.

The Bearcat will face seventh-seeded Enrico Rosellini of Embry-Riddle in Saturday's semifinals at 10 a.m. CT, with a spot in the national championship match on the line.

In doubles competition, Pugh and Jayaprakash continued their run through the consolation bracket, listed as the West draw, with a hard-fought victory over eighth-seeded Austin Stone and JD Drake of Westmont.

The second-seeded duo rallied after dropping the opening set to secure a 6-7 (7-4), 6-4, 10-8 victory in a third-set match tiebreak, earning a spot in the consolation semifinals.

The reigning ITA Southeast Regional doubles champions will face Jose Castillo and Antoni Pankowski of UT Dallas in Saturday's semifinals, looking to secure a spot in the consolation championship match.

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Players Mentioned

Brendan Jayaprakash: Junior

Harry Pugh: Junior

Players Mentioned

Brendan Jayaprakash
: Junior

Harry Pugh
: Junior