Daily Recap: ITA Southern Regional Championships

Thursday, Oct. 8

In the first round of qualifying singles, Alabama's Theo Hegarty defeated Tulane's Steven Rice (3-6, 6-1, 6-1) to move on to the second round
- Hegarty then fell to Gaku Nayuki of Samford in the second round of qualifying
After receiving a bye in the first round of singles qualifying, Aleksander Blus defeated (Troy Univ.) Henrique Costanzi De Brito (6-1, 6-3) to advance to the main draw

In the first round of doubles, Hegarty and Blus teamed up to defeat a pair from Alabama State, winning 8-2
It was a busy day of singles in the main draw of as the Crimson Tide had seven players compete, four of whom won their first round matchup
Matic Kriznik (6-3, 3-6, 6-3), Yoshka Sborowsky (6-3, 6-3), Braden Hannig (6-2, 2-6, 6-4) and Antonio Voljavec (7-6, 7-6) all moved on to the second round of singles
In the second round of singles, Kriznik defeated Mississippi State's Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (4-6, 6-3, 6-0) and Sborowsky defeated Segundo Goity Zapico (4-6, 6-3, 6-0)

Kriznik advanced to Sunday's singles quarterfinals after defeating Kai Milburn (Ole Miss) by a score of 6-1, 6-3
Kriznik will go up against Igor Kudriashov (Ole Miss), who took down Sborowsky (3-6, 4-6) in the round of 16
In doubles, Hegarty and Blus dominated their way to the quarterfinals, winning their first match of the day, 8-2, and their second match, 8-4
The Alabama duos of Voljavec/Kriznik (8-1), Sborowsky/Hazratwala (8-4) and Hannig/Vit Kalina (8-6) all made it past the second round of doubles, but were eliminated in the round of 16

Hegarty and Blus won two matches on the day to advance to the doubles finals for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships
Kriznik fell in the singles quarterfinals after a strong showing in the main draw
Blus and Hegarty return to the courts Monday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. CT against the doubles pair of Igor Kudriashov and Kai Milburn from Ole Miss