Blus, Hegarty Shine at ITA Southern Regional Championships as Doubles Runner-Up

Thursday, October 8

Auburn, Ala.

Alabama

ITA Southern Regional Championships

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Blus, Hegarty Shine at ITA Southern Regional Championships as Doubles Runner-Up

10/12/2026 5:24:00 PM | Men's Tennis

The UA freshman duo won five doubles matches to make it to the finals

AUBURN, Ala. – The Alabama men's tennis program concluded play at the ITA Southern Regional Championships on Monday. The Crimson Tide was highlighted by standout performances from Aleksander Blus and Theo Hegarty in doubles and Matic Kriznik in singles.

Each of the Crimson Tide's doubles pairings recorded a win in the main draw, but it was only Blus and Hegarty who went the distance and made it all the way to the finals. In singles action, Kriznik reached the quarterfinals, picking up three wins before falling to Ole Miss' Igor Kudriashov.

Yoshka Sborowsky picked up two singles victories, while Braden Hannig and Antonio Voljavec each picked up a win in the first round.

Results

Thursday Oct. 8

Qualifying Draw

R64: Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Steven Rice (TUL), 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
R32: Aleksander Blus (UA) def. Henrique Costanzi De Brito (TROY), 6-1, 6-3
R32: Gaku Nayuki (SAM) def. Theo Hegarty (UA), 6-3, 6-2

Friday Oct. 9

Main Draw Singles

R64: Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Aman Dahiya (JSU), 6-1, 3-6, 6-3
R64: Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) def. Tomas Tischner (UAB), 6-3, 6-3
R64: Braden Hannig (UA) def. Diego Duran (MSU), 6-2, 2-6, 6-4
R64: Alberto Altur (UNA) def. Rohan Hazratwala (UA), 6-2, 6-2
R64: Alec Gaudin (TUL) def. Vit Kalina (UA), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-1
R64: Antonio Voljavec (UA) def. Ethan Dasset (UNA), 7-6(2), 7-6(4)
R64: Patrik Munkhammar (AUB) def. Aleksander Blus (UA), 6-1, 4-6, 6-1
R32: Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes (MSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
R32: Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) def. Segundo Goity Zapico (MSU), 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
R32: Vlado Jankanj (OM) def. Braden Hannig (UA), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
R32: Freddy Blaydes (AUB) def. Antonio Voljavec (UA), 6-2, 6-3

Main Draw Doubles

R64: Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Luka Videnovic/Loris Gueli (ASU), 8-2

Saturday Oct. 10

Main Draw Singles

R16: Matic Kriznik (UA) def. Kai Milburn (OM), 6-1, 6-3
R16: Igor Kudriashov (OM) def. Yoshka Sborowsky (UA), 6-3, 6-4

Main Draw Doubles

R32: Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Roberto Ferrer Guimaraes/Segundo Goity Zapico (MSU), 8-2
R32: Matic Kriznik/Antonio Voljavec (UA) def. Gaku Nayuki/Joaquin Blanco (SAM), 8-1
R32: Rohan Hazratwala/Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) def. Axel Frechet/Conor Flynn (UAB), 8-4
R32: Vit Kalina/Braden Hannig (UA) def. Tomas Tischner/Ruben Lebron Puerta (UAB), 8-6
R16: Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Ryusei Miyazato/Lenny Galley (TROY), 8-4
R16: Nikola Kolyachev/David Simeonov (LSU) def. Matic Kriznik/Antonio Voljavec (UA), 8-6
R16: Ethan Dasset/Alberto Altur (UNA) def. Rohan Hazratwala/Yoshka Sborowsky (UA), 8-1
R16: Igor Kudriashov/Kai Milburn (OM) def. Vit Kalina/Braden Hannig (UA), 8-6

Sunday Oct. 11

Main Draw Singles

Quarterfinals: Igor Kudriashov (OM) def. Matic Kriznik (UA), 6-3, 7-6(5)
Braden Hannig (UA) def. Alvaro Jimenez Roman (AUB), 6-4, 7-6(2) (consolation)
Rohan Hazratwala (UA) def. Til Ole Li Zimmermann (TROY), 6-1, 6-3 (consolation)
Lenny Galley (TROY) def. Antonio Voljavec (UA), 2-6, 7-6(8), 10-5 (consolation)
Yoshka Sborowsky (UA) def. Sebastian Harrison (SAM), 4-6, 7-6(0), 10-5 (consolation)

Main Draw Doubles

Quarterfinals: Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Freddy Blaydes/Tyler Bowers (AUB), 8-5
Semifinals: Aleksander Blus/Theo Hegarty (UA) def. Luciano Alcocer/Gabriel Garay (TROY), 6-1, 7-5