Michigan
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Dahlin Qualifies for NCAA Singles Tournament With Semifinal Win at ITA Midwest Regionals
10/20/2025 4:52:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Site: Chicago, Ill. (XS Tennis Village)
Event: ITA Regional Championships
Result: No Team Scoring
Next U-M Event: Thu-Sun., Oct. 30-Nov. 2 -- at Big Ten Individual Championships (Madison, Wis.)
CHICAGO, Ill. -- University of Michigan sophomore Max Dahlin qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship on Monday (Oct. 20) with a semifinal victory at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships at the XS Tennis Village.
Dahlin went 5-0 during the four-day competition, beginning with straight-set wins over Brandon Carpico (Ohio State), Peter Nad (Notre Dame) and Collin Beduhn (Wisconsin) in the first three rounds. He topped Chase Thompson (Notre Dame) 6-4, 6-2 in Sunday's (Oct. 19) quarterfinal before winning a marathon over Sebastian Dominko (Notre Dame) in the semifinal on Monday. After falling 6-3 in the first set, Dahlin won 6-3 in the second set and won 7-6 (10) in the deciding third set.
The finalists decided to not play the final and were crowned co-champions.
Mert Oral and Pierce Shaya advanced out of the qualifying singles draw to the main draw. Oral won his opening main-draw match against Edouard Aubert (Wisconsin) 5-7, 6-3, 7-2 and finished his weekend with a 4-1 record. Shaya lost in the opening round of the main draw, but finished with a 3-2 singles record with two wins in qualifying and one in consolation.
Nicholas Steiglehner went 2-1 with wins in the consolation and backdraw. Steiglehner and Shaya partnered in the doubles main draw and won their opening match 8-2 over Illinois-Chicago's Artem Alekseychuk and Henrique Sa but fell in the round of 32.
The NCAA Individual Championships begin Monday, Nov. 17 in Athens, Ga.
Singles Main Draw
Mert Oral
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- d. Edouard Aubert (Wisconsin), 5-7, 6-3, 7-2
Round of 32Â (Oct. 18) -- l. Nikita Filin (Ohio State), 3-6, 3-6
Backdraw (Oct. 19) -- d. Patrik Mezaros (Wisconsin), 6-1, 3-6, 10-8
Pierce Shaya
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- l. Sachiv Kumar (Wisconsin), 1-6, 1-6
Consolation (Oct. 18) -- d. Devin Boyer (Cleveland State), 6-4, 6-2
Backdraw (Oct. 19) -- l. Matthew Fullerton(Wisconsin), 1-6, 1-6
Max Dahlin
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- d. Brandon Carpico (Ohio State), 6-4, 6-2
Round of 32 (Oct. 18) -- d. Peter Nad (Notre Dame), 6-1, 6-3
Round of 16 (Oct. 18 -- d. Collin Beduhn (Wisconsin), 6-3, 6-1
Quarterfinals (Oct. 19) -- d. Chase Thompson (Notre Dame), 6-4, 6-2
Semifinal (Oct. 20) -- d. Sebastian Dominko (Notre Dame), 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (12-10)
Final (Oct. 20) -- vs. Preston Stearns (Ohio State), no result
Nicholas Steiglehner
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- l. Bryce Nakashima (Ohio State), 5-7, 3-6
Consolation (Oct. 18) -- d. Emil Dapvevic (Illinois-Chicago), 6-7 (5), 6-2, 10-4
Backdraw (Oct. 19) -- d. Charlie Snow (Toledo), 6-1, 7-5
Singles Qualifying Draw
Mert Oral
Round of 64 (Oct. 16) -- d. Finn Logue (Illinois State), 6-3, 6-0
Round of 32 (Oct. 16) -- d. Nicholas Jamison (Cleveland State), 6-1, 7-6 (3)
Arnav Bhandari
Round of 64 (Oct. 16) -- l. Simon Knezevic (Illinois-Chicago), 1-6, 3-6
Consolation (Oct. 16) -- l. Lorenzo Leti Messina (Northern Illinois), 5-7, ret. (injury)
Pierce Shaya
Round of 64 (Oct. 16) -- d. Bernardo Vialle (DePaul), 6-4, 6-4
Round of 32 (Oct. 16) -- d. Charlie Snow (Toledo), 7-5, 5-,7, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw
Mert Oral/Arnav Bhandari
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- l. Oscar Corwin/Alexander Antonopoulos (Western Michigan), 8-3
Nicholas Steiglehner/Pierce Shaya
Round of 64 (Oct. 17) -- d. Artem Alekseychuk/Henrique Sa (Illinois-Chicago), 8-2
Round of 32 (Oct. 17) -- l. Daniel Rakmatullayev/Taym Alazmeh (Michigan State), 8-3
Consolation (Oct. 18 -- l. Jack Davison/Ashton Adesoro (Western Michigan), 6-4
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