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No. 4 Men’s Tennis wins ITA Kickoff Austin Regional championship
01.24.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns swept South Florida, 4-0, to advance to the ITA National Indoor Championships for the eighth-straight year.
Austin – No. 4 Texas Men's Tennis won the championship of the ITA Kickoff Weekend Austin Regional with a 4-0 victory over South Florida at the Weller Indoor Tennis Center on Saturday. With the win, the Longhorns advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championships for the eighth-straight year with this year's tournament taking place from February 13-17 in Dallas and Waco, Texas.
The Longhorns earned the doubles point with wins at No. 1 and 2, followed by singles wins from freshman Abel Forger at No. 3, senior No. 39 Sebastian Gorzny at No. 1, and freshman Kalin Ivanovski at No. 2 for the clinch.
In doubles, the Longhorns claimed the first match with a decisive 6-1 win from Gorzny and freshman Lucas Marionneau over Ettore Danesi and Max Mroz at No. 2. The Bulls answered at No. 3, as Stepan Mruzek and Timeo Gaillard pulled out a victory over junior Lucas Brown and sophomore Sebastian Eriksson. That left it to No.1, which was decided in a dramatic 7-6 (5) tiebreaker, where Ivanovski and Forger clinched the doubles point over Hugo Car and James Newton.
Forger was first off the court in singles play, notching a 6-3, 6-4 win over Agustin Cuellar at No. 3. Gorzny extended the lead with his 6-4, 7-5 victory over No. 28 Car at No. 1 in which he never trailed by a game throughout either set. To close things out, Ivanovski clinched the match with his 7-5, 6-2 win over Elijah Cham on No. 2.
When the Longhorns clinched the win, Nos. 4 and 5 both had split sets, with No. 25 Eriksson even 4-6, 6-2, 1-1 in his matchup against Danesi, and senior Jonah Braswell trailing slightly to Mruzek, 3-6, 6-3, 0-1. Brown was working toward closing things out in his match against Gughi Verdese, leading 7-6, 4-2 at No. 6 when play stopped.
The Longhorns will next face Ohio State in Columbus, Oh. on Friday at 6 p.m. ET/5 p.m. CT.
#4 Texas 4, South Florida 0
Singles - Order of Finish (3,1,2)
1. #39 Sebastian Gorzny (TEX) def. #28 Hugo Car (USF) 6-4, 7-5
2. Kalin Ivanovski (TEX) def. Elijah Cham (USF) 7-5, 6-2
3. Abel Forger (TEX) def. Agustin Cuellar (USF) 6-3, 6-4
4. #25 Sebastian Eriksson (TEX) vs. Ettore Danesi (USF) 4-6, 6-2, 1-1, unf.
5. Jonah Braswell (TEX) vs. Stepan Mruzek (USF) 3-6, 6-3, 0-1, unf.
6. Lucas Brown (TEX) vs. Gughi Verdese (USF) 7-6 (2), 4-2, unf.
Doubles - Order of Finish (2,3,1)
1. Kalin Ivanovski/Abel Forger (TEX) def. Hugo Car/James Newton (USF) 7-6 (5)
2. Sebastian Gorzny/Lucas Marionneau (TEX) def. Ettore Danesi/Max Mroz (USF) 6-1
3. Stepan Mruzek/Timeo Gaillard (USF) def. Sebastian Eriksson/Lucas Brown (TEX) 6-2
Individual Match Key Moments
(by order of finish)
Doubles No. 2: Gorzny/Marionneau (TEX) def. Danesi/Mroz (USF) 6-1
Texas opened on a 4-0 run, including a deuce-point hold, before dropping their only game of the set on a deuce-point break.
Doubles No. 3: Mruzek/Gaillard (USF) def. Eriksson/Brown (TEX) 6-2
South Florida picked up the only two breaks, including for a 3-1 lead and on a deuce point for the match.
Doubles No. 1: Ivanovski/Forger (TEX) def. Car/Newton (USF) 7-6 (5)
The match was on serve all the way to a tiebreaker where the Longhorns earned the first mini-break for a 4-3 lead that they consolidated for 5-3. The Bulls then tied it, but Texas captured the final two points for the win.
Singles No. 3: Forger (TEX) def. Cuellar (USF) 6-3, 6-4
First Set: Forger collected consecutive deuce points for the only break of the set for 4-2 and followed with a hold for 5-2.
Second Set: Much like the first set, Forger gathered the only break for a 4-3 lead.
Singles No. 1: Gorzny (TEX) def. Car (USF) 6-4, 7-5
First Set: Gorzny broke first on a deuce point for a 3-1 lead, and although Car broke back, Gorzny later broke again for the set.
Second Set: Despite three deuce points, two of which were won by Car, the set stayed on serve until Gorzny broke in the last game for the match.
Singles No. 2: Ivanovski (TEX) def. Cham (USF) 7-5, 6-2
First Set: Cham held his first two serves at deuce until Ivanovski broke for 3-2. Cham got the break back for 5-5, but Gorzny broke again and served out the set.
Second Set: Ivanovski broke on a deuce point for a 3-2 lead to start a 4-0 run to the finish.
Singles No. 4: #25 Eriksson (TEX) vs. Danesi (USF) 4-6, 6-2, 1-1, unf.
First Set: Four of the first five games came down to deuce points, with both players holding at deuce in the first two games starting with Eriksson before three-straight breaks that left Danesi up a break. The rest of the set stayed on serve to Danesi's win.
Second Set: Eriksson opened with a 3-0 run, including a deuce-point break. He then gave up two games before going on another 3-0 run for the set, capped by a deuce-point break.
Third Set: Danesi won the opening game with a deuce-point break, and Eriksson broke back before play stopped.
Singles No. 5: Braswell (TEX) vs. Mruzek (USF) 3-6, 6-3, 0-1, unf.
First Set: Mruzek earned the only break for a 5-3 lead before serving out.
Second Set: Braswell notched the only break on a deuce point for a 5-3 lead before serving out.
Third Set: Mruzek held the one game before play stopped.
Singles No. 6: Brown (TEX) vs. Verdese (USF) 7-6 (2), 4-2, unf.
First Set: Verdese opened on a 3-0 run, including a deuce-point break. Brown got the break back to trail, 4-3, and eventually force a tiebreaker.
First Set Tiebreaker: Brown jumped out to a 4-0 lead on the way to a 7-2 in.
Second Set: Brown lost the first two games before going on a 4-0 run including two deuce-point breaks before play stopped.
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