The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Men’s Tennis sweeps seven matches on day two of ITA Texas Regionals
10.09.2026 | Men's Tennis
The Longhorns claimed two doubles wins and five singles victories on Friday.
Fort Worth – Texas Men's Tennis swept all seven of its matches at day two of the ITA Texas Regional Championships in Fort Worth on Friday. The Longhorns began the day claiming two doubles wins and followed with five singles victories.
After the doubles teams started with first-round byes into the round of 32, the 3 seed of sophomores Abel Forger and Mariano Dedura-Palomero defeated Leon Nickel and Maxwell Lindstedt of Lamar, 8-5. Meanwhile, the 7 seed of freshman Tomasz Berkieta and sophomore Lucas Marionneau downed Jonas Keck and Dennis Dutine of Abilene Christian, 8-1.
Then in singles, three Longhorns claimed wins in the matches that started at 12:30 p.m., including 9 seed No. 88 Berkieta topping Gabriel Porras of Rice, 6-4, 6-3, Dedura-Palomero defeating Timeo Bretin of UTSA, 5-7, 6-1, 6-3, and 9 seed No. 97 Marionneau downing Fabian Anthin of Lamar, 6-4, 6-2.
In the 2 p.m. matches, the 5 seed No. 43 Ojakaar topped Thiago Guglieri of Texas Tech, 6-1, 6-4, and the 8 seed No. 70 Forger defeated Rafael Botran of Rice, 6-3, 6-2.
On Saturday, the doubles draw will begin play at 9 a.m., with Forger and Dedura-Palomero facing the 14 seed Roger Pascual Ferra and Kaj Quirijns of TCU, and Berkieta and Marionneau taking on 15 seed Ludovico Vaccari and Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli of Texas Tech.
The start times in singles are still to be determined, but Ojakaar will square off with Kriish Tyagi of Texas A&M, Forger will play Felipe Pagnacco of Texas Tech, Berkieta will face Filip Paroulek of UT-Arlington, Marionneau will play Phoenix Weir of SMU, and Dedura-Palomero will take on the top seed No. 5 Devin Badenhorst of Baylor.
2026 ITA Texas Regional Championships
Doubles Main Draw Round of 32 – Friday, October 9
3 seed Abel Forger/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) def. Leon Nickel/Maxwell Lindstedt (LAMAR), 8-5
7 seed Tomasz Berkieta/Lucas Marionneau (TEXAS) def. Jonas Keck/Dennis Dutine (ACU), 8-1
Singles Main Draw Round of 64 – Friday, October 9
9 seed #88 Tomasz Berkieta (TEXAS) def. Gabriel Porras (RICE), 6-4, 6-3
Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) def. Timeo Bretin (UTSA), 5-7, 6-1, 6-3
9 seed #97 Lucas Marionneau (TEXAS) def. Fabian Anthin (LAMAR), 6-4, 6-2
5 seed #43 Oliver Ojakaar (TEXAS) def. Thiago Guglieri (TTU), 6-1, 6-4
8 seed #70 Abel Forger (TEXAS) def. Rafael Botran (RICE), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles Main Draw Round of 16 – Saturday, October 10
3 seed Abel Forger/Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) vs. 14 seed Roger Pascual Ferra/Kaj Quirijns (TCU), 9 a.m. CT
7 seed Tomasz Berkieta/Lucas Marionneau (TEXAS) vs.15 seed Ludovico Vaccari/Imran Daniel Abdul Hazli (TTU), 9 a.m. CT
Singles Main Draw Round of 32 – Saturday, October 10
5 seed #43 Oliver Ojakaar (TEXAS) vs. Kriish Tyagi (TAM), TBD
8 seed #70 Abel Forger (TEXAS) vs. Felipe Pagnacco (TTU), TBD
9 seed #88 Tomasz Berkieta (TEXAS) vs. Filip Paroulek (UTA), TBD
9 seed #97 Lucas Marionneau (TEXAS) vs. Phoenix Weir (SMU), TBD
Mariano Dedura-Palomero (TEXAS) vs. 1 seed #5 Devin Badenhorst (BAY), TBD
