Youngstown State University
ITA Midwest Regional
YSU Set To Compete at ITA Midwest Regionals
10/14/2026 10:59:00 AM | Men's Tennis
The Youngstown State men's tennis team heads to Columbus, Ohio, to compete at the ITA Midwest Regionals which start on Thursday at Ohio State's Ty Tucker Tennis Center and the Racquet Club of Columbus.
The Penguins will be well represented by sending a group of eight individuals to the tournament.
Thursday will be the first day of the tournament, starting off with the singles qualifiers (Round of 64). Friday will have the second round of singles qualifiers (Round of 32) along with the first two rounds of doubles main draw (Round of 64 & Round of 32). Saturday will feature the third round of doubles (Round of 16) and the first round of singles main draw (Round of 64).
Oscar Gippet has been selected to play in the main singles draw and will face No. 11 seed Ilija Palavestra of Ohio State in his opening match on Saturday. YSU has seven players in the qualifying singles bracket – Mihai Haita, Dovas Dersonas, Rafael Le Fur, Alex Woiten, Phopthum Sriwong, Lenn Stueckrath and Takamasa Mishiro. All seven will be in action on Thursday at various times.
The eight Guins will be in action in doubles once bracket play begins on Friday. The pairs for doubles include Le Fur and Stueckrath, Gippet and Haita, Dersonas and Sriwong / Woiten and Mishiro.
YSU was last in action in late September when it competed at the Horizon League Individual Championships.
