Youngstown State University
ITA Midwest Regional
Guins Advance Three to ITA Midwest Regionals Singles Draw
10/17/2026 7:31:00 PM | Men's Tennis
Columbus, Ohio – The Youngstown State men's tennis team sent three individuals to the ITA Midwest Regionals main singles draw during a solid three days of performances at OSU's Ty Tucker Tennis Center.
Mihai Haita, Oscar Gippet and Phopthum Sriwong all advanced to the singles main draw which features 64 of the top singles players in the Midwest Regional.
Sriwong won two matches in qualifying to make the draw with wins against Michigan State and Marquette while Haita picked up a three-set win over Wisconsin's Collin Beduhn.
Rafael Le Fur and Takamasa Mishiro won consolation singles contests.
In doubles Le Fur and Lenn Stueckrath earned an 8-4 win against DePaul to reach the round of 32 before falling 8-3 to Ohio State.
The Penguins are next in action on Oct. 30 at the Cleveland State Invitational.
ITA Midwest Regional results
Cooper Han (Northwestern) def. Le Fur (YSU) 7-6 (3), 6-4
Dersonas (YSU) def. Remi St-Laurent (Marquette) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (1)
Arnav Bhandari (Michigan) def. Woiten (YSU) 6-1, 6-0
Sriwong (YSU) def. Thomas Nelson (Michigan State) 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5)
Stueckrath (YSU) def. Pannawat Suttisomboon (Toledo) 7-6 (3), 6-1
Nolan Balthazor (Notre Dame) def. Mishiro (YSU) 6-0, 6-3
Evan Lee (UND) def. Dersonas (YSU) 6-2, 6-2
Haita (YSU) def. Collin Beduhn (Wisconsin) 6-3, 3-6,7-5
Esunge Ndumbe (MSU) def. Stueckrath (YSU) 6-4, 7-5
Sriwong (YSU) def. Chadwick Anderson (Marquette) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Sasha Colleu (Illinois) def. Haita (YSU) 7-6 (6), 7-6 (6)
No. 12 Preston Stearns (Ohio State) def. Phopthum Sriwong (YSU) 6-0, 6-4
Ilija Palavestra (Ohio State) def. Oscar Gippet (YSU) 6-4, 6-2
Consolation matches
Mishiro (YSU) def. Evan Glebov (Marquette) 6-0, 6-2
Le Fur (YSU) def. Aarav Nair (UIC) 6-3, 6-2
Valter Larson (DePaul) def. Woiten (YSU) 6-1, 6-1
Evan Burnett (Michigan) def. Gippet (YSU) 6-1, 6-0
