Alejandro Ortiz and Lucas Braga ITA B-Doubles Champions
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Men's Tennis

Warriors Fare Well in ITA Midwest Regional Championships

MARION, Ind. – The Indiana Tech men's tennis team recently completed three days of action at the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan, this weekend, with two student-athletes reaching the round of 16 and one reaching the quarterfinals.
 
12th-seeded Fernando Sousa won his first two matches in straight sets, surrendering just seven games, before falling to fifth-ranked Iustin Baciu of University of Northwestern Ohio in the round of 16, 6-1, 6-4.
 
Tiago Neves would pull off the upset of the weekend as he beat second-ranked Radu Popa of UNOH, 6-4, 4-6, 11-9, in a first round matchup and advanced all the way to the quarterfinals before falling to Baciu, 6-0, 6-0, who would go on to win the singles championship.

Alejandro Ortiz and Lucas Braga would claim the B-Draw Doubles championship with a perfect record of three days of competition.
 
Tech returns to dual action on Tuesday, September 19, as they travel to Goshen College. First serve is set for 4:30 p.m. from the Goshen College Tennis Complex.
 
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Players Mentioned

Alejandro Ortiz

Alejandro Ortiz

5' 11"
Sophomore
Lucas Braga

Lucas Braga

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tiago Neves

Tiago Neves

Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Alejandro Ortiz

Alejandro Ortiz

5' 11"
Sophomore
Lucas Braga

Lucas Braga

6' 0"
Sophomore
Tiago Neves

Tiago Neves

Sophomore