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Men's Tennis Upset No. 1 Keiser to Move to ITA Championship
Posted: Feb 14, 2026

Men's Tennis Upset No. 1 Keiser to Move to ITA Championship

Box Score
Team Stats
Doubles
  • Didrik Liljekvist / Heber Santos def. Lucas Grana / Lucas Perez 6-0
  • David Leon / Nicolas Cortes def. Shaheed Alam / Oliver King 6-4
  • Agustin Gaia / Maceo Simpson def. Andrew Reznik / Andrej Krajcik 7-6 (11-9)
Singles
  • Didrik Liljekvist def. Lucas Grana 6-1, 6-2
  • Shaheed Alam def. Serafin Zund FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Nicolas Cortes def. Felipe Rivadeneira 7-6 (7-5), 6-3
  • Matej Laibl def. David Leon FINAL - UNFINISHED
  • Asier Pascual def. Oliver King 6-2, 4-6, 6-1
  • Santiago Russo def. Heber Santos FINAL - RETIREMENT

ROME, Ga.- The men's tennis team clinched a trip to the championship match of the 2026 ITA NAIA Men's Team Indoor Championships on Saturday. The third-ranked/fourth seeded Bulldogs defeated the No. 1 team in the NAIA, Keiser University 4-1 to earn the trip. 

TWU took the first lead, winning the doubles point with wins in the No. 2 doubles and No. 3 doubles. David Leon and Nicolas Cortes won the No. 2 doubles 6-4 and Maceo Simpson and Agustin Gaia won the No. 3 doubles 7-6 [11-9].

The rest of the points for the Bulldogs came in the No. 3 singles, No. 5 singles, and No. 6 singles. Cortes got his second win of the day in the No. 3 singles, winning the match 7-6 [7-0], 6-3 while Asier Pascual tok the No. 5 singles 6-2, 4-6, 6-1. Santiago Russo took his point by his opponent retiring in the match leading 6-0, 5-0.

TWU (5-1) will play for the championship on Sunday at 5:30 p.m.