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November 04, 2026 | Men's Tennis
Niksa Arsic will represent the Big 12 in singles, while teaming up with Thiago Guglieri in doubles action
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech men's tennis will turn its attention to the ITA Conference Masters Championships, set for Nov. 5-8 at the Rome Tennis Center in Rome, Ga. The Red Raiders will be represented by Niksa Arsic in singles and the doubles pairing of Arsic and Thiago Guglieri, who earned their respective spots as the Big 12's representatives in the tournament.
The Conference Masters Championships serve as another opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, scheduled to begin Nov. 16 in Athens, Ga. The tournament features representatives from each NCAA Division I conference eligible for automatic qualification, with each conference sending one singles player and one doubles team from each gender.
Four singles players will earn NCAA Championship berths by advancing to the semifinals, while the doubles finalists will secure the two available qualifying spots. Arsic will look to carry his recent singles success into the national qualifying event, while he and Guglieri will aim to build on their strong doubles chemistry.
At the ITA Texas Regional Championships, the duo wrapped up a busy weekend highlighted by both a semifinal appearances from Arsic in singles and the Arsic-Guglieri pairing in doubles. Competing in one of the nation's toughest regional fields, Arsic collected three victories over ranked opponents, while the No. 86-ranked doubles duo also secured three wins en route to the semifinals.
Arsic opened his singles campaign with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 victory over Noey Do before taking down No. 46 Bor Artnak of Texas A&M, 7-5, 6-3. He followed with another straight-set victory, defeating No. 97 Lucas Marionneau, 7-5, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals. There, Arsic continued his impressive run against No. 93 Albert Pedrico Kravtsov, winning the opening-set tiebreaker before closing out the match with a dominant 6-1 second set. His run ultimately came to an end in the semifinals, where No. 88 Tomasz Berkieta earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Arsic and Guglieri mirrored that success in doubles, advancing to the semifinals with three consecutive victories. The No. 86-ranked pairing opened with an 8-3 win over Drew Hedgecoe and Gordon Gallagher before defeating Lathan Skrobarcek and Alexander Frusina, 8-4. They secured their semifinal berth with another 8-4 decision, this time over Roger Ferra Pascual and Kaj Quirjins.
With two semifinal appearances at the regional championships behind them, the Red Raiders now have their sights set on Rome, where Arsic and the Arsic-Guglieri pairing will look to turn their regional momentum into NCAA Championship opportunities.
The Conference Masters Championships serve as another opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, scheduled to begin Nov. 16 in Athens, Ga. The tournament features representatives from each NCAA Division I conference eligible for automatic qualification, with each conference sending one singles player and one doubles team from each gender.
Four singles players will earn NCAA Championship berths by advancing to the semifinals, while the doubles finalists will secure the two available qualifying spots. Arsic will look to carry his recent singles success into the national qualifying event, while he and Guglieri will aim to build on their strong doubles chemistry.
At the ITA Texas Regional Championships, the duo wrapped up a busy weekend highlighted by both a semifinal appearances from Arsic in singles and the Arsic-Guglieri pairing in doubles. Competing in one of the nation's toughest regional fields, Arsic collected three victories over ranked opponents, while the No. 86-ranked doubles duo also secured three wins en route to the semifinals.
Arsic opened his singles campaign with a convincing 6-3, 6-1 victory over Noey Do before taking down No. 46 Bor Artnak of Texas A&M, 7-5, 6-3. He followed with another straight-set victory, defeating No. 97 Lucas Marionneau, 7-5, 6-4, to advance to the quarterfinals. There, Arsic continued his impressive run against No. 93 Albert Pedrico Kravtsov, winning the opening-set tiebreaker before closing out the match with a dominant 6-1 second set. His run ultimately came to an end in the semifinals, where No. 88 Tomasz Berkieta earned a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Arsic and Guglieri mirrored that success in doubles, advancing to the semifinals with three consecutive victories. The No. 86-ranked pairing opened with an 8-3 win over Drew Hedgecoe and Gordon Gallagher before defeating Lathan Skrobarcek and Alexander Frusina, 8-4. They secured their semifinal berth with another 8-4 decision, this time over Roger Ferra Pascual and Kaj Quirjins.
With two semifinal appearances at the regional championships behind them, the Red Raiders now have their sights set on Rome, where Arsic and the Arsic-Guglieri pairing will look to turn their regional momentum into NCAA Championship opportunities.
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