Wednesday, October 14
Columbus, Ohio
All Day
Ohio State
vs
ITA Midwest Regional Championships
Photo by: Ohio State Athletics
10/14/2026 2:30:00 PM | Men's Tennis
The Buckeyes will host opponents from 15 schools in the ITA Midwest Regional.
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men's tennis program is hosting 15 visiting schools in the ITA Midwest Regionals throughout the next week. The tournament will take place Oct. 15-20 at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center and the Racquet Club of Columbus.
Eight Buckeyes will compete in the tournament across the main draw for singles and doubles for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship in November. Matthew Forbes, Victor Lilov, Alex Okonkwo, Denis Petak, Preston Stearns, Brandon Carpico, Alex Fuchs and Ilija Palavestra all qualified for the main draw of singles, with the pairings of Lilov/Palavestra, Petak/Forbes, Okonkwo/Stearns and Carpico/Fuchs all earning a first round bye of the doubles main draw.
To qualify for the NCAA Tournament, players must reach the finals of the singles bracket and be the champions of the doubles bracket. The singles tournament has a 64-player qualifying draw and a 64-player main draw, with the finalists from each of the 13 regional sites qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The doubles tournament has a 64-player main draw, with the champions qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
The qualifying draw for singles will start on Thursday, Oct. 15. The doubles main draw will begin Friday, Oct. 16 with singles main draw starting on Saturday, Oct. 17. The singles semifinal and doubles final match will both be played on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Last year's ITA Midwest Regional allowed Preston Stearns to qualify for the NCAA Singles tournament, while the pairing of Bryce Nakashima and Aidan Kim qualified for the NCAA Doubles tournament. Ohio State already has four Buckeyes that are qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Nikita Filin and Aidan Kim both qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship, while the pairings of Carpico/Filin and Kim/Bryce Nakashima also earning spots in the NCAA Doubles Championship from their runs at the ITA All-American Championship.
Tournament Information
Eight Buckeyes will compete in the tournament across the main draw for singles and doubles for a chance to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship in November. Matthew Forbes, Victor Lilov, Alex Okonkwo, Denis Petak, Preston Stearns, Brandon Carpico, Alex Fuchs and Ilija Palavestra all qualified for the main draw of singles, with the pairings of Lilov/Palavestra, Petak/Forbes, Okonkwo/Stearns and Carpico/Fuchs all earning a first round bye of the doubles main draw.
To qualify for the NCAA Tournament, players must reach the finals of the singles bracket and be the champions of the doubles bracket. The singles tournament has a 64-player qualifying draw and a 64-player main draw, with the finalists from each of the 13 regional sites qualifying for the NCAA Tournament. The doubles tournament has a 64-player main draw, with the champions qualifying for the NCAA Tournament.
The qualifying draw for singles will start on Thursday, Oct. 15. The doubles main draw will begin Friday, Oct. 16 with singles main draw starting on Saturday, Oct. 17. The singles semifinal and doubles final match will both be played on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Last year's ITA Midwest Regional allowed Preston Stearns to qualify for the NCAA Singles tournament, while the pairing of Bryce Nakashima and Aidan Kim qualified for the NCAA Doubles tournament. Ohio State already has four Buckeyes that are qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Nikita Filin and Aidan Kim both qualified for the NCAA Singles Championship, while the pairings of Carpico/Filin and Kim/Bryce Nakashima also earning spots in the NCAA Doubles Championship from their runs at the ITA All-American Championship.
Tournament Information
- Location: Ty Tucker Tennis Center / Racquet Club of Columbus
- Admission: Free
- Tournament Page
- Draws/Results
- Live Stream (Only Available for Matches Played at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center)
- Results/Schedule Updates
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