TAMPA, Fla., October 13, 2026 – South Florida men’s tennis will compete at the ITA Southeast Regional Championship, hosted by Georgia Tech at the Ken Byers Tennis Complex from Oct. 14-19.
All nine Bulls will compete in singles, with eight entries in the doubles main draw. Artem Lyapshin and Leo Galliano will open competition in the singles qualifying draw on Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Timeo Gaillard, Ettore Danesi, James Newton, Stepan Mruzek, Ashton McLeod, and Guglielmo Verdese earned automatic entry into the singles main draw, which begins Thursday, Oct. 15.
South Florida will feature four pairings in the doubles main draw. McLeod and Verdese, Galliano and Gaillard, Newton and Lyapshin and Mruzek, and Danesi will represent the Bulls as they look to make a strong run in the regional championship. Doubles action begins Thursday morning, with Gaillard and Galliano taking on Hugo Magnusson and Stefan Correa of Florida Gulf Coast in the first round of matches at 8:30 a.m.
The event serves as a qualifier for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championship, with the two singles finalists and the doubles champion from each region earning automatic qualification to the NCAA Individual Championships.
Results from completed matches will be updated throughout each day on the official ITA Tournament page.
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About South Florida Men’s Tennis
Head Coach Ashley Fisher is in his 11th year at the helm of the program for the 2026-27 season. Fisher has guided the Bulls to five NCAA Tournaments, including three trips to the second round. He was named the American Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 2017 & 2019 after leading South Florida to the conference title in each of those seasons.