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<\/p>\n INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 14, 2026) \u2014 Lubbock Christian University secured the program’s first-ever victory at the ITA NCAA Division II Indoor National Championships on Saturday, defeating No. 17 Indianapolis 4\u20132 in a consolation semifinal at the USTA Midwest Tennis Center to advance to Sunday’s fifth-place match.
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\nThe Chaparrals (3\u20132) earned their Indoor Nationals berth after advancing to the NCAA Division II national semifinals last season. After falling 4\u20133 to No. 5 Washburn in Friday’s quarterfinal round as the tournament’s No. 4 seed, LCU rebounded to defeat the No. 8-seeded Greyhounds and will face Lone Star Conference rival UT Tyler at 1 p.m. CT on Sunday.
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\nLCU seized early control in doubles play against Indianapolis. The first match to finish came at No. 3 doubles, where Marco Seccia<\/a> and Andrea Rossi Principe<\/a> posted a 6\u20133 victory over Lorenzo Di Cursi and Jovan Matovic. Andres De Los Rios<\/a> and Pablo Segura<\/a> followed at No. 2 with a 6\u20134 win against Tadeo Gaggiofatto and Zaid Shelbaya, clinching the doubles point before the No. 1 match was halted at 5\u20135.
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\nSingles began with a setback for the Chaparrals. At No. 2, No. 21 Gaggiofatto defeated No. 17 De Los Rios 6\u20132, 6\u20132 to even the team score at 1\u20131. LCU regained momentum at No. 4 singles, where No. 18 Segura delivered a decisive 6\u20134, 6\u20132 win over Matovic, restoring a 2\u20131 advantage.
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\nThe dual tightened again at No. 3, as Matthieu Derache rallied past No. 26 Mattia Ghedin<\/a> 4\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20131 to level the match at 2\u20132.
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\nFrom there, the Chaparrals closed the door.
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\nAt the top of the lineup, No. 4 Kelly Giese<\/a> overcame No. 20 Asier Ayllon Prado in three sets, 5\u20137, 6\u20134, 6\u20132, giving LCU a 3\u20132 lead. The clinching point came at No. 6 singles, where Rossi Principe rebounded after dropping the first set to defeat Di Cursi 1\u20136, 6\u20134, 6\u20134, sealing the historic 4\u20132 victory.
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\nJordan Georgiev’s<\/a> match at No. 5 was left unfinished in the third set.
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\nThe victory marked LCU’s first win at the Indoor National Championships and capped a resilient response following Friday’s narrow quarterfinal loss to Washburn, in which the Chaparrals built a 3\u20130 lead before the Ichabods rallied for a 4\u20133 decision.
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\nSegura proved pivotal across both duals, contributing a doubles win and a straight-set singles victory against Indianapolis after also winning at No. 4 singles Friday. Giese delivered one of the weekend’s marquee performances, earning a top-10 win against Washburn’s Pavlos Parson and following it with a three-set triumph over another nationally ranked opponent Saturday. Rossi Principe supplied the clinching point against UIndy and pushed his match to a third-set tiebreak in Friday’s quarterfinal.
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\nWith the win, LCU advances to Sunday’s fifth-place match against UT Tyler at the USTA Midwest Tennis Center, closing out the program’s first trip to the Indoor National Championships.
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