MACON, Ga. – The Middle Georgia State men's and women's tennis teams competed this past weekend in the 2026 Fall ITA Regional Championships. The Regional Championship, hosted in Sumter, South Carolina at the Palmetto Tennis Center, features top D-II players from the Southeast region with the opportunity to advance to the ITA D-II Individual National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
 
Men's Open Singles
 
In Flight A, Alexander Achour advanced out of the Round of 64 with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Joshua Wiesekopsieker of Lees-McRae College and into the Round of 16 with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Marcel Ungerboeck of Chowan University before dropping his match against the 3-seed from North Georgia.
 
Men's Open Doubles
 
In Flight A, Alexander Achour and Zachariah Achour won their first match 8-3 in the Round of 32 against a team from Coker University before dropping their Round of 16 match.
 
Women's Open Singles
 
In Flight A, Tamanna Takoria picked up wins over Emma Kotzmann of Tusculum University and Louma Legurburo of Francis Marion University before falling against the 1-seed from Flagler College. Mayra Gisone advanced all the way to the tournament Final after picking up wins over the 2-seed and 4-seed players but lost to the 1-seed as well.
 
In Flight B, Yana Prihach won her first match against Mia Laidman from Young Harris College before falling in the Round of 16. Lucile Gence advanced into the Quarterfinals with wins over Senah Tawana of Emmanuel University and Valery Gomez of Francis Marion University before losing to Victoria Niox Chateau of North Georgia. Berta Castello Petrus advanced into the Semifinals before falling to Noix Chateau in a close 6-4, 4-6, 8-10 match. Ainhoa Meili Fernandez del Moral made her way into the Final to face Noix Chateau and picked up the 6-4, 7-5 win to win the Flight.
 
Women's Open Doubles
 
In Flight A, Ainhoa Meili Fernandez and Mayra Gisone picked up wins over teams from Tusculum University and Ferrum College to make it into the Quarterfinals before dropping a match against a team from Wingate University.
 
In Flight B, Yana Prihach and Berta Castello Petrus picked up wins over teams from Anderson University and Carson-Newman University to advance to the Semifinals before losing to a team from North Georgia.
 
Mayra Gisone, with her runner-up performance in Flight A, will advance to play in the 2026 ITA D-II Individual National Championships in Tuscaloosa, Alabama at the Tuscaloosa Tennis Center from November 5-8, 2026.