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ITA Midwest Regional
DePaul Closes Weekend at ITA Regional Championships
10/19/2026 3:02:00 PM | MEN'S TENNIS
Four Blue Demons secure wins in trip to Columbus
COLUMBUS, Ohio – DePaul men's tennis closed its ITA Regional Championships competition with four wins in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 15-17. Tobias Leitner represented as the sole Blue Demon in the singles Main Draw on Saturday, Oct. 17.
Freshman Alexander Haage recorded DePaul's first victory on Thursday in the qualifying first round, defeating Chicago State's Cesar Coloma 2-6, 6-3, 6-4. Valter Larsson and Germano Diehl Setti bounced back from initial losses and also tallied wins in Thursday's action in the consolation bracket.
Tobias Leitner recorded DePaul's fourth and final win of the weekend on Saturday in the Main Draw Consolation, earning a convincing straight-set victory against Notre Dame's Nolan Balthazor, 6-4, 6-3, and finishing 1-1 overall on the day.
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ITA Midwest Regional (Columbus, Ohio)
Thursday, 10/15
Singles - Qualifying (Round One)
Haage (DPU) def. Coloma (CHST) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4
La Pham (WMU) def. Diehl Setti (DPU) 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-2
Davison (WMU) def. Larsson (DPU) 6-3, 7-6(4)
Singles - Qualifying (Consolation)
Larsson (DPU) def. Teixeira (CHST) 6-2, 6-1
Diehl Setti (DPU) def. Jacobson (CLE ST) 6-1, 4-6, 10-3
Friday, 10/16
Doubles - Main Draw
Stueckrath/Le Fur (YSU) def. Larsson/Setti (DPU) 8-4
Nokic/Hodzic (UIC) def. Haage/Leitner (DPU) 8-2
Singles - Qualifying (Round Two)
Mekhael (ILL) def. Haage (DPU) 6-2, 6-7(4), 6-2
Saturday, 10/17
Singles - Main Draw (Round One)
Alazmeh (MSU) def. Leitner (DPU) 6-2, 6-3
Singles - Main Draw (Consolation)
Leitner (DPU) def. Balthazor (ND) 6-4, 6-3
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