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Wednesday, October 7
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Oklahoma Owns Lincoln: Sooners Sweep the Final Four at ITA Central Regional
October 11, 2026 | Men's Tennis
LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Oklahoma men's tennis team dominated the ITA Central Regional Championship, placing all four singles semifinalists for the first time and both singles finalists for the third straight year. Senior Asahi Harazaki, junior Alejandro Melero, sophomore Johan Rodriguez, and freshmen Luciano Ambrogi, Tito Chavez and Daniel Uta all entered as top-eight seeds, and all six won at least two matches in the main draw.
Rodriguez and Ambrogi, the top two seeds, advanced to an all-Sooner final and will share the singles title as co-champions. Both punched their tickets to the NCAA Individual Championships.
Rodriguez, the No. 1 seed from Melgar, Colombia, did not drop a set all week. He opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Oral Roberts' Scott Houben, then beat Arkansas' Louis Hull, 6-2, 7-5. In the round of 16, he defeated No. 15-seed Victor Tosetto of Tulsa, 7-5, 6-3, before taking down No. 5-seed Sydney Zick of Oklahoma State, 6-1, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. He closed out the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-4 win over teammate Chavez.
Ambrogi, the No. 2 seed from Rosario, Argentina, started with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over Tulsa's Otso Martikainen. He followed with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Omaha's Christian Trevey and a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 14-seed Haydar Cem Gokpinar of Oklahoma State. In the quarterfinals, he beat No. 12-seed Marko Milosavljevic of Memphis, 6-3, 6-3, then topped Harazaki, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.
Harazaki, the No. 4 seed, rolled through the first half of the bracket. He opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Nebraska's Jan Sebesta and followed with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Nebraska's Micah Ward. He beat Memphis' Benjamin Martin, 6-0, 6-4, in the round of 16, then took down No. 6 seed Ben Weintraub of Arkansas, 6-4, 6-0, to reach the semifinals.
Chavez, the No. 8 seed, reached the semifinals in his first regional as a Sooner. He fought through a three-set opener against Drake's Jose Alessandro Hernandez Frias, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, then beat Oklahoma State's Ian Bracks, 6-2, 6-1. He defeated No. 13-seed Yannic Nittmann of Memphis, 6-4, 6-4, in the round of 16, and No. 10-seed Hank Trondson of Oklahoma State, 7-5, 6-4, in the quarterfinals.
Uta, the No. 3 seed, won two three-setters before his run ended. He opened with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) win over Wichita State's Pablo Roche Alcaya, then came back to beat Nebraska's Aniss Rafiq, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Trondson ended his run in the round of 16, 6-2, 6-2.
Melero, the No. 7 seed, won two three-setters to reach the round of 16. He beat Wichita State's Leonard Tramolay, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, then rallied past Wichita State's Bautista Leguizamon, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. Milosavljevic stopped him in the round of 16, 6-2, 7-6(6).
In doubles, Chavez and Melero, the No. 7 seeds, made a run to the final. They opened with an 8-1 win over Omaha's Trevey and Kristian Thomas, then beat No. 9-seed Weintraub and Timothee Andriveau of Arkansas, 8-5. They defeated No. 11-seed Martikainen and Tosetto of Tulsa, 8-3, in the quarterfinals, then took down No. 8-seed Loan Lestir and Milosavljevic of Memphis, 6-3, 7-6(6), in the semifinals. No. 4-seed Connor Smillie and Brendan Boland of Arkansas edged them in the final, 6-3, 4-6, [10-8].
Ambrogi and Rodriguez, the No. 1 seeds, opened with an 8-1 win over Creighton's Rocky McKenzie and Mathis Dahler, then beat Omaha's Pavan Uppu and Maddox Lundell, 8-6. Lestir and Milosavljevic ended their run in the quarterfinals, 8-3. Uta and Harazaki, the No. 6 seeds, fell in the round of 32 to Creighton's Neil Saxer and Timothee Lustig, 8-1.
UP NEXT
The Sooners return to action at the Austin 25K Futures, Oct. 12-18, followed by the Norman Open Futures, Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Rodriguez and Ambrogi advance to the NCAA Individual Championships, Nov. 17-22.
FOLLOW THE SOONERS
For updates, follow @OU_MTennis on Instagram and X or like Oklahoma Men's Tennis on Facebook.
RESULTS
Johan Rodriguez
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Scott Houben (Oral Roberts), 6-1, 6-2
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Louis Hull (Arkansas), 6-2, 7-5
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Victor Tosetto [15] (Tulsa), 7-5, 6-3
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Sydney Zick [5] (Oklahoma State), 6-1, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Chavez [8] (OU), 6-0, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) and Ambrogi [2] (OU) advance to final; co-champions
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Rocky McKenzie/Mathis Dahler (Creighton), 8-1
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Pavan Uppu/Maddox Lundell (Omaha), 8-6
Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis) def. Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU), 8-3
Luciano Ambrogi
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen (Tulsa), 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Christian Trevey (Omaha), 6-4, 6-1
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Haydar Cem Gokpinar [14] (Oklahoma State), 6-4, 6-2
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Marko Milosavljevic [12] (Memphis), 6-3, 6-3
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Harazaki [4] (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Ambrogi [2] (OU) and Rodriguez [1] (OU) advance to final; co-champions
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Rocky McKenzie/Mathis Dahler (Creighton), 8-1
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Pavan Uppu/Maddox Lundell (Omaha), 8-6
Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis) def. Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU), 8-3
Asahi Harazaki
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Jan Sebesta (Nebraska), 6-1, 6-2
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Micah Ward (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-0
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Benjamin Martin (Memphis), 6-0, 6-4
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub [6] (Arkansas), 6-4, 6-0
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Harazaki [4] (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Neil Saxer/Timothee Lustig (Creighton) def. Uta/Harazaki [6] (OU), 8-1
Tito Chavez
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Jose Alessandro Hernandez Frias (Drake), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Ian Bracks (Oklahoma State), 6-2, 6-1
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Yannic Nittmann [13] (Memphis), 6-4, 6-4
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Hank Trondson [10] (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Chavez [8] (OU), 6-0, 6-4
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Christian Trevey/Kristian Thomas (Omaha), 8-1
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub/Timothee Andriveau [9] (Arkansas), 8-5
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen/Victor Tosetto [11] (Tulsa), 8-3
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis), 6-3, 7-6(6)
Connor Smillie/Brendan Boland [4] (Arkansas) def. Chavez/Melero [7] (OU), 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]
Daniel Uta
Uta [3] (OU) def. Pablo Roche Alcaya (Wichita State), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Uta [3] (OU) def. Aniss Rafiq (Nebraska), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Hank Trondson [10] (Oklahoma State) def. Uta [3] (OU), 6-2, 6-2
Neil Saxer/Timothee Lustig (Creighton) def. Uta/Harazaki [6] (OU), 8-1
Alejandro Melero
Melero [7] (OU) def. Leonard Tramolay (Wichita State), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Melero [7] (OU) def. Bautista Leguizamon (Wichita State), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Marko Milosavljevic [12] (Memphis) def. Melero [7] (OU), 6-2, 7-6(6)
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Christian Trevey/Kristian Thomas (Omaha), 8-1
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub/Timothee Andriveau [9] (Arkansas), 8-5
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen/Victor Tosetto [11] (Tulsa), 8-3
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis), 6-3, 7-6(6)
Connor Smillie/Brendan Boland [4] (Arkansas) def. Chavez/Melero [7] (OU), 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]
Rodriguez and Ambrogi, the top two seeds, advanced to an all-Sooner final and will share the singles title as co-champions. Both punched their tickets to the NCAA Individual Championships.
Rodriguez, the No. 1 seed from Melgar, Colombia, did not drop a set all week. He opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Oral Roberts' Scott Houben, then beat Arkansas' Louis Hull, 6-2, 7-5. In the round of 16, he defeated No. 15-seed Victor Tosetto of Tulsa, 7-5, 6-3, before taking down No. 5-seed Sydney Zick of Oklahoma State, 6-1, 6-4, in the quarterfinals. He closed out the semifinals with a 6-0, 6-4 win over teammate Chavez.
Ambrogi, the No. 2 seed from Rosario, Argentina, started with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 win over Tulsa's Otso Martikainen. He followed with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Omaha's Christian Trevey and a 6-4, 6-2 win over No. 14-seed Haydar Cem Gokpinar of Oklahoma State. In the quarterfinals, he beat No. 12-seed Marko Milosavljevic of Memphis, 6-3, 6-3, then topped Harazaki, 6-4, 6-4, in the semifinals.
Harazaki, the No. 4 seed, rolled through the first half of the bracket. He opened with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Nebraska's Jan Sebesta and followed with a 6-3, 6-0 win over Nebraska's Micah Ward. He beat Memphis' Benjamin Martin, 6-0, 6-4, in the round of 16, then took down No. 6 seed Ben Weintraub of Arkansas, 6-4, 6-0, to reach the semifinals.
Chavez, the No. 8 seed, reached the semifinals in his first regional as a Sooner. He fought through a three-set opener against Drake's Jose Alessandro Hernandez Frias, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, then beat Oklahoma State's Ian Bracks, 6-2, 6-1. He defeated No. 13-seed Yannic Nittmann of Memphis, 6-4, 6-4, in the round of 16, and No. 10-seed Hank Trondson of Oklahoma State, 7-5, 6-4, in the quarterfinals.
Uta, the No. 3 seed, won two three-setters before his run ended. He opened with a 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4) win over Wichita State's Pablo Roche Alcaya, then came back to beat Nebraska's Aniss Rafiq, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4. Trondson ended his run in the round of 16, 6-2, 6-2.
Melero, the No. 7 seed, won two three-setters to reach the round of 16. He beat Wichita State's Leonard Tramolay, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, then rallied past Wichita State's Bautista Leguizamon, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. Milosavljevic stopped him in the round of 16, 6-2, 7-6(6).
In doubles, Chavez and Melero, the No. 7 seeds, made a run to the final. They opened with an 8-1 win over Omaha's Trevey and Kristian Thomas, then beat No. 9-seed Weintraub and Timothee Andriveau of Arkansas, 8-5. They defeated No. 11-seed Martikainen and Tosetto of Tulsa, 8-3, in the quarterfinals, then took down No. 8-seed Loan Lestir and Milosavljevic of Memphis, 6-3, 7-6(6), in the semifinals. No. 4-seed Connor Smillie and Brendan Boland of Arkansas edged them in the final, 6-3, 4-6, [10-8].
Ambrogi and Rodriguez, the No. 1 seeds, opened with an 8-1 win over Creighton's Rocky McKenzie and Mathis Dahler, then beat Omaha's Pavan Uppu and Maddox Lundell, 8-6. Lestir and Milosavljevic ended their run in the quarterfinals, 8-3. Uta and Harazaki, the No. 6 seeds, fell in the round of 32 to Creighton's Neil Saxer and Timothee Lustig, 8-1.
UP NEXT
The Sooners return to action at the Austin 25K Futures, Oct. 12-18, followed by the Norman Open Futures, Oct. 26-Nov. 1. Rodriguez and Ambrogi advance to the NCAA Individual Championships, Nov. 17-22.
FOLLOW THE SOONERS
For updates, follow @OU_MTennis on Instagram and X or like Oklahoma Men's Tennis on Facebook.
RESULTS
Johan Rodriguez
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Scott Houben (Oral Roberts), 6-1, 6-2
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Louis Hull (Arkansas), 6-2, 7-5
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Victor Tosetto [15] (Tulsa), 7-5, 6-3
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Sydney Zick [5] (Oklahoma State), 6-1, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Chavez [8] (OU), 6-0, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) and Ambrogi [2] (OU) advance to final; co-champions
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Rocky McKenzie/Mathis Dahler (Creighton), 8-1
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Pavan Uppu/Maddox Lundell (Omaha), 8-6
Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis) def. Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU), 8-3
Luciano Ambrogi
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen (Tulsa), 6-1, 4-6, 7-5
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Christian Trevey (Omaha), 6-4, 6-1
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Haydar Cem Gokpinar [14] (Oklahoma State), 6-4, 6-2
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Marko Milosavljevic [12] (Memphis), 6-3, 6-3
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Harazaki [4] (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Ambrogi [2] (OU) and Rodriguez [1] (OU) advance to final; co-champions
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Rocky McKenzie/Mathis Dahler (Creighton), 8-1
Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Pavan Uppu/Maddox Lundell (Omaha), 8-6
Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis) def. Ambrogi/Rodriguez [1] (OU), 8-3
Asahi Harazaki
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Jan Sebesta (Nebraska), 6-1, 6-2
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Micah Ward (Nebraska), 6-3, 6-0
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Benjamin Martin (Memphis), 6-0, 6-4
Harazaki [4] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub [6] (Arkansas), 6-4, 6-0
Ambrogi [2] (OU) def. Harazaki [4] (OU), 6-4, 6-4
Neil Saxer/Timothee Lustig (Creighton) def. Uta/Harazaki [6] (OU), 8-1
Tito Chavez
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Jose Alessandro Hernandez Frias (Drake), 6-1, 4-6, 6-4
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Ian Bracks (Oklahoma State), 6-2, 6-1
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Yannic Nittmann [13] (Memphis), 6-4, 6-4
Chavez [8] (OU) def. Hank Trondson [10] (Oklahoma State), 7-5, 6-4
Rodriguez [1] (OU) def. Chavez [8] (OU), 6-0, 6-4
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Christian Trevey/Kristian Thomas (Omaha), 8-1
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub/Timothee Andriveau [9] (Arkansas), 8-5
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen/Victor Tosetto [11] (Tulsa), 8-3
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis), 6-3, 7-6(6)
Connor Smillie/Brendan Boland [4] (Arkansas) def. Chavez/Melero [7] (OU), 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]
Daniel Uta
Uta [3] (OU) def. Pablo Roche Alcaya (Wichita State), 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4)
Uta [3] (OU) def. Aniss Rafiq (Nebraska), 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Hank Trondson [10] (Oklahoma State) def. Uta [3] (OU), 6-2, 6-2
Neil Saxer/Timothee Lustig (Creighton) def. Uta/Harazaki [6] (OU), 8-1
Alejandro Melero
Melero [7] (OU) def. Leonard Tramolay (Wichita State), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Melero [7] (OU) def. Bautista Leguizamon (Wichita State), 3-6, 6-0, 6-4
Marko Milosavljevic [12] (Memphis) def. Melero [7] (OU), 6-2, 7-6(6)
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Christian Trevey/Kristian Thomas (Omaha), 8-1
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Ben Weintraub/Timothee Andriveau [9] (Arkansas), 8-5
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Otso Martikainen/Victor Tosetto [11] (Tulsa), 8-3
Chavez/Melero [7] (OU) def. Loan Lestir/Marko Milosavljevic [8] (Memphis), 6-3, 7-6(6)
Connor Smillie/Brendan Boland [4] (Arkansas) def. Chavez/Melero [7] (OU), 6-3, 4-6, [10-8]
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