El Amine and Bazin Punch Their Tickets to NCAA Championships

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ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships

El Amine and Bazin Punch Their Tickets to NCAA Championships

October 13, 2026 | Men's Tennis

The duo named ITA Ohio Valley Regional doubles champions

By: Harper Hawkins

COLLEGE GROVE, Tenn. – The University of Louisville men's team concluded its run at the ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships on Monday, with Hamza El Amine and Lucas Bazin capturing the doubles title.

In their journey to the final, the No. 13 seed duo took down No. 2-seeded Eli Stepenson and Mikeal Arseneault (8-6) from Kentucky and Indiana's Aryan Badlani and Ariel Zauber (8-4). A victory over East Tennessee's Juan Andres Listo and Jakub Prachar (5-7, 6-1, 10-8) advanced the pair to the doubles final.

Senior El Amine and freshman Bazin secured the ITA Regional doubles title with a 7-5, 7-5 victory over Sturle Hoff Skigelstrand and Mikkel Zinder from Dayton.

The victory earned the pair their first NCAA Doubles Championship berth. They will travel to Athens, Ga. in November to compete for the national title.

Overall, the Cardinals captured 15 total victories in College Grove, eight in doubles and seven in singles.

Junior Matei Onofrei had a successful run in the singles main draw, where he captured a total of three victories and advanced to the singles quarterfinals.

Sophomore Jerald Carroll began singles play with the No. 12 overall seed in the qualifying draw, where he captured two wins and advanced to the tournament's main draw. In the main draw, he captured an additional victory for a total of three.

The Cardinals continue their fall slate in Lexington, Ky., where select individuals will compete in the M15 Lexington Futures at the Hilary J. Boone Tennis Complex. The tournament begins on Monday, Oct. 12 and will run through Sunday, Oct. 18.

Results:
Open Doubles

Round of 64:
Onofrei/Hristov (LOU) def. Ferreira Gonzales/De Benedictis (ETSU) 8-6
Lokko/Carroll (LOU) def. Shalakov/Ivashko (BALL ST) 8-5
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Caragea/Hayward (BALL ST) 8(7)-7(4)

Round of 32:
Landau/Gelletich (IU) def. Onofrei/Hristov (LOU) 8-2
Kimhi/Jovanovski (TENN) def. Lokko/Carroll (LOU) 8-5
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Williams/Lindquist (AUST PEAY) 8-2

Round of 16:
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Stephenson/Arseneault (UK) 8-6

Quarterfinals:
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Badlani/Zauber (IU) 8-4

Semifinals:
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Listo/Prachar (ETSU) 5-7, 6-1, 10-8

Final:
El Amine/Bazin (LOU) def. Skigelstrand/Zinder (DAY) 7-5, 7-5

Open Singles – Qualifying Draw
Round of 64:
Artem Dmytrenko (LOU) def. Issac Forde (UK) 6-4, 0-6, 7-5
Jakub Prachar (ETSU) def. Maksim Hristov (LOU) 6-4, 6-2
Diego Munoz Navia (TENN TECH) def. Preston Taylor (LOU) 6-2 6-1
Matteo Antonescu (IU) def. Russell Lokko (LOU) 7(7)-6(1), m6-4
Jerald Carroll (LOU) def. Juan Andres Listo (ETSU) 6-3, 6-4
Kostiantyn Mantach (BEL) def. Louis Chusseau (LOU) 6-1, 6-1

Round of 32:
Jesus Mario Garcia Salgado (BEL) def. Artem Dmytrenko (LOU) 6-1, 6-4
Jerald Carroll (LOU) def. Rishi Dore (DAY) 6-2, 6-1

Open Singles – Main Draw
Round of 64:
Benjamin Pomeranets (IU) def. Lucas Bazin (LOU) 1-6, 6-4, 7(7)-6(5)
Eric Crivei (MTSU) def. Hamza El Amine (LOU) 6-3, 7-5
Jerald Carroll (LOU) def. Henrik Villanger (PUR) 3-6, 7(8)-6(6), 6-3
Matei Onofrei (LOU) def. Carlos Victor Ferreira Gonzales (ETSU) 6-1, 6-1

Round of 32:
Sam Scherer (IU) def. Jerald Carroll (LOU) 6-4, 6-3
Matei Onofrei (LOU) def. Aryan Badlani (IU) 7(7)-6(4), 4-6, 7(7)-6(2)

Round of 16:
Matei Onofrei (LOU) def. Maj Premzl (PUR) 6(5)-7(7), 7-5, 6-3

Quarterfinals:
Kyle McNally (DAY) def. Matei Onofrei (LOU) 6-2, 2-6, 6-1