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UT Arlington, UTSA, Rice, Texas A&M advance players at ITA Texas Regional

Multiple Texas universities advanced tennis players to the main draw at the 2026 ITA Texas Regional Championship held in Fort Worth and Waco Oct. 8-9. UT Arlington's Seifeldeen Abdelkader won his first two matches Thursday; UTSA's Victor Rocha, Dmitri Goubin, and Gabriel Jalouneix advanced Friday; Texas A&M's Sydney Jara and Kori Montoya won their debuts Friday.

Where
Fort Worth and Waco, Texas
When
Oct. 8-9, 2026
Sources
Reported by 4 outlets

Counties: Tarrant McLennan

Taxes and money

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Who's involved

  • Seifeldeen AbdelkaderUT Arlington freshman men's tennis player
  • Leon GrassnickelUT Arlington senior men's tennis player
  • Victor RochaUTSA men's tennis player
  • Dmitri GoubinUTSA men's tennis player
  • Gabriel JalouneixUTSA men's tennis player
  • Nick CastroUTSA men's tennis coach
  • Sydney JaraTexas A&M freshman women's tennis player
  • Kori MontoyaTexas A&M freshman women's tennis player

The facts

  • Seifeldeen Abdelkader won both matches Thursday: 6-3, 6-1 over Lamar's Stefano Chappuis, then 6-1, 7-5 over UTRGV's Loic Young.1
  • Leon Grassnickel advanced past UTRGV's Eoghan Samyn 6-2, 6-1 but lost in Round of 32 to UTSA's Demitri Goubin 1-6, 3-6.1
  • Dmitri Goubin defeated Abilene Christian's David Kirchner 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), then beat UT Arlington's Leon Grassnickel 6-1, 6-3 Friday.2
  • Victor Rocha received a bye, then defeated Lukas Hamacher 7-6 (11-9), 6-1 to advance to the main draw Friday.2
  • Gabriel Jalouneix beat UTRGV's Tsz Him Chan 6-3, 6-2, then Lamar's Rintaro Shukuda 7-6 (7-3), 6-7 (4-7), 6-4 Friday.2
  • Sydney Jara defeated Baylor's Duanrui Gao 6-2, 6-3 in her Texas A&M debut Friday.4
  • Kori Montoya defeated Texas State's Olivia Collins 6-0, 6-4 in her Texas A&M debut Friday.4
  • The ITA Texas Regional Championship was held at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and Baylor's Hurd Tennis Center in Waco.1 4 Stated by 2 sources

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  • Nick Castro, UTSA coach Going 6-1 in singles was a great accomplishment; the competition here is very high.2

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  1. Seifeldeen Abdelkader Advances to Round of 16 on Day 1 of ITA Texas Regional University of Texas Arlington Athletics Not rated, October 8, 2026
  2. Rocha, Goubin and Jalouneix advance to main draw at ITA Texas Regionals UTSA Athletics Not rated, October 8, 2026
  3. Three Owls Advance to Main Bracket at ITA Texas Regionals Rice University Athletics Not rated, October 8, 2026
  4. Jara and Montoya Advance at ITA Texas Regional Texas A&M Athletics Not rated, October 9, 2026

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