MOBILE, Ala. – No. 1 William Carey and No. 2 Loyola will meet in the 2026 SSAC Men’s and Women’s Tennis Championship matches Saturday after picking up wins in Friday’s semifinal round.
The title matches will take place Saturday at 10 a.m. CST at the Mobile Tennis Center. Admission is free.
The William Carey men are looking for their sixth title all-time, and they are the defending champs, while the Loyola men are making their first appearance in the title match. On the women’s side, Loyola bested the Crusaders 4-2 last season, while William Carey won 4-0 against the Wolf Pack in 2023.
Men: Loyola 4 - UT Southern 1
Doubles
1. Alfredo Gallegos / Sam Izrael (LOY) def. Brock Hamilton / Quentin Ferron (UTS) 6-4
2. Ayden Kousis / Luis Guilherme Cupertino de Santana (UTS) def. Samuel Marin / Luca Abati (LOY) 6-4
3. Hippolyte de Preville / Jett Nguyen (LOY) def. Gaspar Audisio / Ryosuke Furuya (UTS) 7-5
Singles
1. Luis Guilherme Cupertino de Santana (UTS) def. Hippolyte de Preville (LOY) 6-2, 6-3
2. Quentin Ferron (UTS) vs. Sam Izrael (LOY) 6-3, 1-6, 1-3 uf
3. Alfredo Gallegos (LOY) def. Ayden Kousis (UTS) 6-2, 6-3
4. Samuel Marin (LOY) def. Gaspar Audisio (UTS) 6-3, 6-2
5. Luca Abati (LOY) def. Ryosuke Furuya (UTS) 6-2, 6-2
6. Daiki Ishii (UTS) vs. Jett Nguyen (LOY) 4-6, 3-5 uf
Men: William Carey 4 - ABAC 0
Doubles
1. Jean Nicolas Leblanc / Vinh Nguyen (WCU) def. Jules Zanarelli / Luka Blache (ABAC) 6-2
2. Islam Orynbassar / Phil Louis Steinbichler (WCU) def. Benjamin Ranby-Al / Milan Volbert (ABAC) 6-1
3. Artur Ibragimov / Simon Muntwyler (WCU) vs. Cruz Yanez / Artur Lovison (ABAC) 5-3 uf
Singles
1. Vinh Nguyen (WCU) vs. Cruz Yanez (ABAC) 3-6, 6-2, 3-0 uf
2. Islam Orynbassar (WCU) vs. Jules Zanarelli (ABAC) 7-6(1), 6-6 uf
3. Jean Nicolas Leblanc (WCU) vs. Luka Blache (ABAC) 7-5, 6-7(5), 2-1 uf
4. Artur Ibragimov (WCU) def. Benjamin Ranby-Al (ABAC) 6-4, 6-2
5. Simon Muntwyler (WCU) def. Milan Volbert (ABAC) 6-2, 6-0
6. Phil Louis Steinbichler (WCU) def. Artur Lovison (ABAC) 7-6 (2), 6-2
Women: Loyola 4 - Mobile 0
Doubles
1. Micaela Ponce / Presha Shanthamoorthi (LOY) def. Karolina Mrowiecova / Aline Lema (MOB) 6-4
2. Avery Frierson / Adele Fereres (LOY) def. Caroline Johnson / Savana Schmitz (MOB) 6-0
3. Tara Zivic / Emily Grubach (MOB) def. Sofia Amodu / Avrora Volkova (LOY) 6-4
Singles
1. Karolina Mrowiecova (MOB) vs. Micaela Ponce (LOY) 6-3, 2-0 uf
2. Avery Frierson (LOY) vs. Tara Zivic (MOB) 6-2, 2-2 uf
3. Adele Fereres (LOY) def. Emily Grubach (MOB) 6-1, 6-2
4. Presha Shanthamoorthi (LOY) def. Aline Lema (MOB) 6-2, 6-0
5. Sofia Amodu (LOY) vs. Caroline Johnson (MOB) 6-1, 5-2 uf
6. Avrora Volkova (LOY) def. Rachel McMullan (MOB) 6-0, 6-0
Women: William Carey 5 - Blue Mountain Christian 0
Doubles
1. Victoria Vieten / Isabella Lechuga (WCU) def. Camila Mordiz / Eugenia Ramos (BMCU) 6-0
2. JiAn Kang / Tiffany Chang (WCU) vs. Lina Cetina / Lucia Rodriguez Garcia (BMCU) 5-0 uf
3. Malak Abarkane / Li-Hsien Lin (WCU) def. Kiersten Terris / Nami Malyaporn (BMCU) 6-1
Singles
1. Victoria Vieten (WCU) def. Camila Mordiz (BMCU) 6-2, 6-1
2. JiAn Kang (WCU) def. Lina Cetina (BMCU) 6-1, 6-0
3. Isabella Lechuga (WCU) def. Lucia Rodriguez Garcia (BMCU) 6-0, 6-0
4. Malak Abarkane (WCU) vs. Nami Malyaporn (BMCU) 6-1, 5-0 uf
5. Tiffany Chang (WCU) vs. Eugenia Ramos (BMCU) 6-1, 4-1 uf
6. Li-Hsien Lin (WCU) def. Kiersten Terris (BMCU) 6-0, 6-0