2026 NCAA Division III males’s tennis (people) championship choices introduced

INDIANAPOLIS —The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has chosen the people who will compete within the singles and doubles competitors of the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships.

The particular person championships shall encompass 32 singles gamers and 16 doubles groups. The choice of groups and people for the championships is predicated on won-lost report, energy of schedule and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.

The workforce championship will happen May 19-22, whereas the person championships will likely be May 23-26, each at Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee; hosted by University of the South and Chattanooga, TN.

SINGLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by college):

Andreas Sillaste, Amherst
Alex Merson, Babson
Mark Kneiss, Bowdoin
Kiran Garapati, Bowdoin
Daniel Shemesh, Brandeis
Alex Feies, Carnegie Mellon
Santiago Garza, Case Western Reserve
Alexander Ekstrand, University of Chicago
Emil Grantcharov, University of Chicago
Shrikeshav Murugesan, University of Chicago
Advik Mareedu, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Warren Pham, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Ethan Green, Denison
Kael Shah, Denison
Ruilin Feng, Emory
Gage Gohl, Gustavus Adolphus
Dominik Knutson, Gustavus Adolphus
Allen Gong, Johns Hopkins
Maximo Castellanos, Kenyon
Alejandro Gonzalez, Kenyon
Asher Willenborg, Mary Washington
Julian Wu, Middlebury
Drew Goldman, Pomona-Pitzer
Yu Tanimoto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Kishan Kersten, Trinity (Texas)
Alex Ganchev, Tufts
Javier Gonzalez, Tufts
Eugene Lee, Vassar
Colin Scruggs, Washington University in St. Louis
Theo Billson, Wisconsin Whitewater

SINGLES ALTERNATES

First alternate: Edward Wang, Babson
Second alternate: Dominik Suwak, Shenandoah
Third alternate: George Chaidemenos, Amherst
Fourth alternate: Niklas von Hellens, New York University
Fifth alternate: Constantin Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne, Cal Tech
Sixth alternate: Vitomir Petcov, Redlands
Seventh alternate: Jacob Martin, Randolph
Eighth alternate: Robert Tate Ransom, Occidental

DOUBLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by college):

Trey Lambright / Bryce Ware, Case Western Reserve
Advik Mareedu / Caleb Settles, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Ethan Green / Kael Shah, Denison
Ruilin Feng / Ajay Kartik, Emory
Gage Gohl / Tyler Haddorff, Gustavus Adolphus
Allen Gong / Chakor Rajendra, Johns Hopkins
Juozas Cioladis / Maximo Castellanos, Kenyon
Trevor Rein / Asher Willenborg, Mary Washington
Drew Goldman / Jay Mallampati, Pomona-Pitzer
MJ Abarca / Vitomir Petcov, Redlands
Alexander Sinclair / Yu Tanimoto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Utham Koduri / Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Kishan Kersten / Jared Perry, Trinity (Texas)
Alex Ganchev / Sacha Maes, Tufts
Colin Fox / Jeremy Sieben, Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas Chen / Simon Volkema, Williams

DOUBLES ALTERNATES

First alternate: Andre-Remi Jacobi / Samuel Schroerlucke, University of the South
Second alternate: Jackson Codd / Mark Kneiss, Bowdoin
Third alternate: Lukas Frangenberg / Andreas Sillaste, Amherst
Fourth alternate: Christo Langford / Jospeh Snyman, Southwestern (Texas)
Fifth alternate: Alexander Ekstand / Markus Ekstrand, University of Chicago
Sixth alternate: Zac Ashtiani / Luke Brodsky, Franklin & Marshall

Any singles participant or doubles workforce that scratches from the match will likely be changed in sequential order by the printed listing of alternates. The draw for the person championship will likely be carried out by the lads’s tennis committee and will likely be launched on May 22 not earlier than 1 p.m. Eastern time.

The 2025 singles title went to Advik Mareedu of Claremont-M-S, whereas UChicago Andrei Leonov and Pat Otero claimed the 2025 doubles title on the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California. Denison University is the defending nationwide champion, having defeated Claremont-M-S 4-2 to take the workforce title in 2025. For extra details about the championships, together with the championships bracket, go online to www.ncaa.com.