COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina men’s tennis has six entries in the 2024 ITA Carolina Regional Championships, including four who earned spots directly into the event’s main draw. Qualifying rounds will begin on Thu., Oct. 10, at 9 a.m. with championships set to be crowned on Mon., Oct. 14.
Freshmen Gabe Avram and Atakan Karahan hit the courts first in qualifying action Thursday. Avram, who has started the season 3-1 in singles, will face Jarry Diego of North Carolina at 9 a.m. Karahan’s tournament will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday against Kim Niethammer of Gardner-Webb.
Main draw action starts on Friday with No. 45 Casey Hoole and No. 117 Jelani Sarr leading the way for the Gamecocks. Sean Daryabeigi brings his team-best six singles wins into the tournament with Lucas Andrade da Silva close behind at five wins heading into the weekend’s action.
Complete draws, schedules and results for the ITA Carolina Regional Championships will be post on the ITA Tournament Page. Matches are streaming live via PlaySight.
Under the new format for NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, players and doubles teams in the ITA Regional Championships can qualify right into the NCAA Championships bracket. The two singles finalists in each region will punch their ticket directly into the NCAA Singles Championships, and the doubles champion from each region will join them in the NCAA Doubles Championships.
Continue to check GamecocksOnline.com and the team’s social media accounts (@GamecockMTennis) for the most up-to-date information on the men’s tennis season.