Mayew & Xu Fall In ITA Regional Semis

Thursday, October 8

Columbia, S.C.

North Carolina

ITA Carolina Regional

Chris Xu

Photo by: NATE SKVORETZ

October 12, 2026 | Men's Tennis

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By: Matt Bowers

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Tar Heels Ian Mayew and Chris Xu both lost their semifinal matches to ranked opponents in the singles draw of the Intercollegiate Tennis Assocation Carolina Regional at the Carolina Tennis Center, ending impressive runs just short of qualifying for the NCAA Singles Championship.

No. 87 Bruno Kuzuhara of Clemson topped Mayew by a score of 6-1, 6-3, while South Carolina's No. 105 Charlie Robertson defeated Xu, 6-3, 6-4. Both Kuzuhara and Robertson earned bids to the NCAA tournament, to be held next month in Orlando.

Carolina will return to action at the Wake Forest Invite, which begins on October 23 in Winston-Salem.

Carolina's Results at the 2026 ITA Carolina Regional
Thursday October 8
Singles Qualifying Draw
Evan Rigsby (Furman) def. Oliver Narbut 6-3, 6-4
Lachlan Gaskell def. Finn Pollard (Furman) 7-5, 6-4
Nick Mangiapane def. Parker Mariencheck (Wofford) 6-2, 6-0
Lachlan Gaskell def. Alejandro Castellanos (UNCW) 6-4, 6-4
Nick Mangiapane def. Dario Navarro (Presbyterian) 5-7, 6-3, 6-2

Friday October 9
Singles Main Draw
Jakub Solarski (College of Charleston) def. Lachlan Gaskell 6-4, 6-1
Jip Means (UNC Asheville) def. Kase Schinnerer 2-6, 7-5, 6-4
Will Mayew def. Andrii Borodatiuk (SC State) 6-3, 6-3
#123/#12 seed Niels Ratiu def. Edoardo Santoni (College of Charleston) 6-2, 6-3
Chris Xu def. #77/#6 seed William Manning (NC State) 7-6 (4), 6-4
Nick Mangiapane def. Jack Deveney (Wofford) 4-6, 6-0, 7-6 (6)
#13 seed Ian Mayew def. Alex Degabriele (UNCW) 6-1, 6-3
Sebastian Sec def. #34/#2 seed Paul Barbier Gazeu (South Carolina) 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3

Doubles Main Draw
Lachlan Gaskell/Nick Mangiapane def. Cian Ingles/Harrison Cooper (UNC Asheville) 8-5
#12 seed Will Mayew/Sebastian Sec def. Jack DiMenna/Ben Patrick Ostheimer (Charlotte) 8-1
#11 seed Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer def. Gabriel Jacquemin/Brady Hussey (UNCW) 8-1
#32/#3 seed Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu def. Daniel Franco Key/Yoel Serekeberhan (UNC Asheville) 8-2
Gabe Avram/Charlie Robertson (South Carolina) def. Lachlan Gaskell/Nick Mangiapane 8-4
#11 seed Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer def. Noah Bayon/Danny Yassine (Charlotte) 8-3

Saturday October 10
Singles Main Draw
Hiiro Sakamoto (Charlotte) def. Will Mayew 0-6, 6-0, 6-3
#123/#12 seed Niels Ratiu def. William Moxon (South Carolina) 5-7, 6-4, 6-0
#9 seed Yannick Theodor Alexandrescou (Duke) def. Nick Mangiapane 6-3, 7-6 (1)
Chris Xu def. Atakan Karahan (South Carolina) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
Ian Mayew def. Antonin Witz (South Carolina) 6-2, 6-2
Sebastian Sec def. Darius Florin Pop (NC State) 6-3, 7-6 (7)
Chris Xu def. Cornelius Alexander Shalmi (Wake Forest) 6-4, 1-6, 6-3
#87 Bruno Kuzuhara (Clemson) def. #123 Niels Ratiu 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3
Ian Mayew def. #73 Joaquin Guilleme (Wake Forest) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
#117 Matisse Farzam (Clemson) def. Sebastian Sec, 6-4, 6-4

Doubles Main Draw
#32 Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu def. Max Stenzer/Charlie Swaine (South Carolina) 8-4
Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer def. William Moxon/Antonin Witz (South Carolina) 8-4
#36/#4 seed Marko Mesarovic/Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) def. #12 seed Will Mayew/Sebastian Sec 8-3

Sunday October 11
Singles Main Draw Quarterfinals
Ian Mayew def. #117 Matisse Farzam (Clemson) 6-4, 6-4
Chris Xu def. Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Doubles Main Draw Quarterfinals
Cody Benton/Toby Kodat (NC State) def. #32 Niels Ratiu/Chris Xu 8-5
Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer def. #27 William Manning/Jules Leroux (NC State) 8-5

Doubles Main Draw Semifinals
#36 Marko Mesarovic/Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) def. Ian Mayew/Kase Schinnerer 6-4, 7-5

Monday October 12
Singles Main Draw Semifinals
#87 Bruno Kuzuhara (Clemson) def. Ian Mayew 6-1, 6-3
#105 Charlie Robertson (South Carolina) def. Chris Xu 6-3, 6-4