Indiana University Athletics
Thursday, November 5
Tallahassee, Fla.
All Day
Indiana University
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ITA Sectionals
11/8/2026 5:02:00 PM | Men's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Indiana men's tennis duo Braeden Gelletich and Sam Landau secured a berth in the NCAA Doubles Championship by advancing to the final at the ITA South Sectional Championships, held Nov. 5-8 at Florida State's Scott Speicher Memorial Tennis Center.
The fourth-seeded Hoosier duo opened Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Florida Atlantic's Mark Havlicek and Marek Pazdera. Gelletich and Landau then rallied past Florida State's Gabor Hornung and Oren Ezerzer in Friday's quarterfinals, winning 3-6, 6-3, [11-9].
In Saturday's semifinals, the pair defeated Ole Miss' Niccolo Baroni and Stefan Vedovelli, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch NCAA qualification.
The championship match against Alabama's Aleksander Blus and Theo Hegarty was not played, as both teams had secured NCAA berths.
Matteo Antonescu and Sam Scherer also represented Indiana in doubles, falling to Auburn's Tyler Bowers and Freddy Blaydes, 7-5, 6-4, in the opening round Thursday.
In singles, Gelletich fell to Middle Tennessee's Aryan Saleh, 6-2, 6-1, in Thursday's round of 32.
ITA SOUTH SECTIONAL RESULTS
Singles — Round of 32
Aryan Saleh (Middle Tennessee) def. Braeden Gelletich (Indiana), 6-2, 6-1
Doubles — Round of 16
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Havlicek/Pazdera (Florida Atlantic), 6-4, 6-4
Bowers/Blaydes (Auburn) def. Antonescu/Scherer (Indiana), 7-5, 6-4
Doubles — Quarterfinals
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Hornung/Ezerzer (Florida State), 3-6, 6-3, [11-9]
Doubles — Semifinals
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Baroni/Vedovelli (Ole Miss), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles — Final
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) vs. Blus/Hegarty (Alabama) — Not played; both teams qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
The fourth-seeded Hoosier duo opened Thursday with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Florida Atlantic's Mark Havlicek and Marek Pazdera. Gelletich and Landau then rallied past Florida State's Gabor Hornung and Oren Ezerzer in Friday's quarterfinals, winning 3-6, 6-3, [11-9].
In Saturday's semifinals, the pair defeated Ole Miss' Niccolo Baroni and Stefan Vedovelli, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch NCAA qualification.
The championship match against Alabama's Aleksander Blus and Theo Hegarty was not played, as both teams had secured NCAA berths.
Matteo Antonescu and Sam Scherer also represented Indiana in doubles, falling to Auburn's Tyler Bowers and Freddy Blaydes, 7-5, 6-4, in the opening round Thursday.
In singles, Gelletich fell to Middle Tennessee's Aryan Saleh, 6-2, 6-1, in Thursday's round of 32.
ITA SOUTH SECTIONAL RESULTS
Singles — Round of 32
Aryan Saleh (Middle Tennessee) def. Braeden Gelletich (Indiana), 6-2, 6-1
Doubles — Round of 16
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Havlicek/Pazdera (Florida Atlantic), 6-4, 6-4
Bowers/Blaydes (Auburn) def. Antonescu/Scherer (Indiana), 7-5, 6-4
Doubles — Quarterfinals
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Hornung/Ezerzer (Florida State), 3-6, 6-3, [11-9]
Doubles — Semifinals
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) def. Baroni/Vedovelli (Ole Miss), 6-3, 6-2
Doubles — Final
Gelletich/Landau (Indiana) vs. Blus/Hegarty (Alabama) — Not played; both teams qualified for the NCAA Doubles Championship.
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