Lestir & Milosavljevic’s Semifinal Run Highlights Men’s Tennis at ITA Central Regionals

Wednesday, October 7

Lincoln, Neb.

University of Memphis

ITA Division I Central Regional Championship

Lestir & Milosavljevic’s Semifinal Run Highlights Men’s Tennis at ITA Central Regionals

Oct 10, 2026 | Men's Tennis

LINCOLN, Neb. – A strong showing from the Memphis men's tennis program at ITA Central Regional Championship was headlined by a semifinal appearance in doubles by juniors Loan Lestir and Marko Milosavljevic at the Sid and Hazel Dillon Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Nebraska.

The Memphis pair knocked off teams from Tulsa, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma along the way. They beat the top-seeded Sooner pair 8-3 in the quarterfinals before falling 6-3, 7-6 (6) to another Oklahoma team in the semis.

Lestir and Milosavljevic were one of two Memphis teams to make a doubles run as sophomores Yannic Nittmann and Lasse Rensing reached the quarterfinals. It included victories over Drake and Creighton.

In singles, Milosavljevic made the deepest run for the Tigers by reaching the quarterfinals. It included wins over student-athletes from Tulsa, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

Seven of the Tigers nine student-athletes that competed won at least one singles match. Lestir, Nittmann and junior Benjamin Martin all made it to the third round.

Click here for the full results of the event.

Doubles Results
First Round
King/O Nuallain (MEM) def. Azais/Reklevicius (ORU), 8-7 (4)
Lestir/Milosavljevic (MEM), bye
Martin/Reeve (MEM), bye
Nittmann/Rensing (MEM), bye

Second Round
Lestir/Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Frutos Alonso/Nunez vera (TULSA), 8-6
Nittmann/Rensing (MEM) def. Tarquino/Verrando (DRAKE), 8-2
Martikainen/Tosetto (TULSA) def. King/O Nuallain (MEM), 8-4
Cruz/Roche Alcaya (WSU) def. Martin/Reeve (MEM), 8-6

Third Round
Lestir/Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Hediger/Thies (OKST), 8-2
Nittmann/Rensing (MEM) def. Lustig/Saxer (CREIGHTON), 8-6

Quarterfinals
Lestir/Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Ambrogi/Rodriguez Rodriguez (OU), 8-3
Gadecki/Trondson (OKST) def. Nittmann/Rensing (MEM), 8-4

Semifinals
Chavez/Melero (OU) def. Lestir/Milosavljevic (MEM), 6-3, 7-6 (6)

Singles Results
Qualifier
Sean O Nuallain (MEM) def. Pijus Reklevicius (ORU), 6-4, 6-1

First Round
Loan Lestir (MEM) def. Alex Santino Nunez vera (TULSA), 7-5, 6-4
Yannic Nittmann (MEM) def. Timothee Andriveau (ARK), 6-4, 6-4
Theodor-Matei Ene (MEM) def. Kristian Thomas (OMAHA), 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Maxxod Lundell (OMAHA), 7-6 (0), 2-6, 7-5
Marko Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Ruben Fernandez Ruiz (TULSA), 6-3, 6-2
Alfie King (MEM) def. Enzo Champigneulle (NEB), 6-3, 6-4
Victor Tosetto (TULSA) def. Lasse Rensing (MEM), 6-4, 6-2
Luis Marcos Bonifasi (ORU) def. Sean O Nuallain (MEM), 6-2, 6-1
Hank Trondson (OKST) def. Sam Reeve (MEM), 6-2, 6-4

Second Round
Marko Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Calin Stirbu (NEB), 7-6 (4), 6-1
Benjamin Martin (MEM) def. Connor Smillie (ARK), 6-0, 6-2
Yannic Nittmann (MEM) def. Henry Lamchinniah (NEB), 6-3, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (1)
Loan Lestir (MEM) def. Timothee Lustig (CREIGHTON), 6-3, 6-2
Ben Weintraub (ARK) def. Theodor-Matei Ene (MEM), 7-5, 4-6, 6-1
Haydar Cem Gokpinar (OSU) def. Alfie King (MEM), 6-4, 6-2

Third Round
Marko Milosavljevic (MEM) def. Alejandro Melero (OU), 6-2, 7-6 (6)
Sydney Zick (OKST) def. Loan Lestir (MEM), 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Tito Chavez (OU) def. Yannic Nittmann (MEM), 6-4, 6-4
Asahi Harazaki (OU) def. Benjamin Martin (MEM), 6-0, 6-4

Quarterfinals
Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi (OU) def. Marko Milosavljevic (MEM), 6-3, 6-3

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