Ian Mayew & Xu Advance In ITA Regional Main Draw

COLUMBIA, S.C.—Ian Mayew and Chris Xu posted big singles wins on Sunday and advanced to the semifinals of the 2026 Intercollegiate Carolina Regional at the Carolina Tennis Center.

Both Tar Heels are just a win away from earning bids to the 2026 NCAA Singles Championship, to be held next month in Orlando.

Mayew, a sophomore from Cary, N.C., beat the ITA's #117-ranked player, Matisse Farzam of Clemson, in straight sets by a 6-4, 6-4 score. Xu, a Canadian junior, came from behind to topple Clemson's Henrik Bladelius in three sets, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Mayew is seeking his second consecutive NCAA trip, while Xu hopes for his first as a singles player.

In doubles action, Tar Heel sophomores Mayew and Kase Schinnerer posted a ranked win over #27 William Manning and Jules Leroux of NC State, 8-5, to move on to the semifinals.

The ITA Carolina Regional will conclude on Monday in Columbia. Both singles finalists and the doubles champion will earn berths into the 2026 NCAA Individual Championships.

From the source Ian Mayew d. Matisse Farzam(Clemson) 6-4, 6-4 to advance to @ITA_Tennis Carolinas Regional SF's on Monday. https://t.co/9uZ7eKLDjy

Chris Xu d. Henrik Bladelius (Clemson) 4-6, 6-4, 6-3; Two Tar Heels in the Semifinals @ITA_Tennis Regionals; Xu faces Charlie Robertson (USC) at 10 am Monday. https://t.co/qmwKAUfVF1

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 Niels Ratiu def. Edoardo Santoni (College of Charleston) 6-2, 6-3 Chris Xu def. #77 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 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 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 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

From the source 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