FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Drake men's tennis team concluded competition at the 2022 ITA Central Regional Championships hosted by the University of Arkansas Oct. 13-15.
 
Jeremy Schifris advanced to the singles Round of 16 while the duo of Matija Matic and Oliver Johansson moved on to the Semifinal stage in doubles.
 
Thursday, Oct. 13
Singles First Round: Will Ecklund defeated Sebastian Munoz of Saint Louis (6-2, 6-2)
Singles First Round: Will Blevins lost to Gus Tettamble of Tulsa (1-6, 2-6)
Singles First Round: Reid Jarvis lost to Calvin Mueller of Nebraska (4-6, 5-7)
Singles First Round: Matt Clegg lost to Fernando Martin Paz of Lindenwood (7-6, 5-7, 2-6)
Singles Second Round: Ecklund lost to Francisco Pini of Oklahoma State (3-6, 0-6)
Singles Second Round: Evan Fragistas defeated Alex Richards of Wichita State (7-6, 6-3)
Singles Second Round: Matic defeated Kevin Leuenberger of Oral Roberts (6-4, 7-5)
Singles Second Round: Johansson defeated Bryan Kuntz of Omaha (6-4, 7-5)
Singles Second Round: Schifris defeated Edmond Aynedjian of North Dakota (6-3, 3-6, 6-2)
 
Friday, Oct. 14
Doubles Round of 32: Matic and Johansson defeated Oscar Alvarez and Kirtan Patel of Creighton (8-4)
Doubles Round of 16: Matic and Johansson defeated Alessio Basile and Carl Roothman of Oklahoma State (8-1)
Singles Round of 32: Fragistas lost to Isaac Becroft of Oklahoma State (4-6, 1-6)
Singles Round of 32: Matic lost to Roothman (4-6, 6-3, 0-6)
Singles Round of 32: Johansson lost to Roni Hietaranta of Nebraska (4-6, 4-6)
Singles Round of 32: Schifris defeated Jip van Assendelft of Oklahoma (6-1, 6-1)
 
Saturday, Oct. 15
Singles Round of 16: Schifris lost to Hietaranta (6-4, 5-7, 6-7)
Doubles Quarterfinals: Matic and Johansson defeated Adham Graber and Ezequiel Salltana of Tulsa (8-2)
Doubles Semifinals: Matic and Johansson lost to Adrien Burdet and Alan Sau of Arkansas (4-6, 4-6)