Tuscaloosa, AL â The inaugural ITA Division II Singles and Doubles Championships wrapped up on Sunday, November 8,th in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tournament saw the very best players in Division II compete in what is the only individual championship on the Division II calendar. Below, see more storylines around each draw and see who took home titles in Tuscaloosa.
Menâs Singles:
The seeds dominated in the menâs singles as the No. 1 seed Simon Malis of Flagler beat Bruno Sanchez of Midwestern State 6-3, 7-5 in the semifinals, while the No. 7 seed Enrico Rosellini of Embry-Riddle upset the No. 2 seed Harry Pugh of Lander 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-2 to earn his spot in the finals.
Malis, a familiar face in college tennis, being the 2025 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year and part of Flaglerâs first-ever NCAA Division II team championship, was the clear favorite in the final. However, Rosellini was a strong opponent, being the SSC Freshman of the Year and reaching an ITA ranking of No. 15 last season.
After five matches in consecutive days, the two were set to face off to crown a national champion. Malis and Rosellini battled for nearly two hours, and after a dramatic second-set tiebreak where both players had several set points and match points, Simon Malis came out as the National Champion with a 6-3, 7-6(11) scoreline.
Womenâs Singles:Â
Named the 2025 ITA Division II Player of the Year, Kristyna Hranacova had a dominant performance at the 2026 Division II Singles and Doubles Championships.
The Nova Southern senior defeated the No. 6 seed Yona Bancarel of UT Tyler 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the final. This was the second three-set match in as many days for Hranacova, who was also making a deep run in the womenâs doubles draw as the No. 1 seed.
For Bancarel, she is quickly becoming one of the best players at the Division II level. Earlier this year, she reached a career-high ITA ranking of No. 11. However, the moment belonged to Hranacova, who will look to guide Nova Southeastern back to the NCAA Team Championship this upcoming spring.
Menâs Doubles:
The menâs doubles final saw the No. 4 seeds Matias Iturbe and Kuzma Gomziakov of West Alabama against the No. 3 seeds Joshua Hinton and Charles Lefort of Mississippi College. Both pairs entered the final with a lot of history, both playing in the Gulf South Conference and within the South Region.
In what was a tight contest, Hinton and Lefort took home the title with a 6-3, 7-6(3) victory. With fans of both programs cheering on every point, the final was full of energy and high-level play.
In the 2025-26 season, the Hinton and Lefort played primarily at the No. 2 or No. 3 doubles position together, but with this victory, it is all but certain they will be a dangerous team at No. 1 doubles this season.Â
Womenâs Doubles:
Hranacova proved yet again why she is one of the best players in Division II, but this time alongside partner Katja Markus in the doubles draw. The two entered the tournament as the top seed, and they proved it by not dropping more than three games in a set through their first three rounds.
In the semifinals, the two were pushed by the unseeded pair Simone Cameron and Polina Zaytseva from the University of Findlay, but the top seeds prevailed 6-3, 7-5 to stay alive in the tournament.
In the final, the two faced Grand Valley State duo Mischa Briggs and Natasha Sengphrachanh. The No. 1-seeded team had their backs up against the wall being down 4-6, 0-2 before they rattled off 12 straight games to win the national title.
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