INDIANAPOLIS —The NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Committee has selected the individuals who will compete in the singles and doubles competition of the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Tennis Championships.
The individual championships shall consist of 32 singles players and 16 doubles teams. The selection of teams and individuals for the championships is based on won-lost record, strength of schedule and eligibility and availability of student-athletes.
The team championship will take place May 19-22, while the individual championships will be May 23-26, both at Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee; hosted by University of the South and Chattanooga, TN.
SINGLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by school):
Andreas Sillaste, Amherst
Alex Merson, Babson
Mark Kneiss, Bowdoin
Kiran Garapati, Bowdoin
Daniel Shemesh, Brandeis
Alex Feies, Carnegie Mellon
Santiago Garza, Case Western Reserve
Alexander Ekstrand, University of Chicago
Emil Grantcharov, University of Chicago
Shrikeshav Murugesan, University of Chicago
Advik Mareedu, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Warren Pham, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Ethan Green, Denison
Kael Shah, Denison
Ruilin Feng, Emory
Gage Gohl, Gustavus Adolphus
Dominik Knutson, Gustavus Adolphus
Allen Gong, Johns Hopkins
Maximo Castellanos, Kenyon
Alejandro Gonzalez, Kenyon
Asher Willenborg, Mary Washington
Julian Wu, Middlebury
Drew Goldman, Pomona-Pitzer
Yu Tanimoto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Max Lindstrom, Swarthmore
Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Kishan Kersten, Trinity (Texas)
Alex Ganchev, Tufts
Javier Gonzalez, Tufts
Eugene Lee, Vassar
Colin Scruggs, Washington University in St. Louis
Theo Billson, Wisconsin Whitewater
SINGLES ALTERNATES
First alternate: Edward Wang, Babson
Second alternate: Dominik Suwak, Shenandoah
Third alternate: George Chaidemenos, Amherst
Fourth alternate: Niklas von Hellens, New York University
Fifth alternate: Constantin Cedillo-Vayson de Pradenne, Cal Tech
Sixth alternate: Vitomir Petcov, Redlands
Seventh alternate: Jacob Martin, Randolph
Eighth alternate: Robert Tate Ransom, Occidental
DOUBLES QUALIFIERS (Alphabetical by school):
Trey Lambright / Bryce Ware, Case Western Reserve
Advik Mareedu / Caleb Settles, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Ethan Green / Kael Shah, Denison
Ruilin Feng / Ajay Kartik, Emory
Gage Gohl / Tyler Haddorff, Gustavus Adolphus
Allen Gong / Chakor Rajendra, Johns Hopkins
Juozas Cioladis / Maximo Castellanos, Kenyon
Trevor Rein / Asher Willenborg, Mary Washington
Drew Goldman / Jay Mallampati, Pomona-Pitzer
MJ Abarca / Vitomir Petcov, Redlands
Alexander Sinclair / Yu Tanimoto, Rochester Institute of Technology
Utham Koduri / Michael Melnikov, Swarthmore
Kishan Kersten / Jared Perry, Trinity (Texas)
Alex Ganchev / Sacha Maes, Tufts
Colin Fox / Jeremy Sieben, Washington University in St. Louis
Nicholas Chen / Simon Volkema, Williams
DOUBLES ALTERNATES
First alternate: Andre-Remi Jacobi / Samuel Schroerlucke, University of the South
Second alternate: Jackson Codd / Mark Kneiss, Bowdoin
Third alternate: Lukas Frangenberg / Andreas Sillaste, Amherst
Fourth alternate: Christo Langford / Jospeh Snyman, Southwestern (Texas)
Fifth alternate: Alexander Ekstand / Markus Ekstrand, University of Chicago
Sixth alternate: Zac Ashtiani / Luke Brodsky, Franklin & Marshall
Any singles player or doubles team that scratches from the tournament will be replaced in sequential order by the published list of alternates. The draw for the individual championship will be done by the men’s tennis committee and will be released on May 22 not before 1 p.m. Eastern time.
The 2025 singles title went to Advik Mareedu of Claremont-M-S, while UChicago Andrei Leonov and Pat Otero claimed the 2025 doubles title at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California. Denison University is the defending national champion, having defeated Case Western Reserve 4-2 to take the team title in 2025. For more information about the championships, including the championships bracket, log on to www.vipkrikya888.com.
