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Dorojan and Savic Make Historic Run to Round of 16 at ITA Midwest Regional Championship

Flames earn multiple doubles victories in Columbus

10/20/2026 4:00:00 PM

Columbus, Ohio – UIC men's tennis wrapped up competition at the ITA Division I Midwest Regional Championship, highlighted by a historic run from Senior duo Victor Dorojan and Mihailo Savic, who advanced to the Round of 16 in doubles play.

  • Dorojan and Savic opened the tournament with an 8-5 victory over seeded Northwestern before defeating Marquette, 8-5, to advance to the Round of 16.

  • Nikola Puntaric and Henrique Sa earned an opening-round doubles victory over Western Michigan, 8-6, before falling to Michigan, 8-6, in the Round of 32.

  • Eldin Nokic and Vanja Hodzic also picked up an opening-round doubles win, defeating DePaul, 8-2, before falling to Notre Dame in the Round of 32.

  • Nokic highlighted singles play for the Flames, advancing through qualifying and winning a main-draw match against Ohio State's Alex Fuchs, 6-2, 6-2, before falling to Wisconsin in the Round of 32.

    Full results here!

UP NEXT

The MAC Indoors men's tennis event, hosted by Ball State University, is scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026, in Muncie, Indiana.

 

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