All-Belmont Singles Final for Men’s Tennis Sunday in the Horizon League Individual Championships

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – After two rigorous days of play in the 2025 Horizon League Individual Championships, which are being hosted by the Belmont University men's tennis program, the Bruins have two players in Sunday's noon singles final. Top-seeded Sabi Roi will face fourth-seeded Stefan Vedovelli at the Beaman Family Tennis Complex in the league's singles championship match.
 
The winner of Sunday's Horizon League singles and doubles titles will receive an automatic berth into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Conference Masters Championships, which will be held Nov. 6-9 in San Diego.
 
Belmont is the defending Horizon League team champion after winning the 2025 Horizon League Championship this past April. Fittingly, Roi clinched the title match versus Cleveland State at No. 3 singles, while Vedovelli picked up a crucial point with a win at No. 5 singles.
 
A trio of Bruins had impressive singles victories Saturday on the second day of the Horizon League Individual Championships. Winning the longest match of the day, freshman Austin Yack gutted out a strenuous three-set affair to upset second-seeded Lincoln Battle of Cleveland State in the quarterfinals.
 
Playing three tiebreakers, Yack recovered from an 8-6 opening set tiebreak with consecutive 7-2 breakers in the second and third sets.
 
Prior to Yack's triumph, junior Vedovelli outlasted Youngstown State's Matteo Ceradelli, also in the quarterfinals. Despite dropping the first set, 6-4, Vedovelli battled back to win the second and third sets, 6-3 and 7-5.
 
In the semifinals, senior Roi took out third-seeded Taj Hibbert of Tennessee State, who had gotten past sixth-seeded Charlie Robin in three sets in the quarterfinals. Pulling out a 7-4 tiebreaker in the first set, Roi bounced back from a 6-4 second set loss with a convincing 6-3 win in the third set.
 
In the other semifinal, Yack had to withdraw, giving Vedovelli a spot in Sunday's final versus Roi.
 
In Saturday's main draw doubles action, the tandem of Roi and Vedovelli defeated Indiana University Indianapolis' Brandon Pham and Eli Mercer 8-5 in the quarterfinals.
 
Doubles semifinals will begin Sunday's play at 9 a.m. followed by the doubles final at 10:30 a.m.
 
Roi and Vedovelli will take on the Penguins' Alexis Maulouet and Rafael Le Fur in the doubles semis.
 
Belmont's complete match results, including consolation matches played Saturday, from the first two days of the Horizon League Individual Championships can be found below.
 
Horizon League Individual Championships – Friday and Saturday Results
 
Doubles
Rd. 16 – Jy Hibbert/Axel Sabourin (USI) def. Esteban Ortiz/Austin Yack (Belmont), 8-7 (5)
Rd. 16 – Dominik Vonbank/Matteo Ceradelli (Youngstown State) def. Charlie Robin/Will Ecklund (Belmont), 8-6
Rd. 16 – Alexis Maulouet/Rafael Le Fur (Youngstown State) def. Eli Mizerski/Morgan Woodson (Belmont), 8-3
QF – Sabi Roi/Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Brandon Pham/Eli Mercer (IU Indy), 8-5
CS – Konner Gunwall/Nguyen (IU Indy) def. Esteban Ortiz/Austin Yack (Belmont), 6-3
CS – Charlie Robin/Will Ecklund (Belmont) def. Mathys Bove/Eytan Michaeli (USI), 6-4
CS – Morgan Woodson/Eli Mizerski (Belmont) def. Alexander Adamec/Tatenda Mutetwa (TSU), 7-6 (1)
 
Singles
Rd. 32 – (1) Sabi Roi (Belmont) def. Tatenda Mutetwa (TSU), 6-1, 6-1
Rd. 32 – Bautista Durrels Rojo (Belmont) def. Mathys Bove (USI), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
Rd. 32 – (6) Charlie Robin (Belmont) def. Owen Nguyen (IU Indy), 6-3, 6-1
Rd. 32 – Morgan Woodson (Belmont) def. Cole Chappell (Cleveland State), 6-4, 6-3
Rd. 32 – (3) Taj Hibbert (TSU) def. Eli Mizerski (Belmont), 6-3, 6-3
Rd. 32 – (4) Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Rafael Le Fur (Youngstown State), 7-5, 6-1
Rd. 32 – Matteo Ceradelli (Youngstown State) def. Esteban Ortiz (Belmont), 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (1)
Rd. 32 – Austin Yack (Belmont) def. Eytan Michaeli (USI), 6-1, 6-2
Rd. 32 – (2) Lincoln Battle (Cleveland State) def. Will Ecklund (Belmont), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Rd. 16 – (1) Sabi Roi (Belmont) def. Mihai Haita (Youngstown State), 6-1, 6-3
Rd. 16 – Bautista Durrels Rojo (Belmont) def. (7) Nico Jamison (Cleveland State), 6-3, 6-3
Rd. 16 – (6) Charlie Robin (Belmont) def. Jy Hibbert (USI), 4-6, 7-5, 6-2
Rd. 16 – (3) Taj Hibbert (TSU) def. Morgan Woodson (Belmont), 6-1, 6-0
Rd. 16 – (4) Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Axel Sabourin (USI), 6-3, 6-0
Rd. 16 – Austin Yack (Belmont) def. (8) Alexis Maulouet (Youngstown State), 6-0, 6-3
QF – (1) Sabi Roi (Belmont) def. Bautista Durrels Rojo (Belmont), 6-1, 6-1
QF – (3) Taj Hibbert (TSU) def. (6) Charlie Robin (Belmont), 7-5, 4-6, 6-3
QF – (4) Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Matteo Ceradelli (Youngstown State), 4-6, 6-3, 7-5
QF – Austin Yack (Belmont) def. (2) Lincoln Battle (Cleveland State), 6-7 (6), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2)
SF – (1) Sabi Roi (Belmont) def. (3) Taj Hibbert (TSU), 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3
SF – (4) Stefan Vedovelli (Belmont) def. Austin Yack (Belmont), withdrew (injury)
CS – Eli Mizerski (Belmont) def. Cole Chappell (Cleveland State), 7-5, 7-5
CS – Mihai Haita (Youngstown State), def. Esteban Ortiz (Belmont), 6-4, 6-4
CS – Will Ecklund (Belmont) def. Alexander Adamec (TSU), 3-6, 6-4, (10-7)
CS – (5) Carl Gedlitschka (Cleveland State) def. Morgan Woodson (Belmont), 4-6, 6-1, (10-7)
 
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