Wayne State University Athletics

Sam Knowles will compete in Flight A singles and doubles, alongside George Day, at the ITA Midwest Regional Championship.

Men's Tennis 10/15/2026 2:00:00 PM Lyse Bates, Sports Information Post-Graduate Intern

Men's Tennis Set for ITA Midwest Regional Championship

The Warriors will compete in the ITA Midwest Regional Championship from Oct. 17-19

DETROIT -- The Wayne State University men's tennis team will compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Midwest Regional Championship, hosted by Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich., this Saturday through Monday (Oct. 17-19).

Matches will be held at the Farmers Insurance Athletic Complex, South Christian High School, East Kentwood High School and Pinewood Middle School. The tournament field features 203 student-athletes representing 21 programs, including seven GLIAC schools: Wayne State, Davenport, Ferris State, Grand Valley State, Purdue Northwest, Roosevelt and Michigan Tech.

The Warriors will have nine players competing in singles with Sam Knowles (North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England / King's Priory School), George Day (Southampton, United Kingdom / Peter Symonds College), Thomas Mathys (Grimisuat, Switzerland / ECCG - Martigny), Harry Forsyth (Wamberal, New South Wales, Australia / The McDonald College [Mississippi College]), Warren Gunnar (Ypsilanti, Mich. / Ann Arbor Huron), Benjamin Hill (Duren, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany / Burgau-Gymnasium), Valentin Moraisin (Chatou, Yvelines, France / Passy Saint Honore), Cole Anderson (Novi, Mich.) and Matthew Morrow (Rochester Hills, Mich. / Rochester) representing Wayne State. Knowles and Day will also compete in doubles, alongside Hill and Forsyth, Anderson and Morrow, and Mathys and Moraisin.

Knowles and Day enter the tournament as the No. 1 seed in Flight A doubles, while Hill and Forsyth are seeded third in Flight B.

QUOTING HEAD COACH BRYAN MORROW
"We are very excited for this weekend. The ITA fall event is always my favorite tournament of the fall season. It is a great opportunity to see the guys compete and is the most meaningful event we play in the fall, unless someone qualifies for nationals. We've had a lot of time to prepare this year, so the tournament will be a good indication of where we are as a team and what we need to improve on. I hope the guys are as ready as I think they are."

OPENING ROUND MATCH-UPS (all first round matches to be played on Saturday)
Main Draw Singles
Flight A - 11:30 AM
Mathys vs. Le Ho (Grand Valley State)
Forsyth vs. Phjidvijan (Davenport)
Day vs. Chernogorov (Maryville)
Knowles vs. Chicano Melero (Purdue Northwest)

Flight B - 1:00 PM
Gunnar vs. Dolezal (McKendree)
Hill vs. Lippolis (Findlay)
Moraisin vs. Ricart (UMSL)

Flight C - 2:30 PM
Anderson vs. Pinnoo (Michigan Tech)

Flight D - 2:30 PM
Morrow vs. Ferrer Vilarino (Roosevelt)

Doubles
Flight A
9:30 AM - Knowles / Day vs. Ciaz Camacho / Valente (Purdue Northwest)
10:15 AM - Mathys / Moraisin vs. Dasi / Trias Monells (Walsh)

Flight B
9:30 AM - Hill / Forsyth vs. Sorgic / Klempouz Ramos

Flight C
9:30 AM - Anderson / Morrow vs. Castro / Bello (Tiffin)

NEXT UP
Following the ITA Midwest Regional Championships, Wayne State will be back in action when it hosts the Mike Kneale Doubles Tournament at the WSU Tennis Courts on Oct. 30.

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Players Mentioned

Cole Anderson: 6' 0"; Senior

George Day: 6' 5"; Junior

Harry Forsyth: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore

Warren Gunnar: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

Benjamin Hill: 6' 1"; Senior

Sam Knowles: 6' 3"; Junior

Thomas Mathys: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Valentin Moraisin: 6' 4"; Freshman

Matthew Morrow: 6' 9"; Freshman

Players Mentioned

Cole Anderson
: 6' 0"; Senior

George Day
: 6' 5"; Junior

Harry Forsyth
: 6' 2"; Redshirt Sophomore

Warren Gunnar
: 5' 11"; Redshirt Freshman

Benjamin Hill
: 6' 1"; Senior

Sam Knowles
: 6' 3"; Junior

Thomas Mathys
: 6' 1"; Sophomore

Valentin Moraisin
: 6' 4"; Freshman

Matthew Morrow
: 6' 9"; Freshman