Wildcats Wrap Up Competition at ITA All-American Championships
TULSA, Okla. – Kentucky men’s tennis wrapped up play at the 2025 ITA All-American Championships with 21 victories across three stages and nine days of play. Three Wildcats participated in the singles main draw in the tournament, with Jack Loutit coming within one victory of qualifying to the 2025 NCAA Singles Championship.
Also in the main draw from Kentucky was Eli Stephenson—who led the team with seven singles wins on the week—and Antoine Ghibaudo.
No. 28 Loutit won his opening match of the tournament in come-from-behind fashion against No. 55 Alex Okonkwo of Ohio State before falling in three sets in the Round of 32 against No. 5 seed Ozan Baris of Michigan State.
However, Loutit’s run extended to the final day of the competition after winning four consolation matches. Loutit defeated a pair of ranked opponents—No. 99 Lucas Brown of Texas and No. 41 Alex Chang of Stanford—on Friday before receiving a walkover victory over Santiago Giamichelle of Georgia to advance to the consolation quarterfinals.
Loutit would pick up his best win of the tournament in this round, rolling over No. 15 Martin Borisiouk of NC State in straight sets to advance within one victory of a ticket to the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships in November.
10 NCAA bids were available at the ITA All-American Championships—eight for the main draw quarterfinalist and two for the consolation bracket finalists. With Loutit in the consolation semifinals, the Kiwi was on the precipice of advancing to the national tournament for the second straight season.
However, Loutit ultimately fell short as he was forced to retire from his match against No. 6 Kenta Miyoshi of Illinois on Sunday.
Stephenson put together one of the best weeks of his Kentucky career, compiling a 7-2 record after advancing to the main draw from pre-qualifying. The Louisville native, who entered the tournament with two career ranked singles victories, posted a 3-2 record against ranked opposition over his seven days of play.
After falling to No. 7 seed Dylan Dietrich of Virginia in the opening round of the main draw, Stephenson bounced back with a pair of victories over William Manning of NC State and No. 98 Keegan Rice of Virginia. The 2024 ITA All-American was ultimately eliminated from the tournament by No. 123 Jakub Vrba of Arkansas in a back-and-forth three set affair.
The Wildcats will return to action from October 9-14 at the 2025 ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships in West Lafayette, Indiana. NCAA Qualification will be available to the two singles finalists and the doubles champion.
Main Draw Results
Wednesday, September 24
Singles
R64 – No. 98 Keegan Rice (Virginia) def. No. 29 Antoine Ghibaudo (Kentucky) 7-6, 6-2
R64 – No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. No. 55 Alex Okonkwo (Ohio State) 1-6, 6-3, 7-5
R64 – [7] No. 9 Dylan Dietrich (Virginia) def. Eli Stephenson 6-4, 6-2
Thursday, September 25
Singles
R32 – [5] No. 7 Ozan Baris (Michigan State) def. No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) 4-6, 7-6, 4-2 (def.)
Consol. R32-Q – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. William Manning (NC State) 6-3, 6-4
Consol. R32-Q – No. 25 Noa Vukadin (Clemson) def. No. 29 Antoine Ghibaudo (Kentucky) walkover
Friday, September 26
Singles
Consol. R32 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. No. 98 Keegan Rice (Virginia) 7-6, 6-0
Consol. R32 – No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. No. 99 Lucas Brown (Texas) 5-7, 6-0, 6-3
Consol. R16-Q – No. 123 Jakub Vrba (Arkansas) def. Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) 7-6, 6-7, 6-4
Consol. R16-Q – No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. No. 41 Alex Chang (Stanford) 6-1, 6-3
Saturday, September 27
Singles
Consol. R16- No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. Santiago Giamichelle (Georgia) walkover
Consol. QF – No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) def. [9] No. 15 Martin Borisiouk (NC State) 7-6, 6-2
Sunday, September 28
Singles
Consol. SF – [4] No. 6 Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois) def. No. 28 Jack Loutit (Kentucky) 6-2, 4-1 (ret.)
Qualifying Results
Monday, September 22
Singles
R1 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. [17] No. 104 Tiago Silva (California) 6-4, 6-2
R1 – [17] No. 100 Andrew Delgado (Wake Forest) def. Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) 6-1, 6-1
R1 – Romain Gales (Clemson) def. [13] No. 82 Nicolas Arseneault (Kentucky) 4-6, 7-6, 7-5
Doubles
R1 – [8] No. 46 Eriksson/Ojakaar (Texas) def. No. 83 Rankin/N. Arseneault (Kentucky) 6-4, 7-5
R1 – Daryabeigi/Andrade (South Carolina) def. [3] No. 37 Stephenson/Loutit (Kentucky) 7-5, 6-4
Tuesday, September 23
Singles
R2 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. [16] No. 88 Roger Pascual (TCU) 7-6, 6-1
Cons. – Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) def. Timofey Stepanov (California) 6-4, 6-4
Cons. – No. 107 Orel Kimhi (Oklahoma) def. No. 82 Nicolas Arseneault (Kentucky) 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
Pre-Qualifying Results
Saturday, September 20
Singles
R1 – Martin Breysach (Kentucky) def. Oskar Jansson (Arizona) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
R1 – Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) def. Leo Linquet (Nebraska) 6-1, 5-7, 6-3
R1 – Mikael Arseneault (Kentucky) def. Calum Jestin (Tulsa) 1-6, 6-2, 6-1
R1 – Wil Jenkins (NJIT) def. [14] Matt Rankin (Kentucky) 1-6, 7-6, 4-0 (ret.)
R1 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. Alejandro Jacome (Wichita State) 6-3, 6-3
Doubles
R1 – [1] No. 83 Rankin/N. Arseneault (Kentucky) def. Wright/Jones (North Carolina) 6-4, 7-5
Sunday, September 21
Singles
R2 – Evan Burnett (Texas) def. Martin Breysach (Kentucky) 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
R2 – Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) def. [11] Chris Xu (North Carolina) 6-4, 6-2
R2 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. [21] Ondrej Horak (MTSU) 6-3, 6-0
R2 – Mikael Arseneault (Kentucky) def. [1] Filip Gustafsson (Arizona) 7-6, 6-3
R3 – Eli Stephenson (Kentucky) def. [16] Niels Ratiu (North Carolina) 6-4, 4-6, 6-0
R3 – Charlelie Cosnet (Kentucky) def. Lincoln Battle (Cleveland State) 6-3, 6-7, 7-6
R3 – [21] Gabriele Vulpitta (Georgia) def. Mikael Arseneault (Kentucky) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
Doubles
R2 – [1] No. 83 Rankin/N. Arseneault (Kentucky) def. [9] Kalina/Kriznik (Alabama) 6-7, 6-4, [10-8]
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