FAIRMONT, W.Va. - The Fairmont State University men's and women's tennis teams are set to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Atlantic Regional Championships on Oct. 17-20.

Men's Singles Draw

Haruto Kusunoki earned the number-one seed in the men's draw as he finished the 2025-26 season ranked third in the Atlantic Region. Last year, Kusunoki was named the MEC Player of the Year, the ITA Atlantic Region Player to Watch and First Team All-MEC.

The next highest seeded Falcon is Gabriel Masu at seven. Masu finished last year ranked 10th in the region and was named First Team All-MEC. Other ranked Falcons are Keagan Karunagaran (11) and Noah Liedtke (13).

Others competing in the main singles draw will be Jasper de Bruijn, Michael Leisch and Kilian Kok.

Men's Doubles Draw

The pairing of Kusunoki and Liedtke are seeded first in the doubles draw while Karunagaran and de Bruijn are seeded sixth. The other pairs for Fairmont State are Kok / Leisch and Gabriel and Gustavo Masu.

Women's Singles Draw

On the women's side, Hope Backx is seeded ninth in the women's singles draw. Backx was named First Team All-MEC last year while finishing with a record of 15-10. Stephanie Gopar was seeded 10th in the tournament as she is coming off a year where she was named Second Team All-MEC.

Other Falcons competing in the singles draw are Lara Smith, Sena Sakai, Laura Maciel and Deline Blania Lööf.

Women's Doubles Draw

In doubles action, the team of Backx and Smith received the number-one seed. The pairing finished last year ranked fourth in the region. Other pairings in the tournament are Jessica Johnson / Blania Lööf, Maciel / Sakai, and Alara Akgul / Gopar.