ROME, GA (October 17, 2026) -- Senior
Garv Bahl lost the opening set to Emory University's Ajay Kartik, but the Jumbo rallied to take an exciting 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win in the 2026 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Cup semifinals and will now play for a title Sunday in action from the Rome Tennis Center.
Bahl dropped the first set 6-3, but came back to take the second set 6-4. In the third, he dominated play thanks to a strong serve to take a 6-1 edge and move into the finals. Bahl won 63 percent of his first serve points on Saturday, while holding in eight of his 13 service games. He also posted four breaks in the match, and won 56 percent of his deciding points, which is points at 30-30 or deuce. He also converted on both of his set point opportunities.
Bahl will now take on Alex Feies of Carnegie Mellon University, after he knocked off top-seed Drew Goldman of Pomona Pitzer Colleges, 6-4, 7-5, 6-1. Feies and Bahl will play Sunday morning at 9 a.m. for the title, which would be the first one for Tufts since Boris Sorkin repeated in 2018 and 2019.
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