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Reese Brantmeier, Sebastian Gorzny, Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin and DJ Bennett and Ava Esposito Earn US Open Main Draw Wild Cards by Winning American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoff Titles

ORLANDO, Fla., June 19, 2026 – Reese Brantmeier, Sebastian Gorzny, Brandon Carpico and Nikita Filin and DJ Bennett and Ava Esposito all won main draw wild cards into the US Open on Thursday by winning the American Collegiate Player Wildcard Playoffs held at the USTA National Campus in Orlando.

North Carolina’s Brantmeier and Texas’ Gorzny will make their US Open Singles Main Draw debuts in August after winning the Playoff singles titles on Thursday. Brantmeier defeated Tennessee’s Katrina Scott, 6-4, 7-6(7), and Gorzny defeated SMU’s Trevor Svajda, 6-2, 6-4.

Scott and Svajda earned wild cards into US Open Qualifying as singles finalists.

Ohio State’s Carpico and Filin and Auburn’s DJ Bennett and Ava Esposito earned US Open Doubles Main Draw wild cards by winning the Playoff doubles titles and will both make their team debuts in New York. Filin competed in the 2024 US Open doubles draws with Alexander Razeghi.

Sebastian Gorzny; Conor Kvatek/USTA

Thursday’s results are as follows:

Men’s Singles Final

[2] Sebastian Gorzny (Texas) d. [1] Trevor Svajda (SMU) 6-2 6-4

Women’s Singles Final

[1] Reese Brantmeier (North Carolina) d. [2] Katrina Scott (Tennessee) 6-4 7-6(7)

Men’s Doubles Final

[1] Brandon Carpico/Nikita Filin (Ohio State) d. [3] Michael Andre/Matteo Antonescu (Indiana) 6-2 6-1

Nikita Filin and Brandon Carpico; Conor Kvatek/USTA

Women’s Doubles Final

[2] DJ Bennett/Ava Esposito (Auburn) d. [1] Reese Brantmeier/Alanis Hamilton (North Carolina) 4-6 6-3 7-5

Ava Esposito and DJ Bennett; Conor Kvatek/USTA