Phillips Reaches AAC Tennis Semi-Finals
Bermudian tennis player Daniel Phillips reached the semi-finals of the 2026 American Athletic Conference Individual Championships before falling in straight sets to Enzo Vargas of the University of Texas at San Antonio [UTSA].
Competing at the George R. Brown Tennis Center in Houston, Texas, on Saturday [October 24], the second-seeded Phillips was defeated 6-3, 6-4 by Vargas, ending his bid for the singles title.
The Tulane University senior had advanced to the final four following a hard-fought quarter-final victory over Florida Atlantic University’s Jose David Segovia on Friday.
Phillips claimed the opening set 6-4 before edging a closely contested second-set tiebreak 12-10 to secure a 6-4, 7-6 victory.
He had previously defeated Wichita State University’s Rodrigo Cruz 6-3, 7-5 in the second round.
Vargas went on to claim the championship title, defeating fourth seed Victor Tosetto of Tulsa University 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday’s final.
Phillips also competed in the doubles alongside Tulane teammate Alec Gaudin, with the pair falling 8-6 to Florida Atlantic’s Segovia and Lucca Pignaton in the opening round.
