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05/17 16:58 CDT Dietrich, No. 4 seed Virginia beat No. 2 seed Texas 4-3 for
program's 7th NCAA men's tennis title
Dietrich, No. 4 seed Virginia beat No. 2 seed Texas 4-3 for program's 7th NCAA
men's tennis title
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) --- Dylan Dietrich, the top-ranked singles player in the
nation, rallied for a three-set victory over Sebastian Gorzny in the final
match, and fourth-seeded Virginia beat No. 2 seed Texas 4-3 on Sunday to win
the program's seventh NCAA men's tennis championship.
Gorzny (ranked No. 3) took a two-game lead in the third set but Dietrich got
back-to-back service breaks --- the second on a double fault for a 4-3 lead.
Dietrich went on two post a 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory to clinch Virginia's first
national championship since winning back-to-back titles in 2022-23.
The Cavaliers beat Texas 4-1 in Austin on Jan. 18 and lead the series with
Texas 15-3.
Virginia's Jangjun Kim beat Sebastian Eriksson 6-1, 7-6(9) at No. 3 to pull the
Cavaliers even at 3-3.
Keegan Rice beat Kalin Ivanovski 6-1, 6-3 at No. 2, and Stiles Brockett won
6-4, 6-4 against Abel Forger at No. 5 for Virginia.
Oliver Ojakaar beat Andres Santamarta Roig 6-1, 6-4 at No. 4, and Lucas
Marionneau topped Mans Dahlberg 6-3, 7-5 for the Longhorns.
Texas won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, while the Cavaliers
won at No. 1.
The Longhorns have advanced to four straight Final Fours and two of the past
three championships. Texas won the program's only national title in 2019.
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