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 to win the program\u2019s seventh NCAA men\u2019s tennis championship<\/p>\n
ATHENS, Ga. — 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. <\/p>\n
Gorzny (ranked No. 3) took a two-game lead in the third set but Dietrich got back-to-back service breaks \u2014 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\u2019s first national championship since winning back-to-back titles in 2022-23. <\/p>\n
The Cavaliers beat Texas 4-1 in Austin on Jan. 18 and lead the series with Texas 15-3. <\/p>\n
Virginia’s Jangjun Kim beat Sebastian Eriksson 6-1, 7-6(9) at No. 3 to pull the Cavaliers even at 3-3. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
Texas won the doubles point with wins at No. 2 and No. 3, while the Cavaliers won at No. 1. <\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
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