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Virginia Men, Texas A&M Women Win NCAA Tennis Team Titles in Athens

Clinching wins showed how doubles points plus roster depth decide NCAA team titles.

Overview

  • Virginia captured the men’s championship 4-3 on Sunday after Dylan Dietrich, ranked No. 1 in singles, rallied 6-7, 6-4, 6-3 over Texas’s Sebastian Gorzny in the final match.
  • Texas took the doubles point, but Virginia answered in singles with wins from Keegan Rice, Stiles Brockett and Jangjun Kim before Dietrich sealed the tie at No. 1.
  • Texas A&M secured the women’s crown 4-1 Sunday night against Auburn, with senior Daria Smetannikov clinching at No. 6 singles by 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
  • The Aggies won the doubles point and then waited out a lightning delay, extending a week of late-night finishes at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.
  • Virginia’s title is the program’s seventh, continuing its May success under coach Andres Pedroso, while Texas A&M reached a third straight final and earned a second championship in three years as Lucciana Perez improved to 28-0.