Virginia Men Win NCAA Tennis Title in Tulsa

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No. 1-seed Virginia won its second consecutive NCAA Men's Tennis Championship on Tuesday night with a 4-1 win over the No. 11 Oklahoma Sooners at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center.

Lightning and rain forced the match to be moved indoors with a delayed start time of one hour to 7:00 p.m. It was Virginia's third NCAA crown in the last four years, and the fifth time in the last six seasons that the Cavaliers played in the championship match. Virginia became the 17th No. 1 seed since 1977 to win the national title, while Oklahoma was making its third consecutive finals appearance. Virginia finished the season with a 30-4 record, while Oklahoma had a 20-11 mark.

In a rematch of last year's title match, UVA jumped out to a 1-0 lead by winning the doubles point with wins at No. 3 by Collin Altamirano and J.C. Aragone, 6-1, and the No. 1 position as the nation's fourth-ranked team of Luca Corinteli and Ryan Shane pulled out a 7-5 decision.

UVA took a 2-0 lead when J.C. Aragone won his singles match at No. 5 by a 6-3, 6-4 score. Oklahoma's Andrew Harris claimed the first point for the Sooners with a 7-6, 6-0 win over the nation's 8th-ranked Ryan Shane, but quickly after, the Cavaliers went back ahead 3-1 when Thai-Son Kwiatkowski captured identical 6-4 victories in straight sets at the No. 3 position.

Henrik Wiersholm clinched the match victory for the Cavaliers with a 6-2, 7-6 (2) win over Andre Biro for the 4-1 victory.

#1 Virginia (30-4) def. #11 Oklahoma (20-11), 4-1 • Michael D. Case Tennis Center • 7 p.m.
Head Coaches: Brian Boland (Virginia) and John Roddick (Oklahoma)
Doubles
1. #4 Luca Corinteli/Ryan Shane (Virginia) def. #24 Axel Alvarez/Andrew Harris (Oklahoma), 7-5
2. Alex Ghilea/Spencer Papa (Oklahoma) def. #16 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski/Mac Styslinger (Virginia), 7-5
3. Collin Altamirano/J.C. Aragone (Virginia) def. Andre Biro/Austin Siegel (Oklahoma), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
Singles
1. #97 Andrew Harris (Oklahoma) def. #8 Ryan Shane (Virginia), 7-6 (3), 6-0
2. #25 Axel Alvarez (Oklahoma) vs. #33 Collin Altamirano (Virginia), 7-5, 4-3 DNF
3. #9 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia) def. #82 Spencer Papa (Oklahoma), 6-4, 6-4
4. #78 Alexander Ritschard (Virginia) vs. #61 Alex Ghilea (Oklahoma), 6-1, 1-6, 5-2 DNF
5. #110 J.C. Aragone (Virginia) def. Florin Bragusi (Oklahoma), 6-3, 6-4
6. Henrik Wiersholm (Virginia) def. Andre Biro (Oklahoma), 6-2, 7-6 (2)
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 3, 6

NCAA Division I Men's Tennis All-Tournament Team
#1 Doubles: #4 Luca Corinteli/Ryan Shane (Virginia)
#2 Doubles: Alex Ghilea/Spencer Papa (Oklahoma)
#3 Doubles: Collin Altamirano/J.C. Aragone (Virginia)

#1 Singles: #17 Austin Smith (Georgia)
#2 Singles: #32 Wayne Montgomery (Georgia)
#3 Singles: #9 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia)
#4 Singles: #78 Alexander Ritschard (Virginia)
#5 Singles: #110 J.C. Aragone (Virginia)
#6 Singles: Henrik Wiersholm (Virginia)

Most Outstanding Player
#9 Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia)

Virginia Men Win NCAA Tennis Title in Tulsa

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