Virginia Cavaliers Capture Seventh NCAA Men’s Tennis Title in Dramatic 4-3 Victory Over Texas

On May 18, 2026, the Virginia Cavaliers defeated the Texas Longhorns 4-3 to win the NCAA men’s tennis championship at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Ga. The decisive singles match featured top-ranked Virginia junior Dylan Dietrich overcoming No. 3-ranked Texas sophomore Sebastian Gorzny, 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. Virginia secured its seventh overall men’s tennis crown and its third in the past five seasons.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

Virginia entered the final with a 28-4 overall record (12-1 ACC) and a recent head-to-head advantage over Texas, leading the series 15-3 after a 4-1 regular-season win in Austin on Jan. 18. The Cavaliers had previously won back-to-back titles in 2022-23, while Texas, the 2019 national champion, sought its first title since that year and aimed to avenge the January loss to Virginia.

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• Dylan Dietrich – No. 1 singles for Virginia, top-ranked nationally, MVP of the tournament (5-0 record).

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• Sebastian Gorzny – No. 3 singles for Texas, former Wimbledon junior doubles champion.

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• Jangjun Kim – Virginia No. 4 singles, delivered a 6-1, 7-6(9) win to tie the match at 3-3.

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• Keegan Rice – Virginia No. 2 singles, opened the comeback with a 6-1, 6-3 victory.

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• Stiles Brockett – Virginia No. 5 singles, clinched a 6-4, 6-4 win to level the dual.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• Oliver Ojakaar – Texas No. 2 singles, extended Texas’s lead with a 6-1, 6-4 win.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• Mans Dahlberg – Texas No. 6 singles, gave Texas a 3-2 edge by beating Virginia’s Lucas Marionneau 6-3, 7-5.

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• Andrés Pedroso – Head coach of Virginia, guiding the program to its latest dynasty.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

Texas captured the doubles point on Courts 3 and 4, taking an early 1-0 lead in the dual. After Ojakaar’s singles win, Virginia narrowed the gap when Rice broke Ivanovski for the first point. Brockett’s clutch 6-4, 6-4 win tied the dual at 2-2, and Kim’s 11-9 tiebreak victory on Court 3 forced a 3-3 stalemate. The championship hinged on Court 1, where Dietrich rebounded from a first-set tiebreak loss, broke Gorzny twice in the third set, and held serve to clinch the title.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• Final dual score: Virginia 4 – 3 Texas.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• Individual match scores: Dietrich (6-7, 6-4, 6-3), Gorzny (6-7, 6-4, 6-3); Kim (6-1, 7-6(9)); Rice (6-1, 6-3); Brockett (6-4, 6-4); Ojakaar (6-1, 6-4); Dahlberg (6-3, 7-5).

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• Season records: Virginia 28-4 (12-1 ACC), Texas 29-7 (13-5 SEC).

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• Head-to-head series: Virginia leads Texas 15-3.

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• MVP: Dylan Dietrich (5-0 tournament record).

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

Virginia’s victory reinforces its status as a modern college-tennis dynasty, marking a third championship in five years and the program’s seventh overall. The win also underscores Texas’s continued presence among elite programs, highlighted by its fourth consecutive Final Four appearance.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

Dylan Dietrich reflected on the pressure of the final point, noting the blend of excitement and anxiety that accompanied the decisive moment. Head coach Andrés Pedroso emphasized the broader life lessons derived from the championship run, describing the title as more than a trophy and highlighting the team’s resilience throughout a demanding tournament path.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• “You always dream about being in that moment,” — Dylan Dietrich, senior singles player

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• “It’s 3-3, it comes down to you, and you think about clinching. But at the same time, if you lose, it feels like everything falls apart with you. It was both enjoyable and a lot of pressure, but ultimately just a huge relief at the end.” — Dylan Dietrich

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• “It’s 3-3, it comes down to you, and you think about clinching. But at the same time, if you lose, it feels like everything falls apart with you. It was both enjoyable and a lot of pressure, but ultimately just a huge relief at the end.” — Dylan Dietrich

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• “More than anything, what means more than this is what you learn that you are going to take with you for life,” — Andrés Pedroso, head coach, Virginia Cavaliers

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

• “I make sure they believe that when they walk on the grounds of the University for the first time that we play our best tennis in May and we are the closest team,” — Andrés Pedroso

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title

All sources concur on the final score, match chronology, and key statistics; no contradictory accounts were identified.

For the crown: No. 4 Virginia defeats No. 2 Texas for NCAA men’s tennis title