BAYLOR, GEORGIA CLAIM INDIVIDUAL TITLES


FINAL BRACKETS: SINGLES (PDF) | DOUBLES (PDF)

The NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships concluded with the crowning of the singles and doubles champions.

In singles play, No. 1-seed Benedikt Dorsch of Baylor defeated No. 9-16 seed Pierrik Ysern of San Diego, 6-2, 7-6 (6).

The doubles championship saw the No. 1-seeded duo of John Isner and Antonio Ruiz of Georgia top the No. 5-8 seeded team of Mark Growcott and Ken Skupski of LSU, 7-6 (4), 7-5.

The Tennis Channel will air the singles final on the following dates: Sunday, June 5 - 8 p.m. (Eastern); Tuesday, June 7 - 2 p.m. (Eastern); Thursday, June 9 - 10 p.m. (Eastern).

The Tennis Channel will air the doubles final on the following dates: Sunday, June 5 - 10 p.m. (Eastern); Tuesday, June 7 - 4 p.m. (Eastern); Thursday, June 9 - 12 a.m. (Eastern).

National Championship Post-Match Comments (mp3)




UCLA WINS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP


Luben Pampoulov (left) and Alberto Francis (right) celebrate UCLA's national championship Monday night in College Station.

No. 7-seed UCLA won its first national championship since 1984 with a 4-3, come-from-behind win over top-seeded Baylor Tuesday evening at the Mitchell Tennis Center on the Texas A&M campus.

The Bruins (27-3) trailed 3-1 in the match before winning a three-set match at No. 5 singles, then a third-set tiebreaker at No. 6 to set up a dramatic 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 win by UCLA senior Kris Kwinta at No. 3.

ESPN2 will air the team championship on Tuesday, May 31 at 3 p.m. (EDT).

FINAL TEAM BRACKET (PDF)

All-tournament team selections:

SINGLES
  1. Benedikt Dorsch, Baylor
  2. Benjamin Kohlloeffel, UCLA
  3. Vlad Obradovic, Florida
  4. Michal Kokta, Baylor
  5. Alberto Francis, UCLA
  6. Phillipp Gruendler, UCLA
DOUBLES
  1. Alberto Francis/Kris Kwinta, UCLA
  2. Michal Kokta/Lars Poerschke, Baylor
  3. Benjamin Becker, Jon Reckewey, Baylor
MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER: Benedikt Dorsch, Baylor