Dietrich and Dahlberg Down No. 1 Seed at NCAA Doubles Championship
ORLANDO, Fla. – Four members of the Virginia men’s tennis team are competing in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, being held Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
Senior Mans Dahlberg and junior Dylan Dietrich have advanced to the quarterfinals of the doubles draw while Dietrich and sophomore Keegan Rice both made the Round of 16 of the singles draw.
On Thursday (Nov. 20), Dahlberg and Dietrich logged a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win against the top-seeded doubles team, Benito Sanchez Martinez and Petar Jovanovic of Mississippi State. This came a day after Rice took down top-seeded Jay Friend of Arizona in the singles draw.
Dahlberg and Dietrich will take on 5-8 seed Aidan Kim and Bryce Nakashima of Ohio State on Friday in the quarterfinals.
Dahlberg and Dietrich, by advancing to the quarterfinals of the doubles draw, will earn All-American honors in singles in June when the accolades are formally announced by the ITA. This is the first career doubles All-America honor for both players.
By advancing to the singles Round of 16 in singles, both Dietrich and Rice will earn All-American honors in singles in June when the accolades are formally announced by the ITA. It will be Dietrich’s third time earning All-America honors and the first for Rice.
Dietrich was the No. 7 seed in the singles draw. He won his opener against Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes of Oklahoma in straight sets. On Wednesday, he won 6-4, 6-4 against Bryan Hernandez Cortes of Mississippi State before falling in the Round of 16 against Wake Forest’s Luca Pow.
In his opener, Rice dropped his first set 6-4 against Oscar Lacides of Oklahoma, but rallied for 6-3 and 6-4 wins in the second and third sets to advance to the Round of 32. Rice then defeated the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Jay Friend of Arizona, 7-6 (4), 6-4 on Thursday to advance to the Round of 16. He was edged 7-5, 7-5 by 9-16 seed Petar Jovanovic in the Round of 16.
Sophomore Jangjun Kim also played in the singles draw, bring edged in the first round by 8-seed Ozan Baris.
SCHEDULE/RESULTS
Doubles
R32: #18 Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #38 Johan Alexander Rodriguez/Orel Kimhi (OK) 6-3, 6-1
R16: #18 Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. [1] #1 Benito Sanchez Martinez/Petar Jovanovic (Miss St) 6-3, 7-6 (3)
QF: #18 Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) vs [5-8] #15 Aidan Kim/Bryce Nakashima (Ohio St), Friday
Singles
R64: #98 Keegan Rice (VA) def. #50 Oscar Lacides (OK) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
R32: #98 Keegan Rice (VA) def. [1] #5 Jay Friend (AZ) 7-6 (4), 6-4
R16: [9-16] #31 Petar Jovanovic (Miss St) def. #98 Keegan Rice (VA) 7-5, 7-5
R64: [7] #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #78 Luis Carlos Alvarez Valdes (OK) 6-4, 6-3
R32: [7] #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Bryan Hernandez Cortes (Miss St), 6-4, 6-4
R16: #92 Luca Pow (Wake) def. [7] #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
R64: [8] #7 Ozan Baris (Mich St) def. Jangjun Kim (VA) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
2025 NCAA DI men’s singles and doubles tennis championship schedule
- DI men’s tennis doubles championship:
- Round of 32: Wednesday, Nov. 19 — Watch on ESPN+
- Round of 16: Thursday, Nov. 20 — Watch on ESPN+
- Quarterfinals: Friday, Nov. 21 — Watch on ESPN+
- Semifinals: Saturday, Nov. 22 — Watch on ESPN+
- National Championship: Sunday, Nov. 23 — Watch on ESPN+