Georgia women, Wake Forest men dominate NCAA DI championships
Multiple colleges and universities in USTA Southern had impressive and record-breaking results at their national championships.
NCAA DI
Under second-year coach Drake Bernstein, the Georgia women earned its third NCAA national championship and first since 2000. The Bulldogs swept Texas A&M with a 4-0 victory in the final. Bernstein becomes the fastest head coach in program history to win an NCAA, ITA, SEC Tournament and SEC regular season title after only 62 matches.
The Bulldogs remained undefeated in tournament competition this spring, improving to 13-0. Lawrenceville, Ga.'s Sofia Rojas, playing No. 6 singles delivered the clinching point in the DI final played in Waco, Tex.
Wake Forest men's team wins 2025 NCAA Championship.
Georgia earned its 18th sweep of the season and won five out of six rounds at the NCAA tournament via sweep, outscoring opponents 24-1.
Bernstein said the key all season has been starting strong by winning the doubles point.
"Yeah, I think the bigger the match, probably the more important the doubles point (is). So, obviously the biggest match of the year, walking into singles with that in your pocket and you know, the way that we went about the doubles point and really the way that we went about the whole week."
Also in Waco, the Wake Forest men's tennis team took the NCAA National Championship with a 4-2 victory over No. 2-seeded TCU. It was the Demon Deacons second title in seven years.
The Deacons finished the 2025 campaign with their program’s best and an ACC record 40-1 campaign, with 25 victories coming against ranked opponents. Wake Forest wrapped up the season with an unprecedented 79-21 combined record in doubles and 138-42 in singles.
Wake Forest head men's coach Tont Bresky was relieved following the victory. "We are thrilled to get this done. What a tournament, what a season! We feel very fortunate we came out on top."
NCAA DII
The Valdosta State Blazers repeated as Men's NCAA DII champions with a 4-2 win over No. 9 ranked Washburn in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
The top-ranked Blazers finished with an undefeated 26-0 record for the season. VSU also improved to 4-3 all-time in national title matches and won its fourth title in men's tennis (2006, 2011, 2024 and 2025). VSU has won 42 straight matches.
During the final, a two-hour rain delay to start the singles couldn't stop the Blazers' momentum following earning the doubles point. Edgar Destouet, a senior from France clinched the victory for VCU with a three-set comeback victory at No. 3 singles.
National winners (top to bottom): Georgia women, NCAA DI; Georgia Gwinnett women, NAIA; Valdosta State men, NCAA DII.
Head coach John Hansen won his fourth national title at the helm of the Blazers, as he has coached VSU for over 50 years and will be inducted into the Gulf South Conference Hall of Fame at the end of May.
NAIA
The Georgia Gwinnett women won their ninth consecutive national championship by coming out on top over Keiser during a three-hour duel at the Mobile (Ala.) Tennis Center.
Keiser came into the match as the No. 1 seed and with a victory in hand over Georgia Gwinnett at the ITA National Team Indoor Championship back in February. But, Georgia Gwinnett came out strong in the doubles and that carried through the singles to take a 4-1 victory. Georgia Gwinnett has defeated Keiser in seven straight national championship matches.
In the men's championship, Georgia Gwinnett was upset by Keiser 4-2. The Grizzlies were the 10-time defending champions at the NAIA Championships.
NJCAA
The Emory Oxford (Oxford, Ga.) women's tennis team won the NJCAA Division III Tennis National Championship for the ninth consecutive season and also for the 10th time overall. Playing at the Champions Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., the Eagles dominated by winning every singles and doubles match for a total of 36 points. Olha Los, a sophomore from in Siloam Springs, Ark., was named an All-American in singles and doubles.
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