Win, raise trophy, repeat: Another national title cements banner year for UVA sports

May 18, 2026
The UVA men’s tennis team posing behind a large NCAA sign.

Members of the UVA men’s tennis team celebrate after winning the NCAA championship Sunday in Athens, Georgia. The program now has seven national titles, the fourth-most in the history of the sport. (Virginia Athletics photo)

Dylan Dietrich threw his hat to the sky, dropped his racket and extended his arms. A sea of University of Virginia men’s tennis players soon mobbed him in celebration. 

This is what winning looks like.

The UVA men’s tennis team on Sunday capped an epic weekend with a 4-3 win over the University of Texas to secure the NCAA championship at the Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia. 

Dietrich, the nation’s No. 1-ranked player, was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after headlining the Wahoos’ comeback victories against Texas and against Wake Forest University on Saturday in a thrilling semifinal round. 

The UVA men’s tennis program now has seven NCAA championships, the fourth-most in the sport.

Virginia Athletics now has 37 NCAA championships, including the most recent women’s swimming title in March. 

And the Cavaliers might not yet be done in 2025-26. 

Celebrating Our Shared History - VA250
Celebrating Our Shared History - VA250

The men’s track and field team won the Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor championship on Saturday for the second time in three years. They’ll next compete in the NCAA East Regional meet on May 27 in Lexington, Kentucky.

The second-ranked men’s golf team began play in the Winston-Salem NCAA Regional on Monday morning. The ACC champs finished last season as national runners-up.

The women’s golf team will begin competition in the NCAA Championship tournament on Friday in Carlsbad, California.

The women’s rowing team is ranked eighth nationally and placed second in the ACC Championship regatta on Saturday in North Carolina.

Virginia Athletics is seeking to capture at least three NCAA titles in one academic year for the first time since 2014-15, when the men’s soccer, men’s tennis and baseball teams all were crowned.

The department is third in the latest Learfield Directors’ Cup standings, released after the winter sports season. The rankings measure schools’ performance across all intercollegiate sports.

Media Contacts

Alexa Mosley

Athletic Communications Intern (M&W Tennis, M&W Squash)

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