The Southern California men's tennis team stormed into the Division I Men's Tennis Championships as an underdog and emerged May 21 as the victors. The Trojans downed higher-seeded opponents in every round of play, finally upending defending champion Georgia, 4-1.

Retiring Southern California coach Dick Leach went out in style with his fourth national championship and first since 1994.

"This is my Cinderella team," he said. "I'm glad we got it done before midnight; we might have some pumpkins...This is unbelievable. I keep pinching myself."

In the final, the Trojans dominated the doubles point with 8-3 and 8-4 wins at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively, to take a 1-0 lead. Daniel Langre gave the squad its second point with a 6-4, 6-4 win at No. 5 singles.

Georgia's Matias Boeker, who walked away with the team, singles, and doubles titles in 2001, responded with a 6-1, 7-5 victory at No. 1 singles. It was the Bulldogs' only point for the match.

Ruben Torres gave the Trojans their third point, and Prakash Amritaj's 7-6(3), 7-5 win at the No. 3 spot earned the title for Southern California. Amritaj was named the tournament's most outstanding player after providing the deciding wins for his team three straight days.

"I have played a lot of breakers all season," he said. "When you've played for an hour and it is six all, it is hard to pass up."

In the individual championships, Boeker was able to retain his singles title with a 7-5, 6-0 win over Kentucky's Jesse Witten May 27. Trailing, 5-4, in the first set, Boeker won the final nine games to win the match. Boeker closed the season with 21 straight victories at No. 1 singles for Georgia

"I think I was a little nervous at the beginning," Boeker said. "It seemed like I was scrambling for every point. I got the break when I wanted it and got some momentum to close out. Today my serve wasn't going well. I was having to grind for so many points, I was getting tired."

In doubles, the duo of Andrew Colombo and Mark Kovacs of Auburn defeated Stanford's Scott Lipsky and David Martin, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2. The title is Auburn's first in NCAA men's tennis.

TEAM RESULTS

Round of 16

Tennessee 4, Texas 0; Kentucky 4, Duke 1; Illinois 4, Notre Dame 1; Southern California 4, Baylor 2; Georgia 4, Texas A&M 1; Pepperdine 4, Ole Miss 3; UCLA 4, Florida 0; Auburn 4, Washington 3.

Quarterfinals

Tennessee 4, Kentucky 1; Southern California, Illinois 2; Georgia 4, Pepperdine 1; UCLA 4, Auburn 0.

Semifinals

Southern California 4, Tennessee 3; Georgia 4, UCLA 2.

Championship

Southern California 4, Georgia 1

Singles: No. 1 -- Matias Boeker, Georgia, def. Andrew Park, Southern California, 6-1, 7-5; No. 2 -- Suspended; No. 3 -- Prakash Amritraj Southern California, def. Bo Hodge Georgia, 7-6 (3), 7-5; No. 4 -- Suspended; No. 5 -- Daniel Langre Southern California, def. Adam Seri Georgia, 6-4, 6-4; No. 6 -- Ruben Torres Southern California, def. Nicolas Boeker Georgia, 6-2, 6-3.

Doubles: No. 1 -- Suspended; No. 2 -- Teige Sullivan-Ruben Torres Southern California, def. Adam Seri-Brandon Wagner Georgia, 8-4; No. 3 -- Prakash Amritraj-Daniel Langre Southern California, def. Nicolas Boeker-Lesley Joseph Georgia, 8-3.

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Singles

First round: Benjamin Becker, Baylor def. Vedran Vidovic, Indiana St., 6-3, 6-4; Maxim Belski, Alabama def. Jeremy Wurtzman, Ohio St., 6-1, 6-3; Amer Delic, Illinois def. Daniel Kiernan, LSU, 7-6 (6), 6-1; Frantisek Krepelka, Oklahoma St. def. Alex Hartman, Mississippi, 6-1, 7-5; Andy Leber, Texas-Arlington def. Michael Yani, Duke, 6-4, 7-6 (5); Harsh Mankad, Minnesota def. Michael Kogan, Tulane, 6-1, 7-6 (2); Zoltan Papp, Baylor def. Phil Metz, Ohio State, 5-3, ret. inj. Phillip King, Duke def. Jonathan Chu, Harvard, 6-7 (6), 6-0, 6-3; Todd Widom, Miami (Fla.) def. Jamie Gresh, Penn St., 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-2; Lance Mills, Nebraska def. Seth Rose, South Carolina, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5); Ryan Newport, Texas A&M def. Peter Handoyo, Tennessee, 6-1, 6-2; Rameez Junaid, Auburn def. Saber Kadiri, Va. Tech, 5-7, 6-2, 6-1; David Martin, Stanford def. Gert Vilms, Brigham Young, 6-3, 6-0; Al Garland, Pepperdine def. Marcio Petrone, North Carolina, 6-3, 6-4; Oliver Maiberger, San Diego St. def. Victor Romero, Tulane, 6-3, 6-3; Tobias Clemens, UCLA def. Danny Westerman, Wisconsin, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Scott Lipsky, Stanford def. Florian Marquardt, Va. Commonwealth, 6-1, 6-4; John Fruttero, California def. Mario Toledo, Tennessee, 5-7, 6-2, 6-2; Marcin Matkowski, UCLA def. Javier Taborga, Notre Dame, 6-4, 6-3; Bobby Reynolds, Vanderbilt def. Matt Hanlin, Washington, 6-4, 6-2; Jesse Witten, Kentucky def. Steve Capriati, Arizona, 6-1, 6-1; David Loewenthal, Wake Forest, def. Divan Coetzee, New Mexico, 7-6 (5), 1-6, 6-2; Ryan Haviland, Stanford, def. Romain Ambert, Mississippi St., 5-7, 6-3, 6-2; Thomas Schneiter, UNLV, def. Carlos Palencia, UC Santa Barbara, 6-3, 7-5; Rodrigo Grilli, UCLA, def. Brian Wilson, Illinois, 6-3, 7-5; Alex Vlaski, Washington, def. Daniel Klemetz, Middle Tenn., 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Oggie Kolev, Arkansas, def. Matt Klinger, Arizona St., 3-6, 6-2, 7-6 (4); Matias Boeker, Georgia, def. Steve Berke, Yale, 6-2, 6-3; Travis Parrott, Portland, def. Jean Simon, Texas, 6-3, 6-2; Nick Rainey, Southern California, def. John Chesworth, Furman, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4; Xavier Luscan, Florida St., def. Andrew Park, Southern California, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3; Brandon Wagner, Georgia, def. Roger Anderson, Georgia Tech, 6-4, 6-1.

Second round: Widom, Miami (Fla.), def. King, Duke, 6-2, 6-3; Schneiter, UNLV, def. Clemens, UCLA, 6-4, 6-3; Garland, Pepperdine, def. Belski, Alabama, 6-1, 6-2; Mankad, Minnesota, def. Kolev, Arkansas, 6-3, 6-2; Witten, Kentucky, def. Lipsky, Stanford, 6-4, 7-6(5); Fruttero, California, def. Grilli, UCLA, 6-2, 7-5; Delic, Illinois, def. Mills, Nebraska, 6-1, 5-7, 6-4; Rainey, Southern California, def. Becker, Baylor, 6-2, 6-1; Maiberger, San Diego St., def. Matkowski, UCLA, 5-7, 6-4, 7-5; Haviland, Stanford, def. Junaid, Auburn, 6-2, 6-2; Martin, Stanford, def. Vlaski, Washington, 7-5, 3-6, 7-6(2); Leber, Texas-Arlington def. Luscan, Florida St., 6-2, 7-6(3); Boeker, Georgia, def. Loewenthal, Wake Forest, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0; Wagner, Georgia, def. Reynolds, Vanderbilt, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Newport, Texas A&M, def. Krepelka, Oklahoma St., 6-7(0), 6-3, 6-2; Parrott, Portland, def. Papp, Baylor, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(9).

Round of 16: Martin, Stanford, def. Garland, Pepperdine, 6-3, 6-4; Rainey, Southern California, def. Widom, Miami (Fla.), 6-3, 6-4; Fruttero, California, def. Mankad, Minnesota, 6-4, 6-3; Wagner, Georgia, def. Newport, Texas A&M, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3; Maiberger, San Diego St., def. Leber, Texas-Arlington, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2; Witten, Kentucky, def. Delic, Illinois, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5; Boeker, Georgia, def. Schneiter, UNLV, 6-2, 6-1; Haviland, Stanford, def. Parrott, Portland, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Quarterfinals: Martin, Stanford, def. Fruttero, California, 7-6 (3), 6-2; Witten, Kentucky, def. Maiberger, San Diego St., 6-3 3-6, 6-1; Haviland, Stanford, def. Wagner, Georgia, 6-2, 6-1; Boeker, Georgia, def. Rainey, Southern California, 7-5, 6-2.

Semifinals: Witten, Kentucky, def. Haviland, Stanford, 6-4,5-7,6-1; Boeker, Georgia def. Martin, Stanford, 6-4, 6-4.

Championship: Boeker, Georgia, def. Witten, Kentucky, 7-5, 6-0.

Doubles

First round: Rodrigo Echagaray-Jose Zarhi, Texas, def. Steve Berke-Dustin West, Yale, 6-2, 6-2; Markus Hornung-Nathan McGregor, Baylor, def. Sebastien Graeff-Stefan Suter, Pepperdine, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4; James Cameron-John Chesworth, Furman, def. Dane McGregor-Shriranga Sudhakara, Tulsa, 6-4, 6-7, 6-0; Thomas Haug-Harsh Mankad, Minnesota, def. Johan Berg-Al Garland, Pepperdine, 6-4, 6-4; Andrew Colombo-Mark Kovacs, Auburn, def. David Mercier-Nicholas Yip, Utah, 4-6, 6-1, 7-6(4); Michael Calkins-Amer Delic, Illinois, def. Chris McDonald-Hamid Mirzadeh, Florida, 6-2, 6-2;Matthias Mathaes-Prakash Venkataraman, Rice, def. Casey Smith-Javier Taborga, Notre Dame, 7-6(5), 4-6, 7-5; John Fruttero-Robert Kowalczyk, California, def. Carlos Lozano-Gert Vilms, Brigham Young, 7-6(5), 6-4; Scott Lipsky-David Martin, Stanford, def. Simon Rea-Mario Toledo, Tennessee, 6-4, 6-4; Tobias Clemens-Lassi Ketola, UCLA, def. Johan Brunstrom-Eric Cohn, Southern Methodist, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3; Ryan Moore-Nick Rainey, Southern California, def. Oliver Choo-Jonathan Chu, Harvard, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5;Oliver Maiberger-Ryan Redondo, San Diego St. def. Matias Boeker-Bo Hodge, Georgia, 6-4, 6-4; Michael Kogan-Victor Romero, Tulane def. Marcin Matkowski-Jean-Julien Rojer, UCLA, 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4; Lester Cook-Ryan Newport, Texas A&M, def. Romain Ambert-Rene-Charles Combette, Mississippi St., 6-4, 6-4; Phillip King-Michael Yani, Duke, def. Bobby Reynolds-Lewis Smith, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Juan Cerda-Jason Pongsrikul, San Diego, def. Frantisek Krepelka-Matt Prentice, Oklahoma St., 5-7, 7-6(6), 6-4.

Second round: Echagaray-Zarhi, Texas, def. Cerda-Pongsrikul, San Diego, 6-4, 6-3; Cameron-Chesworth, Furman, def. Clemens-Ketola, UCLA, 6-4, 6-1; Colombo-Kovacs, Auburn, def. Kogan-Romero, Tulane, 7-5, 7-5; Calkins-Delic, Illinois, def. Cook-Newport, Texas A&M, 6-3, 6-0; Haug-Mankad, Minnesota, def. Moore-Rainey, USC, 6-3, 6-2; King-Yani, Duke, def. Fruttero-Kowalczyk, California, 6-3, 6-1; Lipsky-Martin, Stanford, def. Hornung-McGregor, Baylor, 6-2, 6-7(3), 6-4; Maiberger-Redondo, San Diego St., def. Mathaes-Venkataraman, Rice, 6-4, 7-6(5).

Quarterfinals: Colombo-Kovacs, Auburn, def. Haug-Mankad, Minnesota, 6-4, 7-5; Calkins-Delic, Illinois, def. Echagaray-Zarhi, Texas, 6-3, 6-4; Lipsky-Martin, Stanford, def. Cameron-Chesworth, Furman, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2; King-Yani, Duke, def. Maiberger-Redondo, San Diego St., 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.

Semifinals: Colombo-Kovacs, Auburn, def. Calkins-Delic, Illinois, 6-4, 6-4; Lipsky-Martin, Stanford, def. King-Yani, Duke, 7-6(6), 6-3.

Championship: Colombo-Kovacs, Auburn, def. Lipsky-Martin, Stanford, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2.