Southern California downed Ohio State to capture the Division I Men’s Tennis Championship May 19 at Texas A&M.

The Trojans outlasted the Buckeyes, 4-1, to earn their first team title in seven years.

Southern California’s Robert Farah defeated Ohio State’s Bryan Koniecko in three sets to clinch the championship for the Trojans. Farah dropped the first set, 5-7, but responded decisively, taking the second, 6-1. Early in the third set, the opponents remained on serve, but after going up a break, 4-3, about midway through the frame, Farah went on to serve out the match with a 6-4 win.

Southern California also registered victories at the No. 4 and No. 6 singles positions. Senior Abdullah Magdas defeated Matt Allare, 6-2, 6-3, while freshman Daniel Nguyen beat Chase Buchanan in straight sets, 6-0, 6-2.

The Buckeyes’ lone point on the day came from Justin Kronouge’s victory over Jaak Poldma in No. 3 singles. Kronouge earned the first set, 7-6, in a tiebreak before taking the second set, 6-4.

Southern California took an early lead in doubles after Farah and Steven Johnson posted an 8-3 win over Kronauge and Allare. Ohio State’s Koniecko and Shuhei Uzawa evened the contest, beating Magdas and Nguyen, 8-4, at the No. 2 position. Then Southern California’s Poldma teamed with Matt Kecki at the No. 3 position to down the Ohio State tandem of Buchanan and Steven Moneke, 9-7, to earn the doubles point for the Trojans.

In the individual portion of the tournament, Mississippi freshman Devin Britton captured the men’s singles championship with a three-set victory over Ohio State’s Moneke.

After dropping the first set, 3-6, to Moneke, a two-time all-American riding a 22-match winning streak entering the final, Britton took the next two, 6-2, 6-3, to become the first Rebel in program history to win a national title. He also was the first freshman to earn the title since 1996 and the first unseeded player to take the individual crown since 1997.

Facing his third seeded player in the tournament, Britton kept pace early in the contest. But Moneke broke the freshman to take a 4-3 lead and ultimately won the set, 6-3.

In the second set, Britton fought off two break points at 2-2 to forge a 4-2 lead and surge to a 6-2 win. The freshman also established a sizable lead in the decisive third set, breaking Moneke to go up 4-2. After building a 5-3 advantage, Britton clinched the championship on an ace.

In men’s doubles action, Dominic Inglot and Michael Shabaz of Virginia rallied after losing the first set and surviving a tiebreak in the second set to win the doubles title. Inglot and Shabaz defeated the second-seeded tandem of John-Patrick Smith and Davey Sandgren of Tennessee, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 to become the first unseeded team in six years to win the championship. Inglot and Shabaz also became the first team representing the Atlantic Coast Conference to win a doubles title.

In the decisive third set, the Cavaliers broke the Vols in the third game to earn a 2-1 lead, and then the match remained on serve for eight games. Serving for the match and the championship, Shabaz generated two aces and two service winners to clinch the title for Virginia.

Inglot and Shabaz finished the season with a school record 41 victories.

Team results                            

Round of 16

Virginia 4, Florida St. 2; Southern California 4, Stanford 2; Georgia 4, Illinois 3; Texas 4, Tennessee 3; Baylor 4, Wake Forest 1; Ohio St. 4, Boise St. 0; UCLA 4, Miami (Fla.) 1; Mississippi 4, Texas A&M 1.

Quarterfinals

Southern California 4, Virginia 0; Texas 4, Georgia 2; Ohio St. 4, Baylor 1; UCLA 4, Mississippi 3.

Semifinals

Southern California 4, Texas 1; Ohio St. 4, UCLA 3.

Championship

Southern California 4, Ohio St. 1

Doubles: No. 1 -- Robert Farah-Steve Johnson, Southern California, def. Justin Kronauge-Matt Allare, Ohio St., 8-3; No. 2 -- Shuhei Uzawa-Bryan Koniecko, Ohio St., def. Abdullah Magdas-Daniel Nguyen, Southern California, 8-4; No. 3 -- Matt Kecki-Jaak Poldma, Southern California, def. Chase Buchanan-Steven Moneke, Ohio St., 9-7.

Singles: No. 1 -- Robert Farah, Southern California, def. Bryan Koniecko, Ohio St., 5-7, 6-1, 6-4; No. 2 -- Steven Moneke, Ohio St., vs. Steve Johnson, Southern California (did not finish); No. 3 -- Justin Kronauge, Ohio St., def. Jaak Poldma, Southern California, 7-6 (1), 6-4; No. 4 -- Abdullah Magdas, Southern California, def. Matt Allare, Ohio St., 6-2, 6-3; No. 5 -- Balazs Novak, Ohio St., vs. Matt Kecki, Southern California (did not finish); No. 6 -- Daniel Nguyen, Southern California, def. Chase Buchanan, Ohio St., 6-0, 6-2.

Individual results

Singles championship: Devin Britton, Mississippi, def. Steven Moneke, Ohio St., 3-6, 6-2, 3-6.

Doubles championship: Dominic Inglot-Michael Shabaz, Virginia, def. Davey Sandgren-John-Patrick Smith, Tennessee, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.

Individual results

Singles

First round: Arnau Brugues, Tulsa, def. Kiril Dimitrov, Duke, 6-0, 6-2; Roy Kalmanovich, Illinois, def. Clancy Shields, Boise St., 6-2, 6-1; Ishay Hadash, Minnesota, def. Cory Parr, Wake Forest, 6-3, 7-6(1); Omar Altmann, Pepperdine, def. Alex Lacroix, Florida, 6-3, 6-4; John-Patrick Smith, Tennessee, def. Jean-Yves Aubone, Florida St., 6-3, 6-1; Clay Donato, North Carolina, def. Austin Krajicek, Texas A&M, 1-6, 6-4, 7-6(4); Dimitar Kutrovsky, Texas, def. Jonas Berg, Mississippi, 3-6, 6-1, 7-5; Sanam Singh, Virginia, def. Christoph Muller, Rice, 6-3, 6-1; Diego Cubas, South Carolina, def. Denes Lukacs, Baylor, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Jay Weinacker, North Carolina St., def. Marek Michalicka, Wisconsin, 6-2, 7-6(2); Steven Moneke, Ohio St., def. Bradley Klahn, Stanford, 7-6(6), 7-6(5); Enrique Olivares, East Tenn. St., def. Martin Sayer, Radford, 7-5, 6-4; Bruno Agostinelli, Kentucky, def. Wil Spencer, Texas A&M, 6-1, 6-3; Johnny Parkes, New Mexico, def. Robert McKenzie, Middle Tenn. St., 3-6, 6-1, 6-1; Guillermo Gomez, Georgia Tech, def. Saketh Myneni, Alabama, 6-4, 6-2; Steve Johnson, Southern California, def. Kalle Norberg, Mississippi, 6-3, 7-6(2); Devin Britton, Mississippi, def. Mortiz Baumann, Wisconsin, 7-5, 6-3; Dominic Inglot, Virginia, def. Bassam Beidas, Pepperdine, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(6); Clint Bowles, Florida St., def. Raony Carvalho, Texas Tech, 6-4, 6-3; Bruno Rosa, Rice, def. Robert Farah, Southern California, 7-5, 7-6(6); Dennis Nevolo, Illinois, def. Yoann Re, Virginia Tech, 6-3, 6-0; Nate Schnugg, Georgia, def. Reid Carleton, Duke, 6-1, 6-4; Alex Clayton, Stanford, def. Jordan Rux, Baylor, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4; Bryan Koniecko, Ohio St., def. Carlos Cueto, Florida, 6-3, 6-2; Damon Gooch, Elon, def. Boris Conkic, Tennessee, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Conor Pollock, Texas A&M, def. Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion, 6-2, 6-4; Dean Jackson, San Diego, def. Justin Kronauge, Ohio St., 6-4, 4-6, 6-4; Michael Venus, LSU, def. Austen Childs, Louisville, 6-2, 6-4; Rudolf Siwy, Fresno St., def. Michael Shabaz, Virginia, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3; Blake Strode, Arkansas, def. Chris Clayton, Harvard, 6-2, 6-2; Brett Helgeson, Notre Dame, def. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan, Washington, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0; Oleksandr Nedovyesov, Oklahoma St., def. Alexey Tsyrenov, Auburn, 7-6(4), 7-5.

Second round: Brugues, Tulsa, def. Kalmanovich, Illinois, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3; Altmann, Pepperdine, def. Hadash, Minnesota, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3; Smith, Tennessee, def. Donato, North Carolina, 6-3, 7-6(5); Singh, Virginia, def. Kutrovsky, Texas, 6-2, 6-0; Weinacker, North Carolina St., def. Cubas, South Carolina, 7-6(1), 6-4; Moneke, Ohio St., def. Olivares, East Tenn. St., 6-3, 6-3; Agostinelli, Kentucky, def. Parkes, New Mexico, 7-5, 6-4; Johnson, Southern California, def. Gomez, Georgia Tech, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2; Britton, Mississippi, def. Inglot, Virginia, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Rosa, Rice, def. Bowles, Florida St., 5-7, 7-5, 6-0; Schnugg, Georgia, def. Nevolo, Illinois, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Clayton, Stanford, def. Koniecko, Ohio St., 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-1; Pollock, Texas A&M, def. Gooch, Elon, 7-6(8), 7-6(2); Jackson, San Diego, def. Venus, LSU, 7-6(7), 6-3; Strode, Arkansas, def. Siwy, Fresno St., 6-2, 6-3; Nedovyesov, Oklahoma St., def. Helgeson, Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-4.

Round of 16:  Brugues, Tulsa, def. Altmann, Pepperdine, 7-6(3), 6-3; Singh, Virginia, def. Smith, Tennessee, 6-4, 7-5; Moneke, Ohio St., def. Weinacker, North Carolina St., 4-6, 6-1, 6-4; Agostinelli, Kentucky, def. Johnson, Southern California, 6-4, 6-1; Britton, Mississippi, def. Rosa, Rice, 6-3, 6-4; Clayton, Stanford, def. Schnugg, Georgia, 6-4, 7-6(4); Pollock, Texas A&M, def. Jackson, San Diego, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Strode, Arkansas, def. Nedovyesov, Oklahoma St., 6-7(5), 6-4, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Singh, Virginia, def. Brugues, 6-2, 6-4; Moneke, Ohio St., def. Agostinelli, Kentucky, 6-3, 2-6, 6-2; Britton, Mississippi, def. Clayton, Stanford, 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-4; Strode, Arkansas, def. Pollock, Texas A&M, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4.

Semifinals: Moneke, Ohio St., def. Singh, Virginia, 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Britton, Mississippi, def. Strode, Arkansas, 7-6(9), 6-4.

Championship: Britton, Mississippi, def. Moneke, Ohio St., 3-6, 6-2, 3-6.

Doubles

First round: Dominic Inglot-Michael Shabaz, Virginia, def. Jonas Berg-Bram ten Berge, Mississippi, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4; Raony Carvalho-Christian Rojmar, Texas Tech, def. Diego Cubas-Ivan Machado, South Carolina, 6-3, 7-5; Omar Altmann-Bassam Beidas, Pepperdine, def. Arnau Brugues-Philip Stephens, Tulsa, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(3); Justin Kronauge-Steven Moneke, Ohio St., def. Damon Gooch-Philip Nemec, Elon, 7-5, 6-4; Kiryl Harbatsiuk-Anton Stryhas, Sacramento St., def. Neal Skupski-Michael Venus, LSU, 7-6(9), 7-6(4); Clay Donato-Taylor Fogleman, North Carolina, def. Martin Sayer-Zachary Watson, Radford, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1; Austin Krajicek-Conor Pollock, Texas A&M, def. Antoine Benneteau-Joey Burkhardt, Florida, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5; Robert McKenzie-John Peers, Middle Tenn., def. Austen Childs-Simon Childs, Louisville, 7-6(3), 6-4; Tim Puetz-Alexey Tsyrenov, Auburn, def. Dennis Nevolo-Ruan Roelofse, Illinois, 6-3, 6-0; Robert Farah-Steve Johnson, Southern California, def. Emanu Brighiu-Adrian Simon, TCU, 6-2, 6-4; Geoff Chizever-Pedro Zerbini, California, def. Tobias Fanselow-Aleksandr Seleznev, Old Dominion, 6-4, 6-0; Jamie Hunt-Nate Schnugg, Georgia, def. Houston Barrick-Sanam Singh, Virginia, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6(4); Nathan Byrnes-Oleksandr Nedovyesov, Oklahoma St., def. Jean-Yves Aubone-Vahid Mirzadeh, Florida St., 6-2, 6-2; Steve Forman-Cory Parr, Wake Forest, def. Bruno Agostinelli-Brad Cox, Kentucky, 6-3, 7-6(5); Kean Feeder-James Meredith, Boise St., def. Daniel Buikema-Mathieu Thibaudeau, Alabama, 6-7(3), 6-2, 6-4; Davey Sandgren-John-Patrick Smith, Tennessee, def. David Galic-Jordan Rux, Baylor, 6-4, 6-2.

Round of 16:  Inglot-Shabaz, Virginia, def. Carvalho-Rojmar, Texas Tech, 6-3, 6-4; Altmann-Beidas, Pepperdine, def. Kronauge-Moneke, Ohio St., 6-1, 6-2; Donato-Fogleman, North Carolina, def. Harbatsiuk-Stryhas, Sacramento St., 6-3, 7-6(3); Krajicek-Pollock, Texas A&M, def. McKenzie-Peers, Middle Tenn., 6-3, 6-4; Puetz-Tsyrenov, Auburn, def. Farah-Johnson, Southern California, 6-3, 6-4; Hunt-Schnugg, Georgia, def. Chizever-Zerbini, California, 7-6(3), 4-6, 6-4; Forman-Parr, Wake Forest, def. Byrnes-Nedovyesov, Oklahoma St., 7-5, 6-3; Sandgren-Smith, Tennessee, def. Feeder-Meredith, Boise St., 6-3, 7-5.

Quarterfinals: Inglot-Shabaz, Virginia, def. Altmann-Beidas, Pepperdine, 6-4, 6-2; Donato-Fogleman, North Carolina, def. Krajicek-Pollock, Texas A&M, 6-4, 6-4; Puetz-Tsyrenov, Auburn, def. Hunt-Schnugg, Georgia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-3; Sandgren-Smith, Tennessee, def. Forman-Parr, Wake Forest, 6-3, 6-7(4), 6-3.

Semifinals: Inglot-Shabaz, Virginia, def. Donato-Fogleman, North Carolina, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4; Sandgren-Smith, Tennessee, def. Puetz-Tsyrenov, Auburn, 6-4, 6-2.

Championship: Inglot-Shabaz, Virginia, def. Sandgren-Smith, Tennessee, 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4.