Men’s Tennis: Dietrich falls in ITA semis, but punches ticket to NCAAs

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia junior Dylan Dietrich finished as a singles semifinalist at the 2025 ITA Men’s All-American Championship, held Sept. 20-28 at the Michael Case Tennis Center in Tulsa, Okla.

Dietrich, the No. 7 seed in the tournament, advanced through the main draw singles bracket to the semifinals. The finish earns him an invitation to compete in the 2025 NCAA Singles Championships, being held Nov. 18-23 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla. The eight quarterfinalists and the two consolation singles finalists at the ITA All-American all earn NCAA Singles bids.

Dietrich topped No. 67 Jack Anthrop of Ohio State on Friday in the Round of 16, 6-4, 6-4, to secure his invitation. He advanced to the semifinals after his quarterfinal opponent, No. 1 seed DK Suresh of Wake Forest, withdrew due to injury. He was edged in a tiebreaker to decide the semifinals, falling to 3-seed Jay Friend of Arizona, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2).

Sophomore Keegan Rice also competed in the main singles draw, earning a spot in the bracket by advancing through the qualifying draw. Rice, who is ranked No. 98 in the ITA Singles Rankings, topped No. 29 Antoine Ghibaudo of Kentucky  7-6 (3), 6-2, to advance to the second round of the main draw before being edged in three close sets by 8-seed Sebastian Dominko of Notre Dame.

Sophomore Jangjun Kim and senior Mäns Dahlberg competed in the prequalifying singles draw, but did not advance.

The Cavaliers will have two more opportunities to qualify for the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships at the ITA Atlantic Regional, being held Oct. 9-13 in Blacksburg, Va., and the ITA Sectional, Nov. 6-9 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

RESULTS

Main Draw Singles
R64 – #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Eli Stephenson (UK), 6-4, 6-2
R32 – #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #37 Jonah Braswell (Texas) 6-4, 6-4
R16 –  #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #67 Jack Anthrop (Ohio St), 6-4, 6-4
QF –  #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. #3 DK Suresh (Wake Forest), w/o inj.
SF –  #5 Jay Friend (Az) def. #9 Dylan Dietrich (VA), 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2)

R64 – #98 Keegan Rice (VA) def. #29 Antoine Ghibaudo (UK) 7-6 (3), 6-2
R32 – #10 Sebastian Dominko (ND) def. #98 Keegan Rice (VA) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
C32 – Elis Stephenson (UK) def. #98 Keegan Rice (VA) 7-6 (8), 6-4

Qualifying Singles
Q64 – #98 Keegan Rice (VA) def. Andreas Timini (FLA) 6-1, 7-5
Q Final – #98 Keegan Rice (VA)  def.  #63 Zoran Ludoski (Arizona) 6-1, 6-1

Prequalifying Singles
PQ160 – Marko Mesarovic (Clemson) def. Kangjun Kim (VA) 6-4, 6-4
PQ160 – Daniel Phillips (Tulane) def. Mans Dahlberg (VA) 6-4, 5-7, 7-5
Conso – Baran Soyler (AZ) def. Mans Dahlberg (VA) 6-4, 7-5
Conso – Jangjun Kim (VA) def. Henry Lamchinniah (Neb) 6-2, 6-2

Prequalifying Doubles
PQ32 – Taym Alazmeh/Daniel Rakhmatullayev (Mich St) def. Keegan Rice/Jangjun Kim (VA) 6-4, 6-4