Men’s Tennis: Dietrich posts runner-up finish at ITA Atlantic Regional

Courtesy UVA Media Relations

Virginia sophomore Dylan Dietrich has qualified to compete in the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship with his runner-up finish at the ITA Atlantic Regional, held Oct. 10-14 at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk.

Dietrich, the top-seeded player in the draw, won five matches in straight sets over the course five days to advance to Monday afternoon’s final where he was edged, 6-4, 6-3, by 2-seed Connor van Schalkwyk of Old Dominion.

By virtue of his finalist finish, Dietrich has earned an invitation to the 2024 NCAA Singles Championship being held Nov. 19-24 in Waco, Texas. This is the first year that the singles and doubles championships will be contested in the fall instead of after the NCAA team championship in the spring. Dietrich competed in the last NCAA Singles Championship in the spring, advancing to the Round of 16.

Junior Mans Dahlberg, the No. 4 seed, advanced to the ITA Regional singles quarterfinals. With his finish, he has earned the opportunity to compete for one of the NCAA Championship slots available at the ITA Sectionals, being held Nov 7-10 in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Six singles players from each section will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists, two quarterfinal playoff winners, and three doubles teams from each section (12) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Sectional Championships.

Dahlberg and Dietrich advanced to the semifinals at the Regional in doubles and will also have an opportunity to compete at the sectionals.

Freshman Stiles Brockett began play in the regional’s qualifying singles draw on Thursday, winning two matches to earn a spot in the main draw.

Ty Switzer, Keegan Rice and Stefan Regalia competed in the singles main draw. Switzer and Doug Yaffa, Rice and Brockett also competed in doubles.

VIRGINIA RESULTS

MAIN DRAW SINGLES
R64: [1] Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) 6-1, 6-2
R64: Ty Switzer (VA) def. Adam Majchrzak (ODU) 5-7, 6-2, 7-6 (4)
R64: Keegan Rice (VA) def. Trey Stinchcomb 6-3, 6-2
R64: [4] Mans Dahlberg (VA) vs. Niles Rachal (MORG) 6-1, 6-3
R64: Matija Samardzic (LIB) def. Stefan Regalia (VA) 7-5, 3-6, 7-6 (4)
R64: [9-16] German Samofalov def. Stiles Brockett (VA) 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2

R32: [1] Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Arthur O’Sullivan (GTWN) 6-3, 6-2
R32: Keegan Rice (VA) def. [9-16] Julian Lozano (VT) 6-3, 6-1
R32: [4] Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. Thomas Nelson (ODU) 4-6, 7-5, 7-5
R32: [3] Jake Fellows (GTWN) def. Ty Switzer (VA) 6-7 (7), 6-0, 6-3

R16: [1] Dylan Dietrich (VA) def Jean-Karim Olivier de Sardan (ODU) 6-4, 6-3
R16: [4] Mans Dahlberg (VA) def. [9-16] Chase Robinson (LIB) 6-0, 4-6, 6-4
R16: Cosme Rolland de Ravel (ODU) def. Keegan Rice 6-3, 6-4

QF: [1] Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. Cody van Schalkwyk (ODU) 6-4, 6-4
QF: [5] Cosme Rolland de Ravel (ODU) def. [4] Mans Dahlberg (VA) 7-5, 6-3

SF: [1] Dylan Dietrich (UVA) def. [3] Jake Fellows (GTWN) 6-1, 7-5
Final: [2] Connor van Schalkwyk (ODU) def. [1] Dylan Dietrich (UVA) 6-4, 6-3

DOUBLES
R64: Keegan Rice/Stiles Brockett (VA) def.  Timeo Puech/Marko Mrdak (LONG) 8-5
R64: [9-16] Ty Switzer/Doug Yaffa (VA) def.  Adhvyte Sharma/Sahil Morey (GTWN) 8-2

R32: [2] Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Ryan Morgan/Diego Cueto de Romana (VT) 8-4
R32: [9-16] Ty Switzer/Doug Yaffa (VA) def. Nick Lawliss/Noah Castillo (LOYOLA)  8-1
R32: [8] Frank Thompson/Maxime St.-Hilaire (VT) def. Keegan Rice/Stiles Brockett (VA) 8-7 (3)

R16: [2] Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. [9-16] Luke Garner/Herrick Legaspi (NAVY) 8-3
R16: [6] Cosem Rolland def. Ravel/Adam Majchrzak (ODU) def. [9-16] Ty Switzer/Doug Yaffa (VA) 8-5

QF: [2] Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) def. Esteve Agusti/Aurelien Schmitt (JMU) 8-2
SF: [9-16] Matt Harper/Alberto Orso (VT) def. [2] Mans Dahlberg/Dylan Dietrich (VA) 1-6, 6-2, 10-5

QUALIFYING SINGLES
R64: Stiles Brockett (VA) def. Evan Edwards (RAD) 6-3, 7-5
R32 (final): Stiles Brockett (VA) def. Damian Sancillo (VT) 6-2, 6-3

CONSOLATION SINGLES
Stiles Brockett (VA) def. Rodrigo Saantiago Arraez (LIB) 4-6, 6-4, 10-7
Stefan Regalia (VA) def. Damian Sancilio (VT) 6-4, 6-3