Georgia’s Dasha Vidmanova, Columbia’s Michael Zheng win NCAA singles titles

By The Associated Press

NCAA Women’s Singles Champion, University of Georgia's Dasha Vidmanova poses for a photo Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Waco, Texas. (Greg Sharko via AP)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Greg Sharko]

WACO, Texas (AP) — Georgia’s Dasha Vidmanova and Columbia’s Michael Zheng have won NCAA singles tennis in Waco, Texas. Vidmanova, a 21-year-old senior from the Czech Republic, beat DJ Bennett of Auburn 6-3, 6-3 for the Bulldogs’ first women’s singles championship since 2010. Zheng defeated Ozan Baris of Michigan State 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to become the first Ivy League player to collect an NCAA men’s singles crown since 1922. TCU’s Pedro Vives Marcos and Lui Maxted earned the men’s doubles championship while Virginia’s Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard won the women’s doubles title.