2024 NCAA DI Fall Champions in Waco, Texas: Columbia's Zheng wins Men's Title, Georgia's Vidmanova takes Women's crown

The NCAA DI championship ended on Sunday with some interesting results. The men’s, women’s singles and doubles matches were played in the competition. This year, the competition’s organisers decided to hold the singles matches in the fall instead of spring. That decision led to a start of two-year pilot program.

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The singles and doubles categories were revealed on November 16. A total of 64 players participated in the singles category whereas in the doubles category, 32 teams participated in the event.

Michael Zheng of Columbia lifted the men’s singles title. He defeated Michigan State’s Ozan Baris with a score of 6-2, 4-6, 6-2.
In the women’s singles category, Georgia’s Dasha Vidmanova defeated Auburn's DJ Bennet in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-3, 6-3 to lift the title.

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In the men’s doubles category, the pair of Pedro Vives Marcos and Lui Maxted of the TCU defeated Michigan's pair of Gavin Young Benjamin Kittay with a score of 6-3, 6-7, 1-0 to lift the title. On the other hand, in the women’s doubles championship match, the pair of Elaine Chervinsky and Melodie Collard of Virginia defeated UCLA's pair of Kate Fakih and Olivia Center with a score of 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 to lift the title.