UVA Tennis fourth-year Dylan Dietrich won the singles title at the MarketBeat Open, an ATP Challenger 100-level tournament held in Sioux Falls, S.D., on Sunday.
On the way to the tourney title, Dietrich picked up his first career win against an ATP Top 100 player, defeating No. 94 Jenson Brooksby, 6-3, 6-3, in the second round.
Brooksby was the tournament’s top seed.
Dietrich opened with a straight-set win against No. 218 Colton Smith.
Dietrich topped No. 210 JJ Wolf in straight sets in the quarterfinals before picking up a 6-4, 6-2 win against Aidan Mayo on Saturday in the semifinals.
In Sunday’s final, Dietrich dropped the first set, 6-1, against the 5-seed, Liam Draxl, but stormed back with 6-3, 6-4 victories in the second and third sets to secure the victory.
Dietrich has won his last two Challenger tournaments, made the semifinals in his last three Challenger appearances and is 33-7 in pro-level matches since June 1.
He is on a 10-match win streak heading into this week’s Charlottesville Challenger.
The win, following his win in a Challenger tournament on Oct. 4 in Columbus, vaulte Dietrich into the ATP Top 200. He improved from World No. 254 to No. 187 in the live rankings.
Dylan Dietrich at the MarketBeat Open
- R32 #254 Dylan Dietrich def. #218 Colton Smith 6-3, 7-5
- R16 #254 Dylan Dietrich def. (1) #99 Jenson Brooksby
- QF #254 Dylan Dietrich def #210 JJ Wolf 6-2, 7-5
- SF #254 Dylan Dietrich def #336 Aidan Mayo 6-4, 6-2
- F #254 Dylan Dietrich def. (5) #194 Liam Draxl 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
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