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ATHENS, Ga. — When Virginia clinched its third straight national tennis championship Tuesday night, Brian Boland knew exactly how to celebrate his final title.

Boland, who will step down to take over men’s tennis for the United States Tennis Association, bolted toward the stands in search of someone special.

“I was looking for my wife, Becky,” Boland said. “I had to go find her.”

It was a brief but poignant celebration as the Cavaliers ended their 34-1 season in dramatic fashion with a 4-2 win over North Carolina. UVa senior J.C. Aragone defeated UNC’s Jack Murray, 7-6, 6-2 on court 5 to end an intense title match forced indoors at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex.

Carolina had closed the gap to 3-2 before Aragone and teammate Henrik Wiersholm (No. 6 singles) could even take the court. The Magill Complex has only four courts, forcing Aragone and Wiersholm to wait for the other matches to finish before they could even warm up.