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Theron and Wicklund are National Champions

ROME, Ga. – Theron and Wicklund are National Champions winning the ITA Cup in Rome, Ga. on Saturday night at the Rome Tennis Center. 

Theron and Wicklund played their semifinals on Saturday afternoon against Marco Siviero and Josh Christensen from Gustavus Adolphus College. The Tigers prevailed with a 6-3, 6-2 win. 

In the finals, they faced Emory's duo of Dean Kamenev and Nolan Shah, a rematch of the finals of the ITA Regional championship. Wicklund and Theron lost in the ITA Regionals to the duo but got their revenge as they were victorious 6-1, 6-4. Their win over Emory makes them National Champions and will go into the spring season as the No. 1 doubles team in the country. 

They will compete in the ITA Super Bowl on Sunday as they face off against the winners of Division II, NAIA, and JUCO schools. Theron plays in the finals of doubles on Sunday at 10 a.m. against Kamenev.
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