It was sunny and 80 degrees in Athens as the Virginia men and Texas A&M women were crowned this year's national champions in college tennis, moments of joy in front of the best turnout in years and a welcome respite during an unsettling time for the sport. The elimination of tennis programs has accelerated in recent months, with Saint Louis, Illinois State, North Dakota and Gardner-Webb shuttering one or both of their programs. Arkansas dropped its men's and women's tennis programs in late April — a decision that turned heads given the Southeastern Conference's deep resources — then reinstated them with short-term funding promises from supporters.
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