ATHENS, Ga. – Seniors Marco Born and Andreas Siljestrom earned Middle Tennessee its first NCAA men’s doubles title on their coach’s final day before retiring.

Born and Siljestrom defeated Illinois’ Kevin Anderson and Ryan Rowe 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4). Coach Dale Short is retiring after 20 years at Middle Tennessee.

“I’m a little bit at a loss for words. To go out like that is a dream of a lifetime,” Short said. “I have to give credit to the guys. They kept their composure, didn’t think too far ahead and stepped up when it mattered.”

Anderson also competed in the singles portion of the tournament, but fell in the quarterfinals to eventual champion Somdev Devvarman.

Devvarman of Virginia won two tiebreakers to beat top-seeded John Isner of Georgia for the NCAA men’s singles championship Monday.

Devvarman, the second seed and runner-up last year, won 7-6 (7), 4-6, 7-6 (2) to become Virginia’s first NCAA singles champion.

Isner served 22 aces and won 17 more points off service-return errors. Devvarman served effectively, too. He had just five aces, including match point. He won without ever breaking Isner’s serve.

“I definitely served well in the breakers,” said Devvarman, a junior from Chennai, India. “I took advantage of the first serves he missed in the tiebreaker.”

It was Devvarman’s second win over Isner in a week. He beat the Georgia ace 6-4, 6-4 in the team tournament a week ago.

“I had never beaten him before,” said Devvarman. “That match helped me find a way to beat him.”

Devvarman won the first tiebreaker on a service-return winner off Isner’s second serve.

“I knew this match would be a coin flip,” the 6-foot-9 Isner said. “I thought I played exceptionally well. We both played high-quality tennis.”

Isner broke Devvarman in the seventh game of the second set, and missed a break point for the set in the ninth game. Isner hit three aces to win the set 6-4, but television replays indicated two of the serves were wide, one by nearly six inches.

“I got upset, but I did what I do best, and that is not be animated, not be overwhelmed,” Devvarman said.

Isner started the third set tiebreaker with a minibreak, but Devvarman won two straight points off Isner’s second serve en route to a 7-2 edge in the decisive set.

Isner was the fifth Georgia player to reach the final. Matias Boeker and Mikael Pernfors each won the title twice, while Wade McGuire lost in the finals twice and Patricio Arnold once.

Earlier, North Carolina roommates Sara Anundsen and Jenna Long rallied to beat the top-seeded William & Mary duo of Megan Moulton-Levy and Katarina Zoricic for the NCAA women’s doubles title.

Anundsen and Long, seeded second, won the first women’s doubles title in school history 1-6, 6-2, 6-2.