COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Southern California won its 17th NCAA men’s tennis tournament with a 4-1 victory over No. 3 seeded Ohio State on Tuesday.

The eighth-seeded Trojans (25-5) won the doubles point at the No. 3 line, with Jaak Poldma and Matt Kecki breaking at 8-7 on a forehand winner by Poldma for the first point.
USC went up 3-0 when Daniel Nguyen won the first seven games against Chase Buchanan and cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 victory, while Abdullah Magdas toppled Matt Allare 6-2, 6-3 at No. 4.
No. 3 seed Ohio State (36-2) won three first sets, one at No. 1, but Robert Farah bounced back for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-4 victory over third-ranked Bryan Koniecko for the clinching point.
The Buckeyes’ lone point came at No. 3, where Justin Kronauge defeated Poldma, 7-6, 6-4.
Ohio State was in the final for the first time, after reaching the quarterfinals the last three seasons.
It was the second title for Southern Cal at the Mitchell Tennis Center on the campus of Texas A&M, which has held the championships three times.