Virginia Athletics | May 27, 2014 Virginia's Collins earns singles championship Danielle Collins is the first singles champion in program history. Share ATHENS, Ga. -- Virginia sophomore Danielle Collins defeated California's Lynn Chi 6-2, 7-5 to win the NCAA singles championship on Monday at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex on the campus of Georgia. DI WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP Singles, doubles finals recap Singles: Collins takes singles title for Virginia Doubles: Jansen, Routliffe give Tide first national title Cal's Chi, Virginia's Collins meet in finals, SEC doubles final Singles and doubles semifinals are set Singles: Collins, Tere-Apisah shake up top of draw Singles: Top seeds continue to Round of 16 Singles: Top three seeds advance without drama Championship recap Gallery Final: UCLA wins program's second title 4-3 Semis: UCLA to play in fifth title match in 10 years Semis: UNC ousts defending champ Stanford Quarters: Florida eliminates host, top seed Georgia Quarters: UCLA gets revenge against Duke Quarters: Youth lifts Stanford by Virginia Quarters: UNC takes down No. 2 seed Alabama Round of 16: Scholl, Duke beat Clemson | UCLA advances Round of 16: Georgia outlasts USC | Gators get by Vandy Round of 16: Stanford rallies by Cal | UVa. marches on Round of 16: UNC sweeps Aggies | Alabama stays on roll Brackets: Interactive Printable Individual Draws: Singles | Doubles Live Scoring "I'm really happy I was able to win this title for our program, players and coaches," Collins said. "Obviously, we had a historic year as a team, but this was a big bonus to have an historic year individually. I took it one match at a time and really didn't think about the end result. I just listened to my coaches and we got this done together today." Collins cruised to a 6-2 win in the first set and battled back from a 3-1 deficit in the second set to become the program's first individual NCAA singles champion. No. 32 Collins (36-10) went 6-0 during her historic run to the championship, defeating No. 43 Veronica Corning of Northwestern, No. 18 Annet Schutting of Cal, No. 2 Robin Anderson of UCLA, No. 7 Hayley Carter of North Carolina, No. 27 Ester Goldfeld of Duke and No. 24 Chi. "What an amazing, amazing accomplishment by Danielle," Virginia head coach Mark Guilbeau said. "She earned every bit of it and is so well deserving of being the NCAA champion. This tournament was full of a lot of very strong players and Danielle went through an extremely impressive group to earn the title. We are so happy for her and proud of the way she prepared, played and won. Danielle communicated at the highest level throughout the tournament. She was extremely smart in her preparation and game planning, and more importantly, had the courage and confidence to execute each day. To end it with three of the best games of her entire season was so impressive. She stepped up and absolutely went for it with her serve, her pace and depth from the ground, and with her legs and heart. It was awesome to watch." Collins, who was the first Virginia women's player in school history to advance past the NCAA Round of 16, earned Virginia's fourth All-America singles honor, joining Lindsey Hardenbergh (2011) and Julia Elbaba ('13-14). Collins' 36 singles wins rank second all-time at UVa in a single-season. Women's soccer rankings: LSU jumps, Georgetown falls in latest women's soccer rankings The Week 3 installment of the United Soccer Coaches Poll is here. LSU jumps in the rankings while Florida State keeps the top spot locked up. READ MORE 4 must-watch matchups in women's soccer this week There are must-watch matchups this week in NCAA Division I women's soccer. We take a look. READ MORE How many good 3-point shooters you really need to win an NCAA title If you want an edge when you fill out your NCAA bracket (and who doesn't?) here is a quick tip — pick a national champion that has at least three players who average one or more made 3-pointers a game. READ MORE