For the first time in its history, Robinswood Tennis Center in Bellevue boasts a national champion.

The men’s 3.0 senior team, led by captain Doug Wilson and coach Darren Parsons, won the United States Tennis Association National Championship in Indian Wells, Calif.

The tournament began with pool play, where the Robinswood team went 3-1, which ended up being good enough to earn a spot in the semi-finals against the team from the Caribbean.

“Saturday, we were on the outside looking in and we didn’t control our own destiny,” Wilson said. “The tournament director called Saturday night to let us know we won our pool. It was very exciting.”

After dispatching the Wildcard team from the Mid-Atlantic region in the semi-finals, it was onto the championship match against a powerful and unbeaten team from Tyler, Texas.

The format of the tournament was three doubles pairs facing-off in a best-of-three. Rather than pitting their own best pair against the top team from Tyler, Wilson’s squad elected to leave it up to chance.

“They were a very good team,” Wilson said. “We put names in a hat and drew.”

The gamble paid off.

After splitting the first two matches, the pair of Mark Fisher and Dan Martin were the only duo left on the court with a national championship hanging in the balance.

After playing to a stalemate, the match went to a 10-point tiebreak before Fisher and Martin brought the title back to Robinswood, winning the extra session 10-7.

“The finals were very suspenseful,” Wilson said. “It was a moment I’ll remember for a long time.”

The Robinswood men’s senior 3.0 team: Doug Wilson (Bellevue), Doug Morrison (Bellevue), Andy Fisher (Bellevue), Mark Fisher (Bellevue), Mike Zorich (Bellevue), Dan Martin (Issaquah), Kevin Regan (Mercer Island).