Tamil Nadu ended Karnataka’s reign at the top with a 2-0 win in the men’s team gold medal match of the tennis event at the 38^th National Games in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, on Friday.

Abhinav Shanmugam put Tamil Nadu ahead with a hard-fought 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win over Rishi Reddy in the first rubber. Like in their semifinal the previous day, it appeared SD Prajwal Dev, Karnataka’s No. 1 player, would make it all-square with a fine start.

The 28-year-old Mysurean clinched the opening set against Manish Sureshkumar to raise visions of a Karnataka comeback. However, after winning the set 7-5, Prajwal, who played a stellar role in the semifinal win over Services, allowed his rival a look-in.

Sureshkumar, who played the big points well, took the second set 6-4. In the decider, the script remained unchanged as the Tamil Nadu player kept Prajwal at bay to win 6-4 and help his team dethrone Karnataka.

Results: Men: Gold medal match: Tamil Nadu bt Karnataka 2-0 (Abhinav Shanmugam bt Rishi Reddy 3-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4; Manish Sureshkumar bt SD Prajwal Dev 5-7, 6-4, 6-4).