NCAA Division I women's tennis championships

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NCAA Division I women's tennis championships
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2024 NCAA Division I women's tennis championships
AssociationNCAA
SportCollege tennis
Founded1982 (1982)
DivisionDivision I
No. of teams64
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Team: Texas A&M (1st)
Singles: Alexa Noel, Miami
Doubles: Aysegul Mert and Dasha Vidmanova, Georgia
Most titlesTeam: Stanford (20)
Singles Stanford (14)
Doubles: Stanford (8)
Official websiteNCAA.com

The NCAA Division I women's tennis championships are contested at an annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the national champions of women's team, singles, and doubles collegiate tennis among its Division I members in the United States. It has been organized by the NCAA every year since 1982, except for 2020.[1]

Stanford has been the most successful program across all three events (singles, doubles, and team).

Texas A&M is the reigning team national champions, winning their first national title in 2024.

The Division I NCAA team tournament was expanded to 64 teams in 1999.

History

Tennis was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA outlasted the AIAW to gain sole authority over women's sports.

Results

Pre-NCAA sponsorship (1922–1981)

Pre-NCAA Women's Tennis Championships[2]
Year Site Court Singles Champion Doubles Champions
1922 Painesville, OH Lake Erie College Evelyn Ennes[3][4]
(Lake Erie College)[5][6][7] 		—
1929 Chestnut Hill, MA Longwood Cricket Club Midge Gladman
(USC) 		Midge Gladman (USC) /
Josephine Cruickshank (California)
1930 Josephine Cruickshank
(California) 		Josephine Cruickshank (2) (California) /
Dorrance Chase (Simmons)
1931 Mary Greef
(USC) 		Mary Greef (USC) /
Charlotte Miller (California)
1932 Marjorie Sachs
(Simmons) 		Marjorie Sachs / Dorrance Chase (2)
(Simmons)
1933 Mary Cutter
(Jackson College for Women) 		Mary Cutter (Jackson College for Women) /
Emily Lincoln (Smith)
1934 Kay Pearson
(Rice) 		Kay Pearson (Rice) /
Margaret Haskell (Bryn Mawr)
1935 Beth Lancaster
(Florida State) 		Mary Cutter (2) (Jackson College for Women) /
Marion Wood (Smith College)
1936 Patricia Henry
(Occidental) 		Patricia Henry (Occidental) /
Louise Hedlund (Lasell Junior College)
1937 Patricia Henry (2)
(Occidental) 		Patricia Henry (2) (Occidental) /
Virginia Hitt (Lake Erie College)
1938 Louise Raymond
(Smith) 		Marion Wood (2) / Nancy Zinsser
(Smith)
1939[8] Louise Raymond (2)
(Smith) 		Louise Raymond (Smith) /
Christine Waples (Bryn Mawr)
1940 Katharine Hubbell
(Vassar) 		Katharine Hubbell (Vassar) /
Mercedes Madden (Lake Erie College)
1941[9] Katharine Hubbell (2)
(Vassar) 		Katharine Hubbell (2) (Vassar) /
Barbara Brandt (Smith)
1942 Katharine Hubbell (3)
(Vassar) 		Katharine Hubbell (3) / Carolyn "Lonny" Myers
(Vassar)
1943 Judy Atterbury
(Wellesley) 		Judy Atterbury (Wellesley) /
Norma Meister (Oglethorpe)
1944 Betty Rosenquest
(Rollins) 		Judy Atterbury (2) (Wellesley) /
Norma Meister (2) (Oglethorpe)
1945 Connie Clifton
(Rollins) 		Connie Clifton / Peggy Welch
(Rollins)
1946 Judy Atterbury (2)
(Wellesley) 		not listed
1947 Betty Coumbe
(William & Mary) 		Esther McCarthy (Manhattanville) /
Helen Smith (Teachers College of Connecticut)
1948 Betty Coumbe (2)
(William & Mary) 		Ann Penniman / Alice Kieckhefer
(Smith)
1949 Marjory Norris
(Rollins) 		Marjory Norris (Rollins) /
Marion Colwell (Bouvé)
1950 Marjory Norris (2)
(Rollins) 		Marjory Norris (2) (Rollins) /
Edythe Ann Sullivan (Framingham State)
1951 Edythe Ann Sullivan
(Framingham State) 		not listed
1952 Edythe Ann Sullivan (2)
(Framingham State) 		not listed
1953 Mary Slaughter
(Virginia) 		Mary Slaughter (Virginia) /
Ruth Jeffry (Bouvé)
1954 St. Louis, MO Washington University Janet Hopps
(Seattle) 		Jeanne Arth (College of St. Catherine) /
Sally Reilly (College of Saint Teresa)
1955 Janet Hopps (2)
(Seattle) 		Janet Hopps (Seattle) /
Jeanne Arth (2) (College of St. Catherine)
1956 Janet Hopps (3)
(Seattle) 		Janet Hopps (2) (Seattle) /
Jeanne Arth (3) (College of St. Catherine)
1957 June Stack
(Eastern Michigan) 		June Stack (Eastern Michigan) /
Jean Sorum (Wisconsin)
1958 Darlene Hard
(Pomona College) 		Erika Puetz (Webster) /
Sue Metzger (St. Mary's (Indiana))
1959 Donna Floyd
(William & Mary) 		Joyce Pniewski (Michigan State) /
Phyllis Saganski (Central Michigan)
1960 Linda Vail
(Oakland City College) 		Linda Vail (Oakland City College) /
Susan Butt (British Columbia)
1961 Tory Ann Fretz
(Occidental) 		Tory Ann Fretz (Occidental) /
Mary Sherar (Yakima Valley JC)
1962 Roberta Alison
(Alabama) 		Carol Hanks / Linda Yeomans
(Stanford)
1963 Roberta Alison (2)
(Alabama) 		Roberta Alison (Alabama) /
Justina Bricka (Washington University)
1964 Greensboro, NC Jane Albert
(Stanford) 		Carol Loop / Connie Jaster
(Cal State LA)
1965 Mimi Henreid
(UCLA) 		Nancy Falkenberg / Cynthia Goeltz
(Mary Baldwin)
1966 Palo Alto, CA Stanford University Cecilia Martinez
(San Francisco State) 		Libby Weiss / Yale Stockwell
(USC)
1967 Patsy Rippy
(Odessa JC) 		Jane Albert / Julie Anthony
(Stanford)
1968 Northfield, MN Emilie Burrer
(Trinity (Texas)) 		Emilie Burrer / Becky Vest
(Trinity)
1969 Emilie Burrer (2)
(Trinity (Texas)) 		Emilie Burrer (2) / Becky Vest (2)
(Trinity)
1970 Albuquerque, NM Laura DuPont
(North Carolina) 		Connie Capozzi / Pam Farmer
(Odessa JC)
1971 Las Cruces, NM Pam Richmond
(Arizona State) 		Pam Richmond / Peggy Michel
(Arizona State)
1972 Auburn, AL Auburn University Janice Metcalf
(Redlands) 		Pam Richmond (2) / Peggy Michel (2)
(Arizona State)
1973 Janice Metcalf (2)
(Redlands) 		Cathy Beene / Linda Rupert
(Lamar)
1974 Kalamazoo, MI Western Michigan University Carrie Meyer
(Marymount (Florida)) 		Ann Lebedeff / Karen Reinke
(San Diego State)
1975 Stephanie Tolleson
(Trinity (Texas)) 		JoAnne Russell / Donna Stockton
(Trinity)
1976 Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah Barbara Hallquist
(USC) 		Diane Morrison / Susan Hagey
(Stanford)
1977
USTA 		Tempe, AZ Arizona State University Barbara Hallquist (2)
(USC) 		Jodi Appelbaum-Steinbauer / Terry Salganik
(Miami)
1977
AIAW 		Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University Lindsay Morse
(UC Irvine)[10] 		Diane Morrison (2) / Susan Hagey (2)
(Stanford)
1978
USTA 		San Diego, CA Stacy Margolin
(USC) 		Sherry Acker / Judy Acker
(Florida)
1978
AIAW 		Salisbury, MD Salisbury State College Jeanne DuVall
(UCLA) 		Kathy Jordan / Barbara Jordan
(Stanford)
1979
AIAW 		Iowa City, IA University of Iowa Kathy Jordan
(Stanford) 		Kathy Jordan (2) / Alycia Moulton
(Stanford)
1980
AIAW 		Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana State University Wendy White
(Rollins) 		Trey Lewis / Anne White
(USC)
1981
AIAW 		Phoenix, AZ Anna Maria Fernandez
(USC) 		Alycia Moulton (2) / Caryn Copeland
(Stanford)
1982
AIAW 		Iowa City, IA University of Iowa Heather Crowe
(Indiana) 		Tracie Blumentritt / Susan Rudd
(Rice)

NCAA sponsorship (1982–present)

NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship
Year Site Team Championship Singles Champion Doubles Champion
Champion Score Runner-up
1982
Details 		Salt Lake City, UT Stanford 6–3 UCLA Alycia Moulton
(Stanford) 		Heather Ludloff / Lynn Lewis
(UCLA)
1983
Details 		Albuquerque, NM USC 8–1 Trinity (TX) Beth Herr
(USC) 		Louise Allen / Gretchen Rush
(Trinity–TX)
1984
Details 		Los Angeles, CA Stanford (2) 6–0 USC Lisa Spain
(Georgia) 		Elise Burgin / Linda Gates
(Stanford)
1985
Details 		Oklahoma City, OK USC (2) 6–3 Miami (FL) Linda Gates
(Stanford) 		Leigh-Anne Eldredge / Linda Gates
(Stanford)
1986
Details 		Austin, TX Stanford (3) 5–4 USC Patty Fendick
(Stanford) 		Lise Gregory / Ronni Reis
(Miami–FL)
1987
Details 		Los Angeles, CA Stanford (4) 5–1 Georgia Patty Fendick (2)
(Stanford) 		Katrina Adams / Diane Donnelly
(Northwestern)
1988
Details 		Los Angeles, CA Stanford (5) 5–2 Florida Shaun Stafford
(Florida) 		Allison Cooper / Stella Sampras
(UCLA)
1989
Details 		Gainesville, FL Stanford (6) 5–0 UCLA Sandra Birch
(Stanford) 		Jackie Holden / Claire Pollard
(Mississippi State)
1990
Details 		Gainesville, FL Stanford (7) 5–1 Florida Debbie Graham
(Stanford) 		Meredith McGrath / Teri Whitlinger
(Stanford)
1991
Details 		Stanford, CA Stanford (8) 5–1 UCLA Sandra Birch(2)
(Stanford) 		Jillian Alexander / Nicole Arendt
(Florida)
1992
Details 		Stanford, CA Florida 5–3 Texas Lisa Raymond
(Florida) 		Mamie Ceniza / Iwalani McCalla
(UCLA)
1993
Details 		Gainesville, FL Texas 5–2 Florida Lisa Raymond (2)
(Florida) 		Alix Creek / Michelle Oldham
(Arizona)
1994
Details 		Athens, GA Georgia 5–4 Stanford Angela Lettiere
(Georgia) 		Rebecca Jensen / Nóra Köves
(Kansas)
1995
Details 		Malibu, CA Texas (2) 5–4 Florida Keri Phebus
(UCLA) 		Keri Phebus / Susie Starrett
(UCLA)
1996
Details 		Tallahassee, FL Florida (2) 5–2 Stanford Jill Craybas
(Florida) 		Dawn Buth / Stephanie Nickitas
(Florida)
1997
Details 		Stanford, CA Stanford (9) 5–1 Florida Lilia Osterloh
(Stanford) 		Dawn Buth / Stephanie Nickitas
(Florida)
1998
Details 		South Bend, IN Florida (3) 5–1 Duke Vanessa Webb
(Duke) 		Amanda Augustus / Amy Jensen
(California)
1999
Details 		Gainesville, FL Stanford (10) 5–2 Florida Zuzana Lešenarová
(San Diego) 		Amanda Augustus / Amy Jensen
(California)
2000
Details 		Malibu, CA Georgia (2) 5–4 Stanford Laura Granville
(Stanford) 		Claire Curran / Amy Jensen
(California)
2001
Details 		Atlanta, GA Stanford (11) 4–0 Vanderbilt Laura Granville (2)
(Stanford) 		Whitney Laiho / Jessica Lehnhoff
(Florida)
2002
Details 		Stanford, CA Stanford (12) 4–1 Florida Bea Bielik
(Wake Forest) 		Lauren Kalvaria / Gabriela Lastra
(Stanford)
2003
Details 		Gainesville, FL Florida (4) 4–3 Stanford Amber Liu
(Stanford) 		Christina Fusano / Raquel Kops-Jones
(California)
2004
Details 		Athens, GA Stanford (13) 4–1 UCLA Amber Liu (2)
(Stanford) 		Daniela Bercek /Lauren Fisher
(UCLA)
2005
Details 		Athens, GA Stanford (14) 4–0 Texas Zuzana Zemenová
(Baylor) 		Alice Barnes / Erin Burdette
(Stanford)
2006
Details 		Stanford, CA Stanford (15) 4–1 Miami (FL) Suzi Babos
(California) 		Cristelle Grier / Alexis Prousis
(Northwestern)
2007
Details 		Athens, GA Georgia Tech 4–2 UCLA Audra Cohen
(Miami–FL) 		Sara Anundsen / Jenna Long
(North Carolina)
2008
Details 		Tulsa, OK UCLA 4–0 California Amanda McDowell
(Georgia Tech) 		Tracy Lin / Riza Zalameda
(UCLA)
2009
Details 		College Station, TX Duke 4–0 California Mallory Cecil
(Duke) 		Mari Andersson / Jana Juricová
(California)
2010
Details 		Athens, GA Stanford (16) 4–3 Florida Chelsey Gullickson
(Georgia) 		Hilary Barte / Lindsay Burdette
(Stanford)
2011
Details 		Stanford, CA Florida (5) 4–3 Stanford Jana Juricova
(California) 		Hilary Barte / Mallory Burdette
(Stanford)
2012
Details 		Athens, GA Florida (6) 4–0 UCLA Nicole Gibbs
(Stanford) 		Mallory Burdette / Nicole Gibbs
(Stanford)
2013
Details 		Urbana, IL Stanford (17) 4–3 Texas A&M Nicole Gibbs (2)
(Stanford) 		Kaitlyn Christian / Sabrina Santamaria
(USC)
2014
Details 		Athens, GA UCLA (2) 4–3 North Carolina Danielle Collins
(Virginia) 		Maya Jansen / Erin Routliffe
(Alabama)
2015
Details 		Waco, TX #4 Vanderbilt 4–2 #7 UCLA Jamie Loeb
(North Carolina) 		Maya Jansen / Erin Routliffe(2)
(Alabama)
2016
Details 		Tulsa, OK #15 Stanford (18) 4–3 #12 Oklahoma State Danielle Collins (2)
(Virginia)[11] 		Brooke Austin / Kourtney Keegan
(Florida)[12]
2017
Details 		Athens, GA #1 Florida (7) 4–1 #7 Stanford Brienne Minor
(Michigan)[13] 		Francesca Di Lorenzo / Miho Kowase
(Ohio State)[14]
2018
Details 		Winston-Salem, NC #15 Stanford (19) 4–3 #1 Vanderbilt Arianne Hartono
(Ole Miss) 		Jessica Golovin / Eden Richardson
(LSU)
2019
Details 		Orlando, FL #3 Stanford (20) 4–0 #1 Georgia Estela Perez-Somarriba
(Miami-FL) 		Gabrielle Andrews / Ayan Broomfield
(UCLA)
2020
Details 		Stillwater, OK Cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic
2021
Details 		Orlando, FL #2 Texas (3) 4–3 #5 Pepperdine Emma Navarro
(Virginia) 		Makenna Jones / Elizabeth Scotty
(North Carolina)
2022
Details 		Champaign, IL #4 Texas (4) 4–1 #2 Oklahoma Peyton Stearns
(Texas) 		Jaeda Daniel / Nell Miller
(NC State)
2023
Details 		Orlando, FL #1 North Carolina 4–1 #3 NC State Tian Fangran
(UCLA) 		Fiona Crawley / Carson Tanguilig
(North Carolina)
2024
Details 		Stillwater, OK #13 Texas A&M 4–1 #7 Georgia Alexa Noel
(Miami) 		Aysegul Mert / Dasha Vidmanova
(Georgia)

Champions

Team titles

School Number Year Won
Stanford 20 1982, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2019
Florida 7 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2011, 2012, 2017
Texas 4 1993, 1995, 2021, 2022
Georgia 2 1994, 2000
UCLA 2 2008, 2014
USC 2 1983, 1985
North Carolina 1 2023
Duke 1 2009
Georgia Tech 1 2007
Texas A&M 1 2024
Vanderbilt 1 2015
  • Schools highlighted in italics have reclassified to another NCAA division.

See also

References

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