NCAA Division III women's tennis championships

The NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship is the annual tennis tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to determine the team, singles, and doubles champions of Division III in women's collegiate tennis.

NCAA Division III women's tennis championships
Logo of the most recent iteration of the championship
SportCollege tennis
Founded1982
No. of teams48
CountryUnited States
Official websiteNCAA.com

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 (AIAW) 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 conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.

Williams has won the most national championships, with 10 national titles. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps is the reigning national champion, defending their 2022 title.[1]

Results

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NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship
Year Site
(Host)
Team Championship Singles Champion Doubles Champions
Winner Score/Games Runners-Up
1982
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Jackson, MS Occidental 18–15 UC San Diego Beckie Donecker
(Elizabethtown)
Kathleen McFadden / Jean Marie Sanders
(Occidental)
1983
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Principia 17–13 UNC Greensboro Jean Marie Sanders
(Occidental)
Kristi Martin and Wendy Clark
(Principia)
1984
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Davidson 15–14 UC San Diego Courtney Allen
(Principia)
Courtney Allen and Suzy Verheul
(Principia)
1985
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Haverford, PA
(Haverford)
UC San Diego 8–1 Davidson Jessica Vernon and Nadine Akimoto
(UC San Diego)
1986
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Trenton State 6–3 Occidental Debbie Daniel
(Trenton State)
Courtney Allen and Sue Godfrey
(Principia)
1987
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UC San Diego (2) 6–3 Occidental Courtney Allen
(Principia)
1988
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Atlanta, GA
(Emory)
Mary Washington 7–2 Kenyon Caroline Bodart
(Menlo)
Julie Lindberg and Karen Nilsen
(Pomona–Pitzer)
1989
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
UC San Diego (3) 8–1 Kenyon Christine Behrens and Nancy Calhoun
(UC San Diego)
1990
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Trenton, NJ
(Trenton State)
Gustavus Adolphus 5–4 UC San Diego Christine Behrens
(UC San Diego)
Shelley Keeler and Caryn Cranstonn
(Pomona–Pitzer)
1991
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Atlanta, GA
(Emory)
Mary Washington (2) 5–4 Gustavus Adolphus Karyn Cooper
(Wellesley)
Shelley Keeler and Erin Hendricks
(Pomona–Pitzer)
1992
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Pomona–Pitzer 5–4 Kenyon Shelley Keeler
(Pomona–Pitzer)
1993
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Northfield, MN
(Carleton)
Kenyon 7–2 Gustavus Adolphus Helen Motter
(Middlebury)
Helen Motter and Nanci Olson
(Middlebury)
1994
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
UC San Diego (4) 7–2 Williams Claire Turchi
(Pomona–Pitzer)
Becky Mallory and Julie Greenwood
(Williams)
1995
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Sweet Briar, VA
(Sweet Briar)
Kenyon (2) 5–4 UC San Diego Nao Kinoshita
(Rhodes)
Marilyn Baker and Natalia Garcia
(Washington and Lee)
1996
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Emory 5–1 Washington and Lee Dina Dajani
(Redlands)
Porter Harris and Julie Greenwood
(Williams)
1997
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Claremont, CA
(Pomona)
Kenyon (3) 6–3 Trinity (TX) Nao Kinoshita
(Rhodes)
Nao Kinoshita and Taylor Tarver
(Rhodes)
1998
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Lexington, VA
(Washington and Lee)
Skidmore 5–1 Kenyon Jamie Levine
(Skidmore)
Caryn Cuthbert and Erin Hockman
(Kenyon)
1999
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Trenton, NJ
(TCNJ)
Amherst 5–2 Williams Cornelia Steinberg
(Amherst)
Inke Noel and Lisa Powers
(Skidmore)
2000
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St. Peter, MN
(Gustavus Adolphus)
Trinity (TX) 5–4 UC San Diego Jamie Cohen
(Amherst)
Sheree Schwartz and Meghan Gould
(Pomona–Pitzer)
2001
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San Antonio, TX
(Trinity)
Williams 6–3 Trinity (TX) Elena Blanina
(Methodist)
Mary Ellen Gordon and Anusha Natarajan
(Emory)
2002
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Sweet Briar, VA
(Sweet Briar)
Williams (2) 6–3 Emory
2003
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Redlands, CA
(Redlands Bulldogs)
Emory (2) 5–1 Washington and Lee Mary Ellen Gordon
(Emory)
Mary Ellen Gordon and Jolyn Taylor
(Emory)
2004
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Memphis, TN
(Rhodes)
Emory (3) 5–0 Amherst
2005
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Emory (4) 5–3 Washington and Lee Lindsay Hagerman
(Washington and Lee)
Tara Houlihan and Lyndsey Palen
(Gustavus Adolphus)
2006
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Santa Cruz, CA
(UC Santa Cruz)
Emory (5) 5–1 Washington and Lee Emily Applegate
(Washington and Lee)
2007
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Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)
Washington and Lee 5–2 Amherst Liz Bondi
(DePauw)
Brittany Berckes and Alicia Menezes
(Amherst)
2008
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St. Peter, MN
(Gustavus Adolphus)
Williams (3) 5–4 Washington and Lee Siobhan Finicane
(Pomona–Pitzer)
2009
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Brookhaven, GA
(Oglethorpe)
Williams (4) 5–2 Amherst Lorne McManigle
(Emory)
Chrissy Hu and Kendra Higgins
(Chicago)
2010
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Fredericksburg, VA
(Mary Washington)
Williams (5) 5–0 Emory Julia Browne
(Tufts)
2011
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Williams (6) 5–4 Amherst Kristin Lim
(Claremont–Mudd–Scripps)
Jordan Brewer and Gabby Devlin
(Amherst)
2012
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Cary, NC
(Meredith)
Williams (7) 5–2 Chicago Gabrielle Clark
(Emory)
Laura Danzig and Gabby Devlin
(Amherst)
2013
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Williams (8) 5–2 Emory Lok Sze Leung
(Middlebury)
Jordan Brewer and Gabby Devlin
(Amherst)
2014
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Emory (6) 5–1 Amherst Gabrielle Clark
(Emory)
2015
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Mason, OH
(Ohio Northern)
Williams (9)[2] 5–4 Emory Eudice Chong[3]
(Wesleyan)
Juli Raventos / Linda Shin
(Williams)
2016
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Emory (7) 5-4 Williams
2017
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Chattanooga, TN
(Sewanee)
Williams (10) 5-4 Emory Eudice Chong / Victoria Yu
(Wesleyan)
2018
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 5-4 Emory Julia Cancio / Juli Raventos
(Williams)
2019
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Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Wesleyan 5-4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Ysabel González-Rico
(Emory)
Catherine Allen / Caroline Cox
(Claremont–Mudd–Scripps)
2020
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St. Louis, MO
(Washington University in St. Louis)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021
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Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Emory (8) 5-0 Wesleyan Erica Ekstrand
(Williams)
Ysabel Gonzalez-Rico / Katie Chang
(Emory)
2022
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Orlando, FL
(Oglethorpe)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2) 5–1 Chicago Elle Christensen
(Tufts)
Elle Christensen / Tilly Rigby
(Tufts)
2023
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Orlando, FL
(Oglethorpe)
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (3) 5–4 Chicago Angie Zhou
(Pomona-Pitzer)
Brooke Despriet / Katherine Perry
(Sewanee)
2024 St. Louis, MO
(Washington–St. Louis)
Chicago 5-3 Wesleyan Rena Lin
(Chicago)
Matia Cristiani / Olivia Soffer
(Babson)
2025 Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
2026 Chattanooga, TN
(Sewanee)

Champions

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  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified from NCAA Division III.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Williams edges Emory for DIII national title". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
  3. ^ "2015 Championship Recap: Singles & Doubles Finals". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved January 21, 2016.
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