NAIA women's tennis championships explained

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Champion:Georgia Gwinnett (9)
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The NAIA women's tennis championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of women's NAIA collegiate tennis in the United States and Canada. Held annually since 1981, three separate championships are contested each year: team, singles, and doubles.[1]

The most successful program has been Auburn–Montgomery, with fourteen NAIA national titles. Among active NAIA programs, Georgia Gwinnett have the most titles, with nine.

The current champions are Georgia Gwinnett, who won their ninth national title in 2024.

Results

Singles, Doubles, and Team titles (1981–1999)

style= colspan=10NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
Year SiteTeam ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles Champions
Champion(s)PointsRunner(s)-up Points
1981 Overland Park, KSGrand Canyon
Guilford
27 22Pat Smith
(Grand Canyon)
Pat Smith & Karen Regman
(Grand Canyon)
1982Westmont 28 Guilford 25Tarja Koho
(Guilford)
1983 College of Charleston 33 30Laura Cotter Ingram
(Centenary)
Karen Regman & JoAnne Murtro
(Grand Canyon)
1984Arkansas–Little Rock 33 29Berit Björk
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
Berit Björk & Sharon Feighan
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
1985Arkansas–Little Rock (2) 33 28
1986 North Florida 30 29
1987 Flagler 28 North Florida 25Janine Perkinson
(Columbus)
Berit Björk & Katy Livijn
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
1988 Flagler (2) 45 29Catharina Persson
(Flagler)
Bronna Allison & Laura Cadena
(West Florida)
1989Flagler (3) 32 Grand Canyon 27Bronna Allison
(West Florida)
Catharina Persson & Julie Went
(Flagler)
1990 Flagler (4) 30 Boca Raton 26Saskia Hermans
(Auburn Montgomery)
Catharina Persson & Julie Downs
(Flagler)
1991 Flagler (5) 27 25Helena Dahlstrom
(Flagler)
Sarah Rafael & Jennifer Saberon
(Saint Ambrose)
1992 Auburn Montgomery 38 Flagler 36Helena Dahlstrom & Lindsay Ames
(Flagler)
1993 Lynn 36 Auburn Montgomery 34Cristina Cavina
(Lynn)
Sabine Gauger & Saskia Hermans
(Auburn Montgomery)
1994 Tulsa, OKMobile 35 Auburn Montgomery 30Anneli Ornstedt
(BYU–Hawaii)
Marilia Andrade & Anita Pearson
(Mobile)
1995 Lynn (2) 34 Mobile 32Isabella Listowska
(Mobile)
Anneli Ornstedt & Maylani Ah Hoy
(BYU–Hawaii)
1996 Lynn (3) 35 Mobile 31Laurence Neuville
(Brenau)
Laurence Neuville & Aurelia Dubois
(Brenau)
1997 Brigham Young–Hawaii 46 Auburn Montgomery 30Darin Ptaszek
(BYU–Hawaii)
Teresa Stromberg & Anneli Ornstedt
(BYU–Hawaii)
1998 Brigham Young–Hawaii (2) 39 Auburn Montgomery 31Simona Galik
(Flagler)
Cecelia Hincapie & Ximena Rodriguez
(Auburn Montgomery)
1999 Boca Raton, FLAuburn Montgomery (2)
Brenau
37 30Li Chen
(Oklahoma City)
Natalia Gonzalez & Ximena Rodriguez
(Auburn Montgomery)

Team title only (2000–present)

style= colspan=6NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
Year SiteTeam Championship
Champion Score Runner-up
2000 Lexington, KYAuburn Montgomery (3) 5–4 Brenau
2001Auburn Montgomery (4) 5–2 Brenau
2002 Peachtree, KY Brenau (2) 5–2 Auburn Montgomery
2003 Northwood University–Florida 5–2 Auburn Montgomery
2004 Mobile, ALAuburn Montgomery (5) 5–0 Azusa Pacific
2005 Auburn Montgomery (6) 5–2 Brenau
2006 Auburn Montgomery (7) 5–1 Fresno State
2007 Auburn Montgomery (8) 5–3 Fresno Pacific
2008 Auburn Montgomery (9) 5–1 Fresno Pacific
2009 Auburn Montgomery (10) 5–0 Fresno Pacific
2010 Fresno Pacific 5–2 Auburn Montgomery
2011 Auburn Montgomery (11) 5–3 Fresno Pacific
2012 Auburn Montgomery (12) 5–2 Embry–Riddle
2013 Auburn Montgomery (13) 5–1 William Carey
2014 Georgia Gwinnett 5–4 Embry–Riddle
2015 Auburn Montgomery (14) 5–2 Georgia Gwinnett
2016 Georgia Gwinnett (2) 5–4 Lindsey Wilson
2017 Georgia Gwinnett (3) 5–3 Lindsey Wilson
2018 Georgia Gwinnett (4) 5–0 Keiser
2019 Georgia Gwinnett (5) 5–2 Keiser
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Mobile, ALGeorgia Gwinnett (6) 4–2 Keiser
2022Georgia Gwinnett (7) 4–0 Keiser
2023Georgia Gwinnett (8) 4–1 Keiser
2024Georgia Gwinnett (9) 4–3 Keiser

Champions

Team titles

Rank Team Titles
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccAuburn Montgomery 14
9
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccFlagler 5
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccLynn 3
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccArkansas–Little Rock 2
Brenau
align=left bgcolor=pinkBrigham Young–Hawaii
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccCollege of Charleston 1
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccFresno Pacific
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccGrand Canyon
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccGuilford
Mobile
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccNorth Florida
align=left bgcolor=pinkNorthwood–Florida
Westmont

Singles titles

Rank Team Titles
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccArkansas–Little Rock 3
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccFlagler
align=left bgcolor=pinkBrigham Young–Hawaii 2
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccAuburn Montgomery 1
Brenau
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccCentenary (LA)
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccColumbus State
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccGrand Canyon
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccGuilford
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccLynn
Mobile
Oklahoma City
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccWest Florida

Doubles titles

Rank Team Titles
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccArkansas–Little Rock 4
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccAuburn Montgomery 3
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccFlagler
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccGrand Canyon
align=left bgcolor=pinkBrigham Young–Hawaii 2
1
Mobile
Saint Ambrose
align=left bgcolor=#ffffccWest Florida

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NAIA Women's Tennis Championship Results . NAIA. NAIA.org. 18 May 2022.