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.
style= colspan=10 | NAIA Women's Tennis Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Site | Team Championship | Singles Champion | Doubles Champions | |||||
Champion(s) | Points | Runner(s)-up | Points | ||||||
1981 | Overland Park, KS | Grand Canyon Guilford | 27 | 22 | Pat Smith (Grand Canyon) | Pat Smith & Karen Regman (Grand Canyon) | |||
1982 | Westmont | 28 | Guilford | 25 | Tarja Koho (Guilford) | ||||
1983 | College of Charleston | 33 | 30 | Laura Cotter Ingram (Centenary) | Karen Regman & JoAnne Murtro (Grand Canyon) | ||||
1984 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 33 | 29 | Berit Björk (Arkansas–Little Rock) | Berit Björk & Sharon Feighan (Arkansas–Little Rock) | ||||
1985 | Arkansas–Little Rock (2) | 33 | 28 | ||||||
1986 | North Florida | 30 | 29 | ||||||
1987 | Flagler | 28 | North Florida | 25 | Janine Perkinson (Columbus) | Berit Björk & Katy Livijn (Arkansas–Little Rock) | |||
1988 | Flagler (2) | 45 | 29 | Catharina Persson (Flagler) | Bronna Allison & Laura Cadena (West Florida) | ||||
1989 | Flagler (3) | 32 | Grand Canyon | 27 | Bronna Allison (West Florida) | Catharina Persson & Julie Went (Flagler) | |||
1990 | Flagler (4) | 30 | Boca Raton | 26 | Saskia Hermans (Auburn Montgomery) | Catharina Persson & Julie Downs (Flagler) | |||
1991 | Flagler (5) | 27 | 25 | Helena Dahlstrom (Flagler) | Sarah Rafael & Jennifer Saberon (Saint Ambrose) | ||||
1992 | Auburn Montgomery | 38 | Flagler | 36 | Helena Dahlstrom & Lindsay Ames (Flagler) | ||||
1993 | Lynn | 36 | Auburn Montgomery | 34 | Cristina Cavina (Lynn) | Sabine Gauger & Saskia Hermans (Auburn Montgomery) | |||
1994 | Tulsa, OK | Mobile | 35 | Auburn Montgomery | 30 | Anneli Ornstedt (BYU–Hawaii) | Marilia Andrade & Anita Pearson (Mobile) | ||
1995 | Lynn (2) | 34 | Mobile | 32 | Isabella Listowska (Mobile) | Anneli Ornstedt & Maylani Ah Hoy (BYU–Hawaii) | |||
1996 | Lynn (3) | 35 | Mobile | 31 | Laurence Neuville (Brenau) | Laurence Neuville & Aurelia Dubois (Brenau) | |||
1997 | Brigham Young–Hawaii | 46 | Auburn Montgomery | 30 | Darin Ptaszek (BYU–Hawaii) | Teresa Stromberg & Anneli Ornstedt (BYU–Hawaii) | |||
1998 | Brigham Young–Hawaii (2) | 39 | Auburn Montgomery | 31 | Simona Galik (Flagler) | Cecelia Hincapie & Ximena Rodriguez (Auburn Montgomery) | |||
1999 | Boca Raton, FL | Auburn Montgomery (2) Brenau | 37 | 30 | Li Chen (Oklahoma City) | Natalia Gonzalez & Ximena Rodriguez (Auburn Montgomery) |
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Year | Site | Team Championship | |||
Champion | Score | Runner-up | |||
2000 | Lexington, KY | Auburn Montgomery (3) | 5–4 | Brenau | |
2001 | Auburn Montgomery (4) | 5–2 | Brenau | ||
2002 | Peachtree, KY | Brenau (2) | 5–2 | Auburn Montgomery | |
2003 | Northwood University–Florida | 5–2 | Auburn Montgomery | ||
2004 | Mobile, AL | Auburn 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, AL | Georgia Gwinnett (6) | 4–2 | Keiser | |
2022 | Georgia Gwinnett (7) | 4–0 | Keiser | ||
2023 | Georgia Gwinnett (8) | 4–1 | Keiser | ||
2024 | Georgia Gwinnett (9) | 4–3 | Keiser |
Rank | Team | Titles | |
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align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Auburn Montgomery | 14 | |
9 | |||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Flagler | 5 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Lynn | 3 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Arkansas–Little Rock | 2 | |
Brenau | |||
align=left bgcolor=pink | Brigham Young–Hawaii | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | College of Charleston | 1 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Fresno Pacific | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Grand Canyon | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Guilford | ||
Mobile | |||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | North Florida | ||
align=left bgcolor=pink | Northwood–Florida | ||
Westmont |
Rank | Team | Titles | |
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align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Arkansas–Little Rock | 3 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Flagler | ||
align=left bgcolor=pink | Brigham Young–Hawaii | 2 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Auburn Montgomery | 1 | |
Brenau | |||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Centenary (LA) | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Columbus State | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Grand Canyon | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Guilford | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Lynn | ||
Mobile | |||
Oklahoma City | |||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | West Florida |
Rank | Team | Titles | |
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align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Arkansas–Little Rock | 4 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Auburn Montgomery | 3 | |
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Flagler | ||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | Grand Canyon | ||
align=left bgcolor=pink | Brigham Young–Hawaii | 2 | |
1 | |||
Mobile | |||
Saint Ambrose | |||
align=left bgcolor=#ffffcc | West Florida |