1959 NCAA tennis championships
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| 1959 NCAA Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | June 1959 |
| Edition | 14th |
| Location | Evanston, Illinois |
| Venue | Northwestern University |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Whitney Reed(San Jose State) | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Crawford Henry / Ronald Holmberg (Tulane) | |
The 1959 NCAA Tennis Championships were the 14th annual NCAA-sponsored tournaments to determine the national champions of men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.[1]
Notre Dame and Tulane shared the team championship, the first such title for both the Fighting Irish and the Green Wave. Both teams finished with 8 points in the final team standings.
Host site
[edit]This year's tournaments were contested at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Team scoring
[edit]Until 1977, the men's team championship was determined by points awarded based on individual performances in the singles and doubles events.
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 8, 2017.