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NAIA women's tennis championships

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NAIA women's tennis championships
SportTennis
Founded1981
Country United States
 Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Georgia Gwinnett (9)
Official websiteNAIA.com

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

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

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NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
Year Site Team Championship Singles Champion Doubles Champions
Champion(s) Points Runner(s)-up Points
1981 Overland Park, KS Grand Canyon
Guilford
27 East Texas State 22 Pat Smith
(Grand Canyon)
Pat Smith & Karen Regman
(Grand Canyon)
1982 Westmont 28 Guilford 25 Tarja Koho
(Guilford)
1983 College of Charleston 33 Centenary (LA) 30 Laura Cotter Ingram
(Centenary)
Karen Regman & JoAnne Murtro
(Grand Canyon)
1984 Arkansas–Little Rock 33 UT Permian Basin 29 Berit Björk
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
Berit Björk & Sharon Feighan
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
1985 Arkansas–Little Rock (2) 33 North Florida 28
1986 North Florida 30 Arkansas–Little Rock
Texas–Tyler
29
1987 Flagler 28 North Florida 25 Janine Perkinson
(Columbus)
Berit Björk & Katy Livijn
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
1988 Flagler (2) 45 Boca Raton 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 Auburn Montgomery 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 Oklahoma City 30 Li Chen
(Oklahoma City)
Natalia Gonzalez & Ximena Rodriguez
(Auburn Montgomery)

Team title only (2000–present)

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NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
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

Champions

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  • Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from the NAIA.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NAIA Women's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NAIA. NAIA.org. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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