NAIA women's tennis championships

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NAIA women's tennis championships
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Sport Tennis
Founded1981
CountryFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Most recent
champion(s)
Georgia Gwinnett (10)
Official website NAIA.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]

Contents

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

The current champions are Georgia Gwinnett, who won their tenth national title in 2025.

Results

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

NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
YearSiteTeam ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles Champions
Champion(s)PointsRunner(s)-upPoints
1981 Overland Park, KS Grand Canyon
Guilford
27 East Texas State 22 Pat Smith
(Grand Canyon)
Pat Smith & Karen Regman
(Grand Canyon)
1982 Westmont 28Guilford25 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)
1985Arkansas–Little Rock (2)33 North Florida 28
1986North Florida30Arkansas–Little Rock
Texas–Tyler
29
1987 Flagler 28North Florida25 Janine Perkinson
(Columbus)
Berit Björk & Katy Livijn
(Arkansas–Little Rock)
1988Flagler (2)45 Boca Raton 29 Catharina Persson
(Flagler)
Bronna Allison & Laura Cadena
(West Florida)
1989Flagler (3)32Grand Canyon27Bronna Allison
(West Florida)
Catharina Persson & Julie Went
(Flagler)
1990Flagler (4)30Boca Raton26Saskia Hermans
(Auburn Montgomery)
Catharina Persson & Julie Downs
(Flagler)
1991Flagler (5)27 Auburn Montgomery 25 Helena Dahlstrom
(Flagler)
Sarah Rafael & Jennifer Saberon
(Saint Ambrose)
1992Auburn Montgomery38Flagler36 Helena Dahlstrom & Lindsay Ames
(Flagler)
1993Lynn36Auburn Montgomery34 Cristina Cavina
(Lynn)
Sabine Gauger & Saskia Hermans
(Auburn Montgomery)
1994 Tulsa, OK Mobile 35Auburn Montgomery30 Anneli Ornstedt
(BYU–Hawaii)
Marilia Andrade & Anita Pearson
(Mobile)
1995Lynn (2)34Mobile32 Isabella Listowska
(Mobile)
Anneli Ornstedt & Maylani Ah Hoy
(BYU–Hawaii)
1996Lynn (3)35Mobile31 Laurence Neuville
(Brenau)
Laurence Neuville & Aurelia Dubois
(Brenau)
1997 Brigham Young–Hawaii 46Auburn Montgomery30 Darin Ptaszek
(BYU–Hawaii)
Teresa Stromberg & Anneli Ornstedt
(BYU–Hawaii)
1998Brigham Young–Hawaii (2)39Auburn Montgomery31 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)

NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
YearSiteTeam Championship
ChampionScoreRunner-up
2000 Lexington, KY Auburn Montgomery (3)5–4Brenau
2001Auburn Montgomery (4)5–2Brenau
2002 Peachtree, KY Brenau (2)5–2Auburn Montgomery
2003 Northwood University–Florida 5–2Auburn Montgomery
2004 Mobile, AL Auburn Montgomery (5)5–0 Azusa Pacific
2005Auburn Montgomery (6)5–2Brenau
2006Auburn Montgomery (7)5–1 Fresno State
2007Auburn Montgomery (8)5–3Fresno Pacific
2008Auburn Montgomery (9)5–1Fresno Pacific
2009Auburn Montgomery (10)5–0Fresno Pacific
2010Fresno Pacific5–2Auburn Montgomery
2011Auburn Montgomery (11)5–3Fresno Pacific
2012Auburn Montgomery (12)5–2 Embry–Riddle
2013Auburn Montgomery (13)5–1 William Carey
2014 Georgia Gwinnett 5–4Embry–Riddle
2015Auburn Montgomery (14)5–2Georgia Gwinnett
2016Georgia Gwinnett (2)5–4 Lindsey Wilson
2017Georgia Gwinnett (3)5–3Lindsey Wilson
2018Georgia Gwinnett (4)5–0 Keiser
2019Georgia Gwinnett (5)5–2Keiser
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Mobile, AL Georgia Gwinnett (6)4–2Keiser
2022Georgia Gwinnett (7)4–0Keiser
2023Georgia Gwinnett (8)4–1Keiser
2024Georgia Gwinnett (9)4–3Keiser
2025Georgia Gwinnett (10)4–1Keiser

Champions

Team titles

Active programs

TeamTitlesYears
Georgia Gwinnett 102014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Brenau 21999, 2002
Keiser 12003
Mobile 11994

Former programs

TeamTitlesYears
Auburn Montgomery 141992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Flagler 51987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
Lynn 31993, 1995, 1996,
Little Rock 21984, 1985
BYU Hawaii 21997, 1998
Fresno Pacific 12010
North Florida 11986
Charleston 11983
Westmont 11982
Grand Canyon 11981
Guilford 11981
  • Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
  • Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from the NAIA.

See also

References

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