NCAA Division III men's tennis championships

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NCAA Division III men's tennis championships
NCAA 2018 Division III Men's Tennis Championship logo.svg
Logo of the most recent iteration of the championship
Sport College tennis
Founded1976
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)
Team: Case Western Reserve
Official website NCAA.com

The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division III. Team, individual, and doubles championships are awarded each year.

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Case Western Reserve is the current team national champion.

UC Santa Cruz and Kalamazoo are the most successful men's Division III programs, with seven team titles each.

History

The championship first began in 1976 after the NCAA divided its membership into its current three-division system in 1973–74. The national championship rounds are contested annually in May. [1]

Champions

Singles, Doubles, and Team (Points) Championships

NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championships
YearSite
(Host)
Team ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles Champions
WinnerPointsRunners-UpPoints
1976 Jackson, MS Kalamazoo 18 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 15John Blomberg
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Larry Davidson / John Irwin
(Swarthmore)
1977 Swarthmore 15Claremont-Mudd-Scripps12A.J. Shaka
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Ben Johns / Stewart Jackson
(Washington & Lee)
1978 Delaware, OH Kalamazoo (2)20 Washington & Lee 12Chris Bussert
(Kalamazoo)
Chris Bussert / Jim Hosner
(Kalamazoo)
1979Jackson, MS Redlands 17 Gustavus Adolphus 13Mark Tappan
(Redlands)
Mike Capelouto / Ken Whitmer
(Redlands)
1980 Claremont, CA Gustavus Adolphus14Claremont-Mudd-Scripps13Chris Burns
(Kalamazoo)
John Mattke / Paul Holbach
(Gustavus Adolphus)
1981 Salisbury, MD Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Swarthmore (2)
9Donovan Jones
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Jim Hearn / Shaun Miller
(Gustavus Adolphus)
1982 Kalamazoo, MI Gustavus Adolphus (2)19Kalamazoo14Shaun Miller
(Gustavus Adolphus)
Shaun Miller / Rich Skanse
(Gustavus Adolphus)

Singles, Doubles, and Team (Bracket) Championships

NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship
YearSite
(Host)
Team ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles Champions
WinnerScore/GamesRunners-Up
1983 Albany, NY Redlands (2)5–4Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsErik Michelsen
(Redlands)
Alex Gaeta / Bob Swartout
(Rochester)
1984 Atlanta, GA Redlands (3)7–2Gustavus AdolphusScott Moore
(Redlands)
Eugene Jones / Dan Beers
(UC San Diego)
1985 Lexington, VA Swarthmore (3)5–4KalamazooToby Clark
(Principia)
Jeff Krieger / Shep Davidson
(Swarthmore)
1986Claremont, CAKalamazoo (2)6–3Washington & LeeTim Corwin
(Kalamazoo)
Jim Burda / Alex Palladino
(Kalamazoo)
1987Salisbury, MDKalamazoo (3)6–3Washington & LeeToby Clark
(Principia)
1988Lexington, VAWashington & Lee5–4 UC Santa Cruz Noel Occomy
(Brandeis)
Lance Au / Frank Hinman
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
1989Kalamazoo, MIUC Santa Cruz5–4SwarthmoreJohn Morris
(Washington & Lee)
John Morris / Robert Matthews
(Washington & Lee)
1990 Swarthmore, PA Swarthmore (4)5–1UC Santa CruzLarry Gewer
(Washington College)
John Morris / Bill Meadows
(Washington & Lee)
1991Claremont, CAKalamazoo (4)7–2UC Santa CruzLewis Miller
(Kalamazoo)
Dave Jussila / Ryan Skanse
(Gustavus Adolphus)
1992Atlanta, GAKalamazoo (5)5–1UC Santa CruzRyan McKee / Chris Noyes
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
1993Kalamazoo, MIKalamazoo (6)5–2UC Santa CruzRyan McKees
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Tim Cooley / Ryan McKee
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
1994 Redlands, CA Washington College 5–4Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSeth Denawetz
(Kalamazoo)
Ron Ward / Jonathan Harper
(UC Santa Cruz)
1995Kalamazoo, MIUC Santa Cruz (2)4–1Washington CollegeDamian Polla
(Washington College)
Todd Born / John Weston
(Redlands)
1996Atlanta, GAUC Santa Cruz (3)4–2 Emory Mark Ellis
(Cal Lutheran)
Josh Vining / Jonathan Harper
(UC Santa Cruz)
1997Lexington, VAWashington College (2)4–2KalamazooDamian Polla
(Washington College)
Mark Ellis / Jenia Karimov
(Cal Lutheran)
1998 Williamstown, MA UC Santa Cruz (4)4–2 Williams David Weisman
(Babson)
Brian Cummings / Thomas Oechel
(UC Santa Cruz)
1999Claremont, CAWilliams4–1KalamazooThomas Oechel
(UC Santa Cruz)
2000Kalamazoo, MI Trinity (TX) 4–3Gustavus AdolphusKayvon Fatahalian
(Carnegie Mellon)
Peter Gladkin / Thomas Oechel
(UC Santa Cruz)
2001 Greencastle, IN Williams (2)4–1UC Santa CruzDerek Fitzpatrick
(UC Santa Cruz)
Derek Fitzpatrick / Nick Cunningham
(UC Santa Cruz)
2002 Santa Cruz, CA Williams (3)4–3EmoryJosh Lefkowitz
(Williams)
John Michael Cham-A-Koon / Ivan Yeh
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
2003 St. Peter, MN Emory4–0Williams Eric Butorac
(Gustavus Adolphus)
Eric Butorac / Kevin Whipple
(Gustavus Adolphus)
2004 Lewiston, ME Middlebury 4–3WilliamsMatt Seeberger
(UC Santa Cruz)
Dan Uyar / Paul Bristow
(Mary Washington College)
2005Santa Cruz, CAUC Santa Cruz (5)4–1MiddleburyMatt Seeberger / Matt Brunner
(UC Santa Cruz)
2006 Fredericksburg, VA Emory (2)4–1MiddleburyWill Boe-Wiegaard
(Bates)
Shane Templeman / Matt Seeberger
(UC Santa Cruz)
2007 St. Louis, MO UC Santa Cruz (6)5–1EmoryMatt Seeberger
(UC Santa Cruz)
Matt Seeberger / Max Ortiz
(UC Santa Cruz)
2008Lewiston, ME Washington–St. Louis 5–3EmoryMichael Greenberg
(Kenyon)
Guillaume Schils / Larry Wang
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
2009Claremont, CAUC Santa Cruz (7)5–0 Amherst Michael Goodwin
(Emory)
Amrit Ruspasinghe / Ben Stein
(Bates)
2010 Oberlin, OH Middlebury (2)5–1AmherstJohn Watts
(Washington–St. Louis)
Brian Pybas / Marc Vartabedian
(UC Santa Cruz)
2011Claremont, CAAmherst5–2EmoryChris Goodwin
(Emory)
Oscar Pena / Stephen Sullivan
(Bowdoin)
2012 Cary, NC Emory (3)5–3 Kenyon Dillon Pottish
(Emory)
Austin Chafetz / Luis Rattenhuber
(Amherst)
2013Kalamazoo, MIWilliams (4)5–2Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsAdam Putterman
(Washington–St. Louis)
Elliot Kahler / Ian Wagner
(Emory)
2014Claremont, CAAmherst (2)5–3Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsJoey Fritz
(Amherst)
Eric Klawitter / Christopher Krimbill
(Case Western Reserve)
2015 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, OH Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2)5–0MiddleburyWarren Wood
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Warren Wood / Joe Dorn
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
2016Kalamazoo, MI Bowdoin 5–0MiddleburySkylar Butts
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
Samuel Geier / Tristan Kaye
(Kenyon)
2017 Chattanooga, TN Emory (4)5–2Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsLubomir Cuba
(Middlebury)
Lubomir Cuba / William De Quant
(Middlebury)
2018Claremont, CAMiddlebury (3)5–3BowdoinGrant Ukren
(Bowdoin)
Lubomir Cuba / Kyle Schlanger
(Middlebury)
2019Kalamazoo, MI
(Kalamazoo)
Emory (5)5–3Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsJonathan Jemison
(Emory)
Jerry Jiang / Grant Ukren
(Bowdoin)
2020 St. Louis, MO
(Washington)
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Chattanooga, TN
(Sewanee)
Emory (6)5–2Case Western ReserveLeo Vithoontien
(Carleton)
Leo Vithoontien /Xander Zuczek
(Carleton)
2022 Orlando, FL
(Oglethorpe)
Chicago 5-2Case Western ReserveStan Morris
(Middlebury)
James Hopper / Jonathan Powell
(Case Western Reserve)
2023 Orlando, FL
(Oglethorpe)
Case Western Reserve 5-2TuftsRishabh Sharda (Tufts)James Hopper / Vishwa Aduru
(Case Western Reserve)
2024 St. Louis, MO
(Washington–St. Louis)
2025 Claremont, CA
(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)
2026 Chattanooga, TN
(Sewanee)

Champions

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References

  1. "Division III Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 25 May 2019.