NAIA women's tennis championships
Annual college tournament
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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]
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| Sport | Tennis |
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| Founded | 1981 |
| Country |  United States Canada |
Most recent champion | Keiser (2) |
| Website | NAIA.com |
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 Keiser, who won their second national title in 2026.
Results
Singles, Doubles, and Team titles (1981–1999)
| 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 | 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)
| NAIA Women's Tennis Championship | |||||
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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 | ||
| 2025 | Georgia Gwinnett (10) | 4–1 | Keiser | ||
| 2026 | Keiser (2) | 4–1 | Lindsey Wilson | ||
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| 2028 | |||||
Champions
Team titles
Active NAIA programs
| Team | Titles | Years |
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| Georgia Gwinnett | 10 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Brenau | 2 | 1999, 2002 |
| Keiser | 2 | 2003, 2026 |
| Mobile | 1 | 1994 |
Former NAIA programs
| Team | Titles | Years |
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| Auburn Montgomery | 14 | 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015 |
| Flagler | 5 | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 |
| Lynn | 3 | 1993, 1995, 1996, |
| Little Rock | 2 | 1984, 1985 |
| BYU Hawaii | 2 | 1997, 1998 |
| Fresno Pacific | 1 | 2010 |
| North Florida | 1 | 1986 |
| Charleston | 1 | 1983 |
| Westmont | 1 | 1982 |
| Grand Canyon | 1 | 1981 |
| Guilford | 1 | 1981 |
Singles titles
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Doubles titles
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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
- NAIA Men's Tennis Championship
- NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
- NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)