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The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships were the 41st annual
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Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the
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. This year's tournaments were played in
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, hosted by the
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. The men's team championship was won by
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, their second team national title. The Bulldogs defeated
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in the final round, 5–1. The men's singles title was won by South African Andrew Burrow from
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. The men's doubles title was won by
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from
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. This was Leach's second consecutive double's national title, having won the 1986 championship with
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Host site

The tournaments were played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the
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in
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. The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same venue until
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Format changes

*The men's team tournament field expanded from 16 to 20 teams, adding four ''First Round'' matches.


Team championship


See also

* 1987 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships *NCAA Division II Tennis Championships (
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) *NCAA Division III Tennis Championships (
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References


External links


List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions
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