The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college
tennis
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national collegiate championship sponsored by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
(NCAA) for teams in
Division III
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
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. Team, individual, and doubles championships are awarded each year.
Case Western Reserve
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is the current team national champion.
UC Santa Cruz
The University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz or UCSC) is a public land-grant research university in Santa Cruz, California. It is one of the ten campuses in the University of California system. Located on Monterey Bay, on the edge of ...
and
Kalamazoo
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are the most successful men's Division III programs, with seven team titles each.
History
The championship first began in 1976 after the
NCAA
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
divided its membership into its current three-division system in 1973–74. The national championship rounds are contested annually in May.
Champions
Singles, Doubles, and Team (Points) Championships
Singles, Doubles, and Team (Bracket) Championships
Champions
Team titles
Singles titles
Doubles titles
* Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified to another NCAA division.
See also
*NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (
Division I,
Division II)
*
NAIA Men's Tennis Championship
The NAIA Men's Tennis Championship is the annual tournament to determine the national champions of men's NAIA collegiate tennis in the United States and Canada. Held annually since 1966, three separate championships are contested: team, singles, ...
*NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (
Division I,
Division II,
Division III
In sport, the Third Division, also called Division 3, Division Three, or Division III, is often the third-highest division of a league, and will often have promotion and relegation with divisions above and below.
Association football
*Belgian Thir ...
)
References
External links
NCAAsports.com
{{National Collegiate Athletic Association
Tennis Men
Tennis tournaments in the United States
College tennis in the United States