The NCAA Division II Women's Tennis Championship is the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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's annual tennis tournament to determine the team champions of women's collegiate
tennis
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from
Division II institutions in the
United States
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.
From its establishment in 1982 until 1994, the championship consisted of three championships: singles, doubles, and team. However, the singles and doubles titles were discontinued after 1994 and have not been reestablished.
Armstrong State, with eight titles, is the most successful program, while
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, with five titles, leads among active Division II programs.
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are the current champions, defeating
Lynn in the 2019 final.
History
Tennis was one of twelve women's sports added to the NCAA championship program for the 1981–82 school year, as the NCAA engaged in battle with the
Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women
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for sole governance of women's collegiate sports. The AIAW continued to conduct its established championship program in the same twelve (and other) sports; however, after a year of dual women's championships, the NCAA conquered the AIAW and usurped its authority and membership.
Champions
Singles, Doubles, and Team titles (1982–1994)
Team title only (1995–present)
Champions
Team titles
Singles titles
Doubles titles
* Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics.
* Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified to another NCAA division.
See also
*NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (
Division I,
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.
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)
*
AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Champions
*
NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
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: ...
*NCAA Men'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
NCAA Division II Women's Tennis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ncaa Women's Tennis Championship
Tennis, Women's
College tennis in the United States
Tennis tournaments in the United States
Women's tennis in the United States