The NCAA Division II women's tennis championship is contested at the annual tournament hosted by the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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to determine the team national champions of women's collegiate
tennis
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among its
Division II members institutions in the
United States
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and
Canada
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. It has been held annually since 1982.
From 1982 until 1994, the championship consisted of three championships, singles, doubles, and team, and the latter two events were discontinued in 1995 and have not been reestablished.
Barry is the most successful program, with nine titles and are the reigning national champions.
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
The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) was a college athletics organization in the United States, founded in 1971 to govern women's college competitions in the country and to administer national championships (see AIAW Cham ...
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
Team title only
Champions
Team titles
Active programs
Former programs
Singles titles
Active programs
Former programs
Doubles titles
Active programs
Former programs
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.
Association football
*Belgian Third ...
)
*
AIAW Intercollegiate Women's Tennis Champions
*
NAIA Women's Tennis Championship
*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 Third ...
)
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