The NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship is an annual men's college tennis national collegiate championship sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) for teams in Division III. Team, individual, and doubles championships are awarded each year.
UC Santa Cruz and Kalamazoo are the most successful men's Division III programs, with seven team titles each.
Chicago are the reigning team national champions, winning their third title in 2026.
History The championship first began in 1976 after the NCAA 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 NCAA Division III Men's Tennis ChampionshipsYear Site(Host)Team ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles ChampionsWinner PointsRunners-upPoints 1976Jackson, MS Kalamazoo18 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps15 John Blomberg(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Larry Davidson / John Irwin(Swarthmore)1977 Swarthmore 15 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 12 A.J. Shaka(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Ben Johns / Stewart Jackson(Washington & Lee)1978Delaware, OH Kalamazoo (2) 20 Washington & Lee 12 Chris Bussert(Kalamazoo) Chris Bussert / Jim Hosner(Kalamazoo)1979Jackson, MS Redlands 17 Gustavus Adolphus 13 Mark Tappan(Redlands) Mike Capelouto / Ken Whitmer(Redlands)1980Claremont, CA Gustavus Adolphus 14 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 13 Chris Burns(Kalamazoo) John Mattke / Paul Holbach(Gustavus Adolphus)1981Salisbury, MD Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsSwarthmore (2) 9 — Donovan Jones(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Jim Hearn / Shaun Miller(Gustavus Adolphus)1982Kalamazoo, MI Gustavus Adolphus (2) 19 Kalamazoo 14 Shaun Miller(Gustavus Adolphus) Shaun Miller / Rich Skanse(Gustavus Adolphus)
Singles, Doubles, and Team (Bracket) Championships NCAA Division III Men's Tennis ChampionshipYear Site(Host)Team ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles ChampionsWinner Score/GamesRunners-up 1983 Albany, NY Redlands (2) 5–4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Erik Michelsen(Redlands) Alex Gaeta / Bob Swartout(Rochester)1984 Atlanta, GA Redlands (3) 7–2 Gustavus Adolphus Scott Moore(Redlands) Eugene Jones / Dan Beers(UC San Diego)1985 Lexington, VA Swarthmore (3) 5–4 Kalamazoo Toby Clark(Principia) Jeff Krieger / Shep Davidson(Swarthmore)1986 Claremont, CA Kalamazoo (2) 6–3 Washington & Lee Tim Corwin(Kalamazoo)Jim Burda / Alex Palladino(Kalamazoo)1987 Salisbury, MD Kalamazoo (3) 6–3 Washington & Lee Toby Clark(Principia)1988 Lexington, VA Washington & Lee 5–4 UC Santa Cruz Noel Occomy(Brandeis) Lance Au / Frank Hinman(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)1989 Kalamazoo, MI UC Santa Cruz 5–4 Swarthmore John Morris(Washington & Lee) John Morris / Robert Matthews(Washington & Lee)1990 Swarthmore, PA Swarthmore (4) 5–1 UC Santa Cruz Larry Gewer(Washington College) John Morris / Bill Meadows(Washington & Lee)1991 Claremont, CA Kalamazoo (4) 7–2 UC Santa Cruz Lewis Miller(Kalamazoo) Dave Jussila / Ryan Skanse(Gustavus Adolphus)1992 Atlanta, GA Kalamazoo (5) 5–1 UC Santa Cruz Ryan McKee / Chris Noyes(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)1993 Kalamazoo, MI Kalamazoo (6) 5–2 UC Santa Cruz Ryan McKees(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Tim Cooley / Ryan McKee(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)1994 Redlands, CA Washington College 5–4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Seth Denawetz(Kalamazoo) Ron Ward / Jonathan Harper(UC Santa Cruz)1995 Kalamazoo, MI UC Santa Cruz (2) 4–1 Washington College Damian Polla(Washington College) Todd Born / John Weston(Redlands)1996 Atlanta, GA UC Santa Cruz (3) 4–2 Emory Mark Ellis(Cal Lutheran) Josh Vining / Jonathan Harper(UC Santa Cruz)1997 Lexington, VA Washington College (2) 4–2 Kalamazoo Damian Polla(Washington College) Mark Ellis / Jenia Karimov(Cal Lutheran)1998 Williamstown, MA UC Santa Cruz (4) 4–2 Williams David Weisman(Babson)Brian Cummings / Thomas Oechel(UC Santa Cruz)1999 Claremont, CA Williams 4–1 Kalamazoo Thomas Oechel(UC Santa Cruz)2000 Kalamazoo, MI Trinity (TX) 4–3 Gustavus Adolphus Kayvon Fatahalian(Carnegie Mellon) Peter Gladkin / Thomas Oechel(UC Santa Cruz)2001 Greencastle, IN Williams (2) 4–1 UC Santa CruzDerek Fitzpatrick(UC Santa Cruz)Derek Fitzpatrick / Nick Cunningham(UC Santa Cruz)2002 Santa Cruz, CA Williams (3) 4–3 Emory Josh Lefkowitz(Williams) John Michael Cham-A-Koon / Ivan Yeh(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)2003 St. Peter, MN Emory 4–0 Williams Eric Butorac(Gustavus Adolphus) Eric Butorac / Kevin Whipple(Gustavus Adolphus)2004 Lewiston, ME Middlebury 4–3 WilliamsMatt Seeberger(UC Santa Cruz) Dan Uyar / Paul Bristow(Mary Washington College)2005 Santa Cruz, CA UC Santa Cruz (5) 4–1 Middlebury Matt Seeberger / Matt Brunner(UC Santa Cruz)2006 Fredericksburg, VA Emory (2) 4–1 MiddleburyWill Boe-Wiegaard(Bates) Shane Templeman / Matt Seeberger(UC Santa Cruz)2007 St. Louis, MO UC Santa Cruz (6) 5–1 EmoryMatt Seeberger(UC Santa Cruz) Matt Seeberger / Max Ortiz(UC Santa Cruz)2008 Lewiston, ME Washington–St. Louis 5–3 Emory Michael Greenberg(Williams) Guillaume Schils / Larry Wang(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)2009 Claremont, CA UC Santa Cruz (7) 5–0 AmherstMichael Goodwin(Emory) Amrit Ruspasinghe / Ben Stein(Bates)2010 Oberlin, OH Middlebury (2) 5–1 AmherstJohn Watts(Washington–St. Louis ) Brian Pybas / Marc Vartabedian(UC Santa Cruz)2011 Claremont, CA Amherst 5–2 EmoryChris Goodwin(Emory)Oscar Pena / Stephen Sullivan(Bowdoin)2012 Cary, NC Emory (3) 5–3 KenyonDillon Pottish(Emory) Austin Chafetz / Luis Rattenhuber(Amherst)2013 Kalamazoo, MI Williams (4) 5–2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Adam Putterman(Washington–St. Louis) Elliot Kahler / Ian Wagner(Emory)2014 Claremont, CA Amherst (2) 5–3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Joey Fritz(Amherst) Eric Klawitter / Christopher Krimbill(Case Western Reserve)2015 Lindner Family Tennis Center, Mason, OH Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (2) 5–0 Middlebury Warren Wood(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Warren Wood / Joe Dorn(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps)2016 Kalamazoo, MI Bowdoin 5–0 Middlebury Skylar Butts(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Samuel Geier / Tristan Kaye(Kenyon)2017 Chattanooga, TN Emory (4) 5–2 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Lubomir Cuba(Middlebury) Lubomir Cuba / William De Quant(Middlebury)2018 Claremont, CA Middlebury (3) 5–3 Bowdoin Grant Ukren(Bowdoin) Lubomir Cuba / Kyle Schlanger(Middlebury)2019 Kalamazoo, MI(Kalamazoo) Emory (5) 5–3 Claremont-Mudd-ScrippsJonathan Jemison(Emory)Jerry Jiang / Grant Ukren(Bowdoin)2020 St. Louis, MO(Washington)Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021 Chattanooga, TN(Sewanee) Emory (6) 5–2 Case Western Reserve Leo Vithoontien(Carleton) Leo Vithoontien /Xander Zuczek(Carleton)2022 Orlando, FL(Oglethorpe)Chicago5-2Case Western ReserveStan Morris(Middlebury)James Hopper / Jonathan Powell(Case Western Reserve)2023 Orlando, FL(Oglethorpe)Case Western Reserve5-2TuftsRishabh Sharda (Tufts)James Hopper / Vishwa Aduru (Case Western Reserve)2024 St. Louis, MO(Washington–St. Louis) Chicago (2) 5–4 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Tristan Bradley(Bowdoin) Gage Gohl / Tyler Haddorff(Gustavus Adolphus)2025 Claremont, CA(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Denison 4–2 Case Western Reserve Advik Mareedu(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Andrei Leonov / Pat Otero(Chicago)2026 Chattanooga, TN(Sewanee) Chicago (3) 4–3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Advik Mareedu(Claremont-Mudd-Scripps) Ethan Green / Kael Shah(Denison)
Champions
Team titles Team Titles 7 7 6 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Singles titles Team Titles 8 6 5 4 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Doubles titles Active programs Team Titles 10 6 6 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Former programs Team Titles 1
See also NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II) NAIA Men's Tennis Championship NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
External links NCAAsports.com List of NCAA champions