The NAIA men's tennis championships are contested at the annual tournament hosted by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to determine the national champions of men's collegiate tennis among its members in the United States and Canada. Held annually since 1966, three separate championships are contested during the tournament: team, singles, and doubles.
The most successful program has been Georgia Gwinnett and Redlands, both with eleven NAIA national titles.
The current champions are Georgia Gwinnett, who won their 11th national title in 2026.
Results Singles, Doubles, and Team titles (1952–1999) NAIA Men's Tennis ChampionshipYear SiteTeam ChampionshipSingles ChampionDoubles ChampionsChampion(s)PointsRunner(s)-up Points 1952 Abilene, Texas Pepperdine None Butch Krikorian(San Jose State) Harvey Grimshaw & Bill Delay(Pepperdine)1953 Hardin-Simmons S.L. Shofner(Central State) Carl Nunn & Wayne Miller(Hardin-Simmons)1954 Redlands Gene Land(Central State) Ron Palmer & Jery Boas(Redlands)1955 Lamar Tech James Schmidt(Lamar Tech)Don Coleman & Rafael Reyes(Lamar Tech)1956 San Diego, California Lamar Tech (2) Rafael Reyes & Paul Wilkins(Lamar Tech)1957 Beaumont, Texas Lamar Tech (3) George Nadlay(Lamar Tech) Pedro Bueno & Paul Wilkins(Lamar Tech)1958 Lamar Tech (4) Pedro Bueno(Lamar Tech) James Schmidt & Eugene Saller(Lamar Tech)1959 Charleston, Illinois Lamar Tech (5) Reginald Bennett(Lamar Tech) John Sharpe & Don Russell(Pan American)1960 Kansas City, Missouri Lamar Tech (6) 59 Pan American 22 Rudy Hernando(Lamar Tech) John Sharpe & Don Russell(Pan American)Reginald Bennett & Tim Heckler(Lamar Tech)1961 Pan American 29 Southeastern State 10 John Sharpe(Pan American) John Sharpe & Don Russell(Pan American)1962 Pan American (2) 29 Southeastern State 11 Don Russell(Pan American) Don Russell & Jerry Wortelboer(Pan American)1963 Pan American (3) 31 East Texas State 16 Ken Lang(Pan American) John Hunter & Ken Lang(Pan American)1964 Pan American (4) 33 Corpus Christi 30 Don Kierbow(Corpus Christi) Don Kierbow & Gabino Palafox(Corpus Christi)1965 Pan American (5) 29 East Texas State 15 George Kon(Pan American) Detley Nitsche & Sherwood Stewart(Pan American)1966 Redlands (2) 30 Corpus Christi 18 John Yeomans(Redlands) John Yeomans & Bill Schoen(Redlands)1967 Redlands (3) 25 Corpus Christi 17 Doug Verdieck(Redlands) Eduardo Guell & Vincente Zarazua(Corpus Christi)1968 Redlands (4) 34 Southeastern State 19 Doug Verdieck & Bruce Nelson(Redlands)1969 Redlands (5) 43 Southeastern State 32 Doug Verdieck & Randy Verdieck(Redlands)George Amaya & Jim Amaya(Prebysterian)1970 Redlands (6) 44 Southeastern State 33 Doug Verdieck & Randy Verdieck(Redlands)1971 Redlands (7) 41 Presbyterian 36 George Amaya(Presbyterian) George Amaya & Milan Kofol(Presbyterian)1972 East Texas State 37 Redlands 35 Harry Fritz(East Texas State) Harry Fritz & Bob Hochstadter(East Texas State)1973 Redlands (8) 32 Presbyterian 28 Bob Hochstadter(East Texas State) Dave Petersen & Tim Butorac(Gustavus Adolphus)1974 Redlands (9) 34 California Baptist 33 Stan Franker(Texas Southern) Bengt Anthin & John Blomberg(California Baptist)1975 Redlands (10) 30 Presbyterian 28 Dave Petersen Benny Sims & Glenn Moolchan(Texas Southern)1976 Mercyhurst 39 Redlands 27 Kari Pesonen(Mercyhurst) Reijo Tuomola & Martin Sturgess(Mercyhurst)1977 Flagler 31 Southwest Texas State 24 Gordon Jones(Flagler) Gordon Jones & Jim Twigg(Flagler)1978 East Texas State (2) 28 Atlantic Christian 25 Francois Synaeghel(Belhaven) Jeff Gibson & Bruce Gibson(East Texas State)1979 Atlantic Christian 28 Gustavus Adolphus 26 Garry Seymour(Southwest Texas State) Mike Puc & Dave Kraus(Flagler)1980Redlands (11)36Southwest Texas StateGustavus Adolphus26John Mattke(Gustavus Adolphus)Tony Mmohe & Bullus Hussaini(Saint Augustine's)1981Southwest Texas State36Redlands31Brian Lusson(Southwest Texas State)Brian Lusson & Bart Bernstein(Southwest Texas State)1982Southwest Texas State (2)36Redlands24Chuck Nunn(Southwest Texas State)Jeff Bramlett & Russell Angell(Southwest Texas State)1983Belhaven33Lander32Al Jordan(Southwest Baptist)Stephen Bonneau & Martin Dyotte(Belhaven)1984 Atlantic Christian (2)Southwest Baptist29Belhaven28Peter Pristach(Lander)Kevin Kopp & Gregg Yarbrough(Southwest Baptist)1985Lander33Flagler27Martin Dyotte(Belhaven)Tobias Svantesson & Paul Valois(Flagler)1986 Flagler (2)33Lander30Tobias Svantesson(Flagler)Tobias Svantesson & Per Asklund(Flagler)1987Auburn Montgomery26College of Charleston25Jeff Skeldon(Auburn Montgomery)Matt Willson & Eric Girard(College of Charleston)1988Lander (2)33Texas–Tyler30Keith Evans(Belhaven)Per Asklund & Michael Malvebo(Flagler)1989Texas–Tyler35Auburn Montgomery24Ken Olivier(Texas–Tyler)Ken Olivier & Chris Harris(Texas–Tyler)1990Elon31North Florida26Roland Thornquist(Elon) Roland Thornquist & Stefan Hager(Elon)1991Lander (3) 35 BYU HawaiiWest Florida 27 Yue Wang(BYU Hawaii) Eric Hochman & Geoff Watts(West Florida)1992Lander (4) 31 BYU Hawaii 26 Niclas Nilsson(Lander) Sorin Cherebetiu & Andrej Tonejc(West Florida)1993Mobile 28 Auburn MontgomeryNorth Florida 23 Giorgio Carneade(Lynn) Mattias Karlsson & Jacques Theron(Mobile)1994 Tulsa, OklahomaTexas–Tyler (2) 39 Oklahoma City 32 Brock Connolly(Oklahoma City) Brock Connolly & Fadel Berthe(Oklahoma City)1995Auburn Montgomery (2) 31 Oklahoma City 27 Jonas Andersson(Incarnate Word) Jonas Andersson & Javier Ruiz(Incarnate Word)1996Auburn Montgomery (3) 34 Mobile 22 Ivan Keskinov(Lynn) Gustavo Silva & Rodrigo Monte(Auburn Montgomery)1997Mobile (2)33Auburn Montgomery26 Riva DaSilva(Westmont) Federico Contreras & Ricardo Ferreira(Freed–Hardeman)1998Oklahoma City31Mobile26 Alfonso Honrado(Oklahoma City) Alfonso Honrado & Andreas Lundgren(Oklahoma City)1999 Boca Raton, FloridaOklahoma City (2)35Auburn Montgomery30 Ricardo Mena(Flagler) Egberto Caldas & Cesar Reano(Oklahoma City)
Team title only (2000–present) NAIA Men's Tennis ChampionshipYear SiteTeam ChampionshipChampion Score Runner-up 2000 Lexington, Kentucky Oklahoma City (3) 6–3 Auburn Montgomery2001 Oklahoma City (4) 5–2 Georgia Southwestern2002 Peachtree City, GeorgiaAuburn Montgomery (4) 5–0 Vacated2003 Oklahoma Christian 5–1 Azusa Pacific2004 Mobile, AlabamaAuburn Montgomery (5) 5–0 Azusa Pacific2005 Azusa Pacific 5–3 Santa Fe (NM)2006 Auburn Montgomery (6) 5–0 Azusa Pacific2007 Auburn Montgomery (7) 5–0 Azusa Pacific2008 Auburn Montgomery (8) 5–3 Fresno Pacific2009 Fresno Pacific 5–3 Auburn Montgomery2010 Auburn Montgomery (9) 5–3 Fresno Pacific2011 Fresno Pacific (2) 5–1 Embry–Riddle2012 Oklahoma Christian (2) 5–4 Fresno Pacific2013 Embry–Riddle 5–4 Auburn Montgomery2014 Georgia Gwinnett 5–1 Embry–Riddle2015 Georgia Gwinnett (2) 5–0 Embry–Riddle2016 Georgia Gwinnett (3) 5–2 Xavier Louisiana2017 Georgia Gwinnett (4) 5–0 Xavier Louisiana2018 Georgia Gwinnett (5) 5–0 Keiser2019 Georgia Gwinnett (6) 5–0 Xavier Louisiana2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic2021 Mobile, Alabama Georgia Gwinnett (7) 4–1 Keiser2022 Georgia Gwinnett (8) 4–1 Keiser2023 Georgia Gwinnett (9) 4–0 Tennessee Wesleyan2024 Georgia Gwinnett (10) 4–0 Keiser2025 Keiser 4–2 Georgia Gwinnett2026 Georgia Gwinnett (11) 4–0 Tennessee Wesleyan2027 2028
Champions Team titles Active NAIA programs Team Titles Years 11 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026 41998, 1999, 2000, 2001 2 1993, 1997 1 2025
Former NAIA programs Team Titles Years 111954, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1980 91987, 1995, 1996, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 61955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 51961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 41985, 1988, 1991, 1992 22003, 2012 22009, 2011 2 1989, 1994 21977, 1986 21979, 1984 21981, 1982 21972, 1978 1 2013 1 2005 1 1990 1 1984 1 1983 1 1976 1 1953 1 1952
Singles titles Rank Team Titles Lamar 6 Redlands 5 Pan American 4 Belhaven 3 Flagler Texas State Central Oklahoma 2 Texas A&M–Commerce Gustavus Adolphus Lynn Lander Oklahoma City Auburn Montgomery 1 BYU Hawaii Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Elon Incarnate Word Mercyhurst Presbyterian San Jose State Southwest Baptist Texas Southern Texas–Tyler Westmont
Doubles titles Rank Team Titles Texas–Rio Grande Valley 6 Flagler 5 Lamar Redlands Oklahoma City 3 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi 2 Texas A&M–Commerce Texas State Presbyterian West Florida Auburn Montgomery 1 Belhaven California Baptist College of Charleston Elon Freed–Hardeman Gustavus Adolphus Hardin-Simmons Incarnate Word Mercyhurst Mobile Pepperdine Saint Augustine's Southwest Baptist Texas Southern Texas–Tyler
Schools highlighted in pink are closed or no longer sponsor athletics. Schools highlight in yellow have reclassified athletics from the NAIA.
See also NAIA Women's Tennis Championship NCAA Men's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III) NCAA Women's Tennis Championships (Division I, Division II, Division III)
References
External links NAIA Men's Tennis