Wesleyan (CT) won the 2026 DIII women’s tennis team national championship, beating WashU for the title on Thursday, May 21 at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
The championship bracket was revealed in a selection show live-streamed on NCAA.com on May 4. The singles and doubles championships will take place May 22-25. Those who qualified were announced in a press release on Wednesday, May 6.
2026 DIII women’s tennis team championship bracket
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2026 DIII women’s tennis team championship schedule
Selection show: Monday, May 4 at 12 p.m. ET on NCAA.com
First round
Thursday, May 7
Friday, May 8
Moravian 4, Hunter 0
North Carolina Wesleyan 4, Asbury 0
Rensselaer 4, Allegheny 0
Stevens 4, Rhode Island Col. 0
Luther 4, Illinois Tech 0
TCNJ 4, Nichols 1
Williams 4, SUNY New Paltz 0
Carnegie Mellon 4, Saint Mary’s (Maryland) 0
Swarthmore 4, Simmons 0
Tufts 4, Hartwick 0
Wisconsin-La Crosse 4, Wisconsin-Superior 0
Amherst 4, Manhattanville 0
CWRU 4, Albright 0
Second round
Friday, May 8
Saturday, May 9
Johns Hopkins 4, Rensselaer 0
Babson 4, Stevens 0
Emory 4, North Carolina Wesleyan 0
MIT 4, TCNJ 0
Wesleyan (Connecticut) 4, Moravian 0
UChicago 4, Luther 0
Bowdoin 4, Williams 0
Carnegie Mellon 4, CWRU 1
Middlebury 4, Tufts 2
Amherst 4, Swarthmore 1
Washington & Lee 4, Trinity (Texas) 1
Gustavus Adolphus 4, Wisconsin-La Crosse 0
Third round
Saturday, May 9
Sunday, May 10
Quarterfinals
Semifinals: Tuesday, May 19
Finals: Thursday, May 21 | Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, TN | Results
DIII women’s tennis team championship history
Williams holds the most national titles (10) while WashU sits as the reigning national champions after clinching its first title in program history in 2025. Check out all the champions in DIII women’s tennis history since 1982.
Year
Champion
Score
Runner-Up
Host or Site
2025
Washington-St. Louis
4-3
Pomona-Pitzer
Claremont, Calif.
2024
UChicago
5-3
Wesleyan (CT)
St. Louis, Mo.
2023
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5-3
UChicago
Orlando, Fla.
2022
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5-1
UChicago
Orlando, Fla.
2021
Emory
5-0
Wesleyan (CT)
Chattanooga, Tenn.
2020
Canceled due to COVID-19
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2019
Wesleyan (CT)
5-4
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
Kalamazoo, Mich.
2018
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps
5-4
Emory
Claremont, Calif.
2017
Williams
5-4
Emory
Chattanooga, Tenn.
2016
Emory
5-4
Williams
Kalamazoo, Mich.
2015
Williams
5-4
Emory
Mason, Ohio
2014
Emory
5-1
Amherst
Claremont, Calif.
2013
Williams
5-2
Emory
Kalamazoo, Mich.
2012
Williams
5-2
Chicago
Cary, N.C.
2011
Williams
5-4
Amherst
Claremont, Calif.
2010
Williams
5-0
Emory
Fredricksburg, Va.
2009
Williams
5-2
Amherst
Lawrenceville, Ga.
2008
Williams
5-4
Washington and Lee
St. Peter, Minn.
2007
Washington and Lee
5-2
Amherst
Mary Washington
2006
Emory
5-1
Washington and Lee
Santa Cruz, Calif.
2005
Emory
5-3
Wash. & Lee
Kalamazoo
2004
Emory
5-0
Amherst
Rhodes
2003
Emory
5-1
Wash. & Lee
Redlands, Calif.
2002
Williams
6-3
Emory
Sweet Briar
2001
Williams
6-3
Trinity (Tex.)
Trinity (Tex.)
2000
Trinity (Tex.)
5-4
UC San Diego
Gust. Adolphus
1999
Amherst
5-2
Williams
TCNJ
1998
Skidmore
5-1
Kenyon
Wash. & Lee
1997
Kenyon
6-3
Trinity (Tex.)
Pomona, Calif.
1996
Emory
5-1
Wash. & Lee
Kalamazoo
1995
Kenyon
5-4
UC San Diego
Sweet Briar
1994
UC San Diego
7-2
Williams
Kalamazoo
1993
Kenyon
7-2
Gust. Adolphus
Carleton
1992
Pomona-Pitzer
5-4
Kenyon
Kalamazoo
1991
Mary Washington
5-4
Gust. Adolphus
Emory
1990
Gust. Adolphus
5-4
UC San Diego
TCNJ
1989
UC San Diego
8-1
Kenyon
Claremont-M-S
1988
Mary Washington
7-2
Kenyon
Emory
1987
UC San Diego
6-3
Occidental
Kalamazoo
1986
TCNJ
6-3
Occidental
Kalamazoo
1985
UC San Diego
8-1
Davidson
Haverford
1984
Davidson
15-14
UC San Diego
Kalamazoo
1983
Principia
17-13
UNC Greensboro
Claremont-M-S
1982
Occidental
18-15
UC San Diego
Jackson, Miss.