1959 NCAA tennis championships

The 1959 NCAA Tennis Championships were the 14th annual NCAA-sponsored tournaments to determine the national champions of men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.[1]

1959 NCAA Tennis Championships
DateJune 1959
Edition14th
LocationEvanston, Illinois
VenueNorthwestern University
Champions
Men's singles
United States Whitney Reed
(San Jose State)
Men's doubles
United States Crawford Henry /
United States Ronald Holmberg
(Tulane)
← 1958 · NCAA Tennis Championships · 1960 →

Notre Dame and Tulane shared the team championship, the first such title for both the Fighting Irish and the Green Wave. Both teams finished with 8 points in the final team standings.

Host site

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This year's tournaments were contested at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Team scoring

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Until 1977, the men's team championship was determined by points awarded based on individual performances in the singles and doubles events.

References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 8, 2017.
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