1981 NCAA Division I tennis championships

The 1981 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the 36th annual tournaments to determine the national champions of NCAA men's college tennis. Matches were played during May 1981 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia on the campus of the University of Georgia. A total of three championships were contested: men's team, singles, and doubles. A women's tournament would be introduced in 1982.

1981 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
Date	May 1981
Edition	36th
Location	Athens, Georgia, United States
Venue	Dan Magill Tennis Complex (University of Georgia)
Champions
Men's singles
Tim Mayotte (Stanford)
Men's doubles
David Pate / Karl Richter (TCU)

The men's team championship was retained by the Stanford Cardinal, their sixth team national title. Stanford defeated UCLA in the final round, 5–1. The men's singles title was won by Tim Mayotte from Stanford, and the men's doubles title was won by David Pate and Karl Richter from Texas Christian University.

Team tournament

	First round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Championship
	Stanford	9
	Utah	0
					Stanford	5
					California	1
	California	5
	SMU	4
									Stanford	7
									Georgia	2
	Georgia	7
	Houston	2
					Georgia	7
					Pepperdine	2
	Pepperdine	7
	Harvard	2
													Stanford	5
													UCLA	1
	UCLA	6
	Michigan	3
					UCLA	5
					Arkansas	4
	Arkansas	7
	Oklahoma State	2
									UCLA	5
									USC	4
	USC	6											Third place
	Auburn	3
					USC	6							Georgia	6
					Clemson	3							USC	3
	Clemson	6
	Miami (FL)	3

See also

• NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championship (from 1982)
• NCAA Men's Division II Tennis Championship
• NCAA Men's Division III Tennis Championship

External links

• List of NCAA Men's Tennis Champions
• List of NCAA Women's Tennis Champions