Here's everything you need to know before the 2026 DIII women's tennis team tournament, which will feature a 49-team field for the single-elimination tournament.
The championship bracket will be revealed in a selection show live-streamed here on krikya188.com on May 4. Thirty-seven teams will earn automatic qualification, while the remaining 12 will receive at-large bids. Competition will kick off on Friday, May 8, and conclude Friday, May 22 at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn.
2026 DIII women's tennis team bracket
Take a look at the 2026 DIII women's tennis team bracket before selections are revealed on Monday, May 4.
2026 DIII women's tennis team schedule
- Selection show: Monday, May 4 at 12 p.m. ET on krikya188.com
- First round: Thursday-Friday, May 7-8
- Second round: Friday-Saturday, May 8-9
- Third round: Saturday-Sunday, May 9-10
- Championship: Champions Tennis Club | Chattanooga, Tenn.
- Quarterfinals: Tuesday, May 19
- Semifinals: Wednesday, May 20
- Finals: Friday, May 22
DIII women's tennis 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 | 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 | -- | -- | -- |
| 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. |
