1979 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships

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1979 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
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Date May 1979
Edition 34th
Location Athens, Georgia, United States
Venue United States Dan Magill Tennis Complex
(University of Georgia)
Champions
Men's Singles
South Africa Kevin Curren (Texas)
Men's Doubles
Erick Iskersky / Ben McKown (Trinity–TX)

The 1979 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the 34th annual tournaments to determine the national champions of NCAA men's college tennis. Matches were played during May 1979 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.[1]

The men's team championship was won by the UCLA Bruins, their 13th team national title. UCLA defeated Trinity (TX) in the final round, 5–3. The men's singles title was won by Kevin Curren from Texas, and the men's doubles title went to Erick Iskersky and Ben McKown of Trinity (TX).

Team tournament

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
 UCLA 5  
 BYU 1  
   UCLA 5  
     Pepperdine 4  
 Pepperdine 5
 Georgia 4  
   UCLA 6  
   Stanford 2  
 Stanford 7  
 Michigan 2  
   Stanford 7
     Princeton 2  
 Princeton 5
 Arkansas 4  
   UCLA 5
   Trinity (TX) 3
 Trinity (TX) 8  
 Wichita State 1  
   Trinity (TX) 6 Third place
     California 3  
 California 8  Stanford 6
 Tennessee 1    SMU 3
   Trinity (TX) 5
   SMU 4  
 SMU 5  
 Clemson 0  
   SMU 7
     USC 2  
 USC 5
 Texas 1  

See also

References

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