1978 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships

The 1978 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships were the 33rd annual tournaments to determine the national champions of NCAA men's college tennis. Matches were played during May 1978 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]

1978 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
DateMay 1978
Edition33rd
LocationAthens, Georgia, United States
VenueDan Magill Tennis Complex
(University of Georgia)
Champions
Men's Singles
John McEnroe (Stanford)
Men's Doubles
John Austin / Bruce Nichols (UCLA)

The men's team championship was won by the Stanford, their fourth team national title. The Cardinal defeated UCLA in the final, 6–3. The men's singles title was won by John McEnroe from Stanford, and the men's doubles title went to John Austin and Bruce Nichols of UCLA.

Team tournament

  First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                     
Stanford 8  
South Carolina 1  
  Stanford 8  
    Arizona State 1  
Arizona State 6
Oklahoma State 3  
  Stanford 7  
  SMU 2  
SMU 8  
NC State 1  
  SMU 7
    California 2  
California 8
Princeton 1  
  Stanford 6
  UCLA 3
UCLA 7  
North Carolina 2  
  UCLA 6 Third place
    Pepperdine 3  
Pepperdine 6 SMU 5
LSU 3   USC 4
  UCLA 7
  USC 2  
USC 6  
Houston 3  
  USC 5
    Trinity (TX) 4  
Trinity (TX) 8
Wisconsin 1  

See also

References

  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
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