1961 NCAA tennis championships
Appearance
1961 NCAA Tennis Championships | |
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Date | June 1961 |
Edition | 16th |
Location | Ames, Iowa |
Venue | Forker Tennis Courts Iowa State University |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
![]() (UCLA) | |
Men's doubles | |
![]() ![]() (USC) |
The 1961 NCAA Tennis Championships were the 16th annual NCAA-sponsored tournaments to determine the national champions of men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States.[1]
Defending champions UCLA again captured the team championship, the Bruins' seventh such title. UCLA finished just one point ahead of rivals USC in the final team standings (17–16).
Host site
[edit]This year's tournaments were contested at the Forker Tennis Courts at the newly-rechristened Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa.
Team scoring
[edit]Until 1977, the men's team championship was determined by points awarded based on individual performances in the singles and doubles events.
References
[edit]- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved June 8, 2017.