1987 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships were the 41st annual championships to determine the national champions of NCAA Division I men's singles, doubles, and team collegiate tennis in the United States. This year's tournaments were played in Athens, Georgia, hosted by the University of Georgia.[1]

1987 NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championships
DateJune 1987
Edition41st
LocationAthens, Georgia
VenueDan Magill Tennis Complex
(University of Georgia)
Champions
Men's Singles
Andrew Burrow
(Miami–FL)
Men's Doubles
Rick Leach / Scott Melville
(USC)

The men's team championship was won by Georgia, their second team national title. The Bulldogs defeated UCLA in the final round, 5–1.

The men's singles title was won by South African Andrew Burrow from Miami (FL).

The men's doubles title was won by Rick Leach and Scott Melville from USC. This was Leach's second consecutive double's national title, having won the 1986 championship with Tim Pawsat.

Host site

The tournaments were played at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. The men's and women's tournaments would not be held at the same venue until 2006.

Format changes
  • The men's team tournament field expanded from 16 to 20 teams, adding four First Round matches.

Team championship
  First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
                                               
       
  Georgia 5  
    Clemson 2  
Clemson 6
Kansas 1  
  Georgia 5  
  Pepperdine 3  
       
       
  Pepperdine 5
    California 3  
     
       
  Georgia 5  
  USC 4  
       
       
  USC 5
    Michigan 1  
Michigan 5
Kentucky 0  
  USC 5
  LSU 3  
       
       
  LSU 5
    Texas 2  
     
       
  Georgia 5
  UCLA 1
       
  Long Beach State 5  
    UC Irvine 3  
UC Irvine 6
Columbia 3  
  Long Beach State 3  
  Tennessee 5  
       
       
  Tennessee 5
    South Carolina 3  
     
       
  Tennessee 2
  UCLA 5  
       
       
  SMU 1
    Miami (FL) 5  
Miami (FL) 6
Utah 0  
  Miami (FL) 1
  UCLA 5  
       
       
  UCLA 5
    TCU 1  
     

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Division I Men's Tennis Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 16, 2017.
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