2010 Women's Tennis National Championship Qualifiers Announced

May 10, 2010
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially
released the field of 24 teams for the 30th Annual NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship, held May 18 - 22 at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala. The Championship is hosted by the Mobile Tennis Center, Spring Hill College (Ala.) and the University of Mobile (Ala.).

Six-time defending National Champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) makes its 11th -consecutive appearance in the championship, since the team format began in 2000. The Lady Senators have been ranked No. 1 overall for 47-consecutive weeks and lead the tournament field with 10 national championships.

Auburn Montgomery, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Indiana Wesleyan, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) have all made 11 consecutive appearances at the national championship. Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion Tennessee Wesleyan is making its first appearance.

The Golden State Athletic Conference leads all conferences with five schools in the championship field: Azusa Pacific, Concordia (Calif.), Fresno Pacific (Calif.), Point Loma Nazarene and Vanguard (Calif.).

The tournament brackets will be released by 5:00 p.m. CDT on Tuesday, May 11.

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School

How they qualified

Appearances^

National Championships

Record*

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)

Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

11 (2000-10)

10

18-3

Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

At-large No. 5

11 (2000-10)

-

13-7

Bethel (Kan.)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

2 (2009-10)

-

15-4

Brenau (Ga.)

At-large No. 4

10 (2000-07, 09-10)

2

11-8

Concordia (Calif.)

At-large No. 2

2 (2009-10)

-

18-3

Embry-Riddle (Fla.)

The Sun Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

10 (2000-08, 10)

-

14-10

Fresno Pacific (Calif.)

Golden State Athletic Conference Regular Season Champion

5 (2006-10)

-

24-1

Indiana Wesleyan

Mid-Central College Conference Regular Season Champion

11 (2000-10)

-

20-1

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

Unaffiliated No. 4 (Cascade / Frontier / Independent) Qualifier

11 (2000-10)

-

5-12

Lindenwood (Mo.)

Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

2 (2007, 10)

-

12-7

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

Unaffiliated No. 2 (Mid-South / TranSouth / Independent) Tournament Champion

6 (2005-10)

-

16-4

Mobile (Ala.)

Host School

6 (2005-10)

1

17-5

Northwood (Fla.)

At-large No. 6

7 (2002-06, 09-10)

1

7-5

Oklahoma Christian

Unaffiliated No. 3 (Midland / Red River / Sooner) Tournament Champion

7 (2000-01, 03-04, 06-07, 10)

-

17-4

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

Unaffiliated No. 1 (AMC / CCAC / Midwest / WHAC) Tournament Champion

7 (2001, 03-04, 07-10)

-

10-8

Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)

At-large No. 1

11 (2000-10)

-

18-3

Savannah Art & Design (Ga.)

At-large No. 8

4 (2005-07, 10)

-

10-3

Shorter (Ga.)

At-large No. 7

9 (2000-07, 10)

-

17-6

Sioux Falls (S.D.)

Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

4 (2000, 04-05, 10)

-

13-9

Southern Nazarene (Okla.)

At-large No. 9

9 (2001, 03-10)

-

8-6

Tennessee Wesleyan

Appalachian Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

1st Appearance

-

6-10

Vanguard (Calif.)

At-large No. 3

8 (2003-10)

-

13-7

Walsh (Ohio)

American Mideast Conference Tournament Champion

4 (2001, 05, 07, 10)

-

15-9

Xavier (La.)

Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament Champion

5 (2004-05, 08-10)

-

16-13


^ Since team format began in 2000
* From conference websites