The Whitman Blues have repeated as Northwest Conference (NWC) regular season champions, finishing the 2026 season with a perfect 14-0 conference record and a 15-5 overall mark. With the title, Whitman secures the No. 1 seed and hosting rights for the NWC Men’s Tennis Tournament.
Joining Whitman in the four-team field are Whitworth University, Lewis & Clark College, and George Fox University. Whitworth earned the No. 2 seed with an 11-3 conference record, followed by No. 3 Lewis & Clark at 9-5. George Fox rounds out the bracket as the No. 4 seed with an 8-6 mark.
The NWC Men’s Tennis Tournament will be held April 17–18 at Whitman College. Semifinal matches are scheduled for Friday, April 17, beginning with top-seeded Whitman facing No. 4 George Fox at 10 a.m. No. 2 Whitworth will take on No. 3 Lewis & Clark in the second semifinal, scheduled for no earlier than 2 p.m.
The championship match is set for Saturday, April 18 at 10 a.m., with the semifinal winners competing for the tournament title. The champion will earn the Northwest Conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament.