TOURNAMENT TO HOST UP TO 500+ COLLEGE PLAYERS
The 2024 USTA Tennis On Campus Southern Championship is scheduled Feb. 23-25, at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala.
A Google map and facility court map are available in the TOC dropdown on this website.
For 2024, 56 teams from 29 different colleges and universities from the nine Southern states will be competing. Seven clubs from the Tennis on Campus Southern Championship will advance to the Tennis on Campus National Championship, which will be held April 4-6 in Rome, Ga. North Carolina State, which was named 2023 USTA Southern TOC Club of the Year, will receive one of the bids. Each college/university will only receive one bid.
Defending champions are: Georgia Tech in the Alley Division and Emory in the Rally draw.
The 60-court Mobile Tennis Center will be the site for matches. The MTC and its City of Mobile team has won numerous awards, including the 2023 Racquet Sports Industry Park & Rec Agency of the Year. The MTC is known throughout the country as one of the best and well-run tennis facilities in the country as it hosts USTA Level 1 national championships, the NAIA Championships and upwards of 20 tournaments. Scott Novak, the city’s Tennis Director, and his wife, Lorraine, are USTA Southern volunteers.
In 2022, the multi-day tournament attracted 60 club tennis teams from 32 colleges and universities from Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. More than 550 players are expected to play. Typically, each team has approximately eight players who travel to the tournament, with some teams bringing as many as 10 individuals. The tournament expects to use 150-200 hotel rooms. Larger universities often bring multiple teams, with “A,” “B,” “C” and “D” teams.
“Tennis On Campus is perfect for those athletes who do not make the jump from high school to college varsity tennis,” said Smith. “We offer dual match play, state, sectional and national championships, while helping students maintain an active and healthy lifestyle throughout their college years. We expect the 2024 tournament to exceed last year’s event.”
The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 600 college campuses across the country.
Developed by the USTA in partnership with NIRSA, World TeamTennis and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the Tennis On Campus program gives college students the opportunity to build leadership skills, network in a coed sports environment and compete on a college team without the rigors of playing in a varsity program. With year-round match play, and regional and national championship competition, students maintain active and healthy lifestyles through their college years.
For more information, contact USTA Southern Tennis Service Representative, Tennis On Campus/Louisiana Jeff Smith.