The USTA's Tennis On Campus program is designed to provide college students with opportunities for team camaraderie, social networking, and rivaled competition through tennis without the rigors of a varsity program.
Perfect for athletes who have chosen not to make the jump from high school to college varsity, Tennis On Campus offers co-ed team-based play, regional and national championship competition, and helps students maintain active and healthy lifestyles through their college years. Currently, the program is offered on over 500 college campuses and services over 30,000 students.
What is Tennis On Campus?
The USTA Tennis On Campus program is anything and everything recreational tennis on college campuses across the country. This includes sport club tennis teams, intramural tennis leagues and tournaments, recreational classes, and physical education classes. While all pieces of recreational college tennis are important, much of the Tennis On Campus program is focused on sport club tennis teams, like the USTA National Campus Championship, USTA Campus Championship - Middle States, and many of the other Tennis On Campus events.
Championship Events
The Campus Championship- Middle States is held each Fall and is designed to provide a competitive play opportunity “closer to home,” these high quality events help pull teams together for a fun-filled weekend of co-ed team play, social networking, and leadership development. Over the years, these events have grown in number, size, and quality, and have continually been linked to the USTA National Campus Championship. Champions and pool winners have the opportunity to advance to the USTA National Championship. Teams vary in size to large land-grant state public insitutions such as Penn State and Rutgers to smaller private schools such as Philadelphia Baptist and Duquense. 
The USTA National Campus Championship is the pinnacle of the Tennis On Campus program. Hosted in partnership by the USTA, National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), World TeamTennis (WTT), and Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), this venue features 64 college and university co-ed teams competing for bragging rights and the illustrious title of National Champion.
Teams can qualify for a bid to the USTA National Campus Championship through participation in their USTA Campus Championship - Section Event or by applying for an at-large bid.
On Campus Local Events
All across the section, college students are becoming a part of exciting co-ed tennis action that keeps their competitive fire burning and offers some serious fun, too! If you played tennis on your high school team and miss the competition, or if you're new to tennis and are just looking to meet some friends who share the same interest“ this is it! Teams compete locally through a series of student-hosted tournaments. These events are linked together to form the USTA MS Tournament Series.
USTA Middle States Tournament Series*
The USTA MS Tournament Series consists of several tournaments throughout the fall bringing together schools from all across the section. The concept is to get intramural and club tennis teams of all sizes and skill levels an opportunity to play. Participating teams can play in as many or as few events as they wish, however a minimum of four teams must be competing to be an official stop on the series.
All teams that enter a tournament receive point towards the tournament series. The overall champion of the series receives an automatic bid to the National Campus Championship.
For complete guidelines click here.
*Teams do not have to compete in the Tournament Series however they will not accumulate points in these others matches just match experience.
Upcoming Events:
2011 Cheese Steak Championships
How to get playing?
If you're an individual looking to join the program at your school or a club tennis team looking to set up a match with other club tennis teams, you're in the right place. Check out the list of Tennis On Campus Programs and get in touch with the program of your choice directly! If there isn't a program at your school, we'll help you set one up - just drop us an e-mail!
Have a question about the Tennis On Campus program? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.
For more information on Tennis On Campus please contact USTA Middle Tennis On Campus Coordinator Thane Schweyer at 484-872-8298 or schweyer@ms.usta.com.
