USTA Tennis on Campus
| Sport | Team tennis |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2000[1] |
| Owner(s) | United States Tennis Association |
| No. of teams | 370 |
| Most recent champion(s) | California (2024) |
| Most titles | Texas A&M, California (5) |
| Official website | tennisoncampus.com |
Tennis on Campus (TOC) is the national collegiate club tennis league operated by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The league is played on hard courts in World TeamTennis format. 370 colleges throughout the 15 USTA geographical sections nationwide compete in the league.[2]
The league's regular season takes place in the fall and spring along with four major tournaments, culminating with the National Championship.[3]
Competition format
[edit]The regular season games are played in tournaments which are hosted by individual universities at their campus tennis facilities or a local tennis center. The matches are played in mixed gender World TeamTennis format which features four separate brackets in tournaments; copper, bronze, silver, and gold in a pool play system.[2] Gold is the leading bracket, which is the overall champion of each tournament.[4]
During a game, five matches are played, with a minimum of four players on a team, on hard courts.[3][5]
- Men's doubles
- Women's doubles
- Men's singles
- Women's singles
- Mixed doubles
TOC players typically have an NTRP rating of 3.5 to 5.0 and played varsity high school tennis.
Major tournaments
[edit]Outside the regular season, there are four major tournaments directly hosted by the USTA held seasonally. All four tournaments (Spring and Fall Invitationals, Sectional Championships, and the National Championship) feature free merchandise for the players, and professional photographers.[6] The champions and runners-up of the Sectional and Invitational tournaments earn automatic bids to the National Championship, depending on the size of the section.[7]
The four major tournaments are hosted at major or professional tennis centers at rotating venues nationwide.[8]
Sectional Championships
[edit]The 15 USTA sections host a championship tournament where their respective sectional teams compete to win the trophy. The winners and runners-up get a bid to the National Championship.[9]
Fall and Spring Invitationals
[edit]The Fall and Spring Invitationals are national invitational tournaments to which 64 schools from random sections are invited based on their seasonal record, with the winner of the tournament receiving an automatic bid to the National Championship. The tournaments were typically hosted in Surprise, Arizona and Cary, North Carolina, but the most recent ones were in Austin, Texas and Folsom, California.[10][11][12][13] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic several 2020-2022 tournaments were cancelled.
Results by year:[10][11][12][13]
| Year | Spring champion | Fall champion |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sacramento State | |
| 2023 | UCF | USC |
| 2022 | No event | Wisconsin |
| 2019 | Georgia | Cornell |
| 2018 | Texas | Georgia |
| 2017 | Northern Arizona | Ohio State |
| 2016 | UC San Diego | Florida |
| 2015 | Michigan | Georgia |
| 2014 | UCLA | Florida |
| 2013 | USC | Florida |
| 2012 | Arizona | Duke |
| 2011 | UC San Diego | Michigan |
| 2010 | UC San Diego | Alabama |
National Championship
[edit]The USTA Tennis on Campus National Championship is the pinnacle major tournament hosted in April.[3][14] A pool of 64 schools throughout the nation which were the champions or runners-up of their Sectional Championship or the Fall/Spring Invitational earn automatic bids to Nationals.[7] After the National Championship game is an awards ceremony.[15]
The tournament lasts three days. Some years, the matches are livestreamed on YouTube with live commentary by the USTA.[16][17]
Results by year
[edit]Below are the results of all the National Championships.[3]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | Location | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | California | USC | 25-17 | Rome, Georgia | |
| 2023 | Virginia | Cal Poly | 22-20 | Surprise, Arizona | |
| 2022 | UCLA | California | 28-22 | Orlando, Florida | |
| 2019 | UCLA | California | 23-22 | Surprise, Arizona | [18] |
| 2018 | Ohio State | North Carolina | 27-13 | Orlando, Florida | [17] |
| 2017 | Michigan | UC Irvine | 24-20 | [19] | |
| 2016 | Auburn | North Carolina | 23-22 | Cary, North Carolina | [20] |
| 2015 | California | Minnesota | 27-17 | [21] | |
| 2014 | California | Florida | 27-13 | Surprise, Arizona | [22] |
| 2013 | Georgia | Florida | 26-24 | [23] | |
| 2012 | California | Virginia | 25-23 | Cary, North Carolina | [24] |
| 2011 | UCLA | Florida | 30-19 | [25] | |
| 2010 | California | Florida | 30-14 | Surprise, Arizona | [26] |
| 2009 | Duke | Wisconsin | 26-21 | [27] | |
| 2008 | Texas | California | 22-16 | Cary, North Carolina | [28] |
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Texas A&M |
| 2006 | Texas A&M |
| 2005 | Texas A&M |
| 2004 | Texas A&M |
| 2003 | Florida |
| 2002 | Texas A&M |
| 2001 | North Carolina |
| 2000 | North Carolina |
Results by school
[edit]| School | Titles | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 5 | 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 | — |
| California | 5 | 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2024 | 2008, 2019, 2022 |
| UCLA | 3 | 2011, 2019, 2022 | — |
| North Carolina | 2 | 2000, 2001 | 2016, 2018 |
| Auburn | 1 | 2016 | — |
| Duke | 1 | 2009 | — |
| Florida | 1 | 2003 | 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Georgia | 1 | 2013 | — |
| Michigan | 1 | 2017 | — |
| Ohio State | 1 | 2018 | — |
| Texas | 1 | 2008 | — |
| Virginia | 1 | 2023 | 2012 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennis on Campus Awards".
- ^ a b "AboutUs". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b c d "USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Results". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "USTA WTT TOC Rules" (PDF).
- ^ "Tennis On Campus Photos". tennisoncampus.drawbridgedigital.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ a b "Tennis On Campus History". www.usta.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Home". www.ustanationalcampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "USTA Tennis On Campus Section Championships". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b "USTA Tennis On Campus Fall Invitational". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b "USTA Tennis On Campus Spring Invitational". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b "USTA / TOC 2023 Fall Invite". playtennis.usta.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b "USTA / 2024 TOC Spring Invitational". playtennis.usta.com. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "USTA Florida Tennis on Campus Sectional Championship". www.ustanationalcampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-11.
- ^ "Watch". www.ustanationalcampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ a b LIVE - USTA National Campus hosts 2018 Tennis on Campus Championship Final, 15 April 2018, retrieved 2020-08-09
- ^ "2019 Tennis on Campus National Championship Tournament". www.nirsa.net. 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Michigan wins 2017 Tennis On Campus National Championship". www.usta.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ Communications, NIRSA (29 April 2016). "Auburn University wins the USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship in dramatic fashion". NIRSA. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "2015 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship - Gold Bracket". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ Communications, NIRSA (17 April 2014). "University of California – Berkeley Captures Title at the 2014 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship". NIRSA. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "2013 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship - Gold Bracket". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "2012 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship - Gold Bracket". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "2011 USTA National Campus Championship - Gold Bracket". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "The University of California - Berkeley Captures Title". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Duke University Captures Title At 2009 USTA National Campus Championship". Tennis Recruiting. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
- ^ "Texas Captures Title at 2008 USTA National Campus Championship". www.tennisoncampus.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.