The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced the 48 coed intramural and club tennis teams, representing colleges and universities throughout the country, selected to compete at the fifth annual USTA Tennis On Campus (TOC) Fall Invitational at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The event, taking place October 10-12, serves as the national kickoff for the Tennis On Campus season and provides a great opportunity for students to compete for their college or university.
The winner and runner-up from the tournament will qualify for an automatic bid to compete for the national title at the 2015 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship, to be held April 9-11, 2015.
Several universities are fielding multiple teams in this year’s Fall Invitational (*denotes two teams participating). Participating teams for this year’s tournament include the following schools:
Armstrong Atlantic State University
University of Alabama
Auburn University
University of Cincinnati*
Boston College
University of Colorado
Clemson University*
University of Connecticut
Coastal Carolina University
University of Dayton
College of William & Mary
University of Florida
Colorado School of Mines
University of Georgia*
Cornell University
University of Kentucky
Duke University
University of Maryland – College Park
Elon University
University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Ferris State University
University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Furman University
University of Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech
University of South Carolina*
Indiana University
University of Tennessee – Knoxville*
James Madison University
University of Virginia
Mercer University
University of Wisconsin
Middle Tennessee State University
Vanderbilt University
North Carolina State University
Villanova University
Ohio State University*
Virginia Tech University
Ohio University
Wake Forest University
Following the tournament, schools continue to compete within the USTA’s 17 regional sections.
USTA Tennis On Campus is designed to increase recreational tennis participation and provide socially-competitive coed team play for students on college campuses. The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play using the World TeamTennis format. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 650 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 go to tennisoncampus.com.
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