2012 USTA Tennis on Campus National Championship Set for April 12-14
The USTA has announced that co-ed intramural and sport club tennis teams representing 64 colleges and universities across the country have qualified for the 2012 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship to be played in Cary, N.C., April 12-14. Six schools will be making their debut at the National Championship and the field also includes defending champion UCLA and five-time national champion Texas A&M (won titles in 2002 and 2004-2007). All participating Tennis On Campus teams have advanced through regional championship play.
Participating teams who have received bids for this year’s USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship include the following schools (bold denotes first-time qualifiers):
Arizona State University
Ohio State University
University of Colorado
Auburn University
Old Dominion University
University of Florida
Baylor University
Pennsylvania State University
Univ. of Illinois at Urbana – Champaign
Boston College
Purdue University
University of Iowa
Brown University
Southern Methodist University
University of Maryland – College Park
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Stanford University
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
College of William & Mary
Stony Brook University
University of Missouri – Columbia
Columbia University
Texas A & M University
Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Cornell University
Texas State University– San Marcos
University of Northern Colorado
Davidson College
Texas Tech University
University of Oklahoma
Duke University
The University of Texas at Austin
University of Oregon
Elon University
Tulane University
University of Pennsylvania
Georgetown University
UCLA
University of South Carolina
Harvard University
University of California – Irvine
University of South Florida
Indiana University
University of Alabama
University of Southern California
James Madison University
University of Arizona
University of Virginia
Lone Star College -Cy Fair
University of California – Berkeley
University of Wisconsin – Madison
Louisiana State University
University of California – Davis
Villanova University
Marquette University
University of California – San Diego
Washington State University
Michigan State
UC Santa Barbara
Western Washington University
North Dakota State University
University of Central Florida
Northeastern University
University of Cincinnati
“The Tennis On Campus National Championship is the most exciting and successful recreational college tennis event in the country–providing an over the top socially-competitive experience for college teams both big and small,” said Glenn Arrington, national manager, USTA Tennis On Campus. “For the players who compete in this tournament, the experience is rewarding, memorable and helps define their college experience.”
The tournament is administered by the USTA in partnership with the National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association (NIRSA), Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), and World TeamTennis (WTT). This partnership has not only resulted in record participation at the National Championship, but in growing interest and participation in tennis on college campuses throughout the country.
The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate co-ed club play using the World TeamTennis format. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and is played on more than 600 college campuses across the country. Developed by the USTA, the Tennis On Campus program gives college students the opportunity to build leadership skills, network in a co-ed 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.
