Southern Ozaki Junior Cup

The Southern Ozaki Junior Cup, formerly the Junior Davis/Fed Cup, was created to give juniors the opportunity to experience the thrill and camaraderie of tennis as a team coed sport.

The name "Ozaki" was added to the title in 2019 to commemorate retired Bill Ozaki, who served as the USTA Southern Director of Player Development & Programs for nearly 30 years.

Players are selected by their USTA state staff to represent their state in the competition.

2025

Georgia proved again to be the top team, winning its 30th Southern Ozaki Cup title. The Peach State squad was the only undefeated team.

Georgia has won all but two of the annual contests. North Carolina won in 2022 and South Carolina won in 2018.

The tournament, contested at the Rome (Ga.) Tennis Center at Berry College on Sept. 18-21, welcomed 223 players. Doubles were played on Sept. 18 and 21 while singles were played on Sept. 19-20. Thursday's night dinner was provided by the Southern Tennis Foundation.

Photos

Here are the links to photos: teams | action/features | off-court facilities, including an appearance by Bill Ozaki

Here are the 2025 results:
 

Green Group (Gold Bracket)

Georgia, 4-0

North Carolina, 3-1

Tennessee, 2-2

Orange Group (Silver Bracket) 

South Carolina, 3-1
Alabama, 2-2

Kentucky, 1-3

Pink Group (Bronze Bracket)

Louisiana, 2-2

Arkansas, 1-3

Mississippi, 0-4

Tournament Format

Teams will consist of 24 players (three for each division) and four coaches for each state. The states will be waterfalled into three different brackets based on ranking.

There will be nine state teams in each age division. They will play a round-robin team format of singles, doubles and mixed doubles. Each of USTA Southern’s nine states will select three girls and three boys in all four age divisions: 12s, 14s, 16s and 18s (24 players per state).

Coaching will be provided by the USTA state staff.  Each state will have its own selection criteria. For information on the selection criteria, please reach out to your state’s junior staffer. The competition is a Level 4 event. 

Tournament Amenities

Lunches were provided on Friday and Saturday for the players. Snacks & water provided for the duration of the event.

For the tournament website, click here.

Sept. 18-21, 2025
Rome Tennis Center at Berry College
100 Match Point Way NE, Rome, GA 30165