Let's Look at Summer Junior Tennis Opportunities Around Oklahoma

• How do I get connected with a team in my community?
  • You can connect with a team through your local tennis facility, school tennis program or district staff person. 
    • Tulsa: Casey McKenzie mckenzie@ustaoklahoma.com
    • OKC: Randy Painton randypainton@sbcglobal.net

• Are there advancement opportunities within Local Junior Team Tennis?
  • District playoffs (STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS) is the final event that can be offered within Local Junior Team Tennis. After the local season the top 2 teams from Tulsa and the top 2 teams from OKC play in State Championships at LaFortune Park Tennis Center on July 26 & 27.

USTA NCJTT (National Championship Junior Team Tennis)

USTA Missouri Valley is using a new event-based program to qualify teams to compete in our Sectional Championships 

• What are these events called? 

  • USTA Missouri Valley Junior Team Tennis Qualifiers

• What age divisions are offered in Qualifiers?

  • 14U Intermediate (Yellow Ball)

  • 14U Advanced (Yellow Ball)

  • 18U Intermediate (Yellow Ball)

  • 18U Advanced (Yellow Ball)

• When will Qualifiers take place? 

  • Qualifiers will take place throughout the current championship year and prior to July 19, 2022

• Where will Qualifiers take place? 

  • There will be one Qualifier in each district during the current championship year

• What is a district? 

  • USTA Missouri Valley is made up of 7 districts. 

    • Heart of America

    • Iowa

    • Kansas

    • Missouri 

    • Nebraska

    • Oklahoma

    • St. Louis

• How do I find more information on Qualifiers? 

  • The section will be promoting a calendar of all of the Qualifiers that will take place in 2022 by January 1, 2022. 

  • You can check out our webpage to find updates and information on Qualifiers. 

  • You can reach out to your Section Junior Team Tennis Manager for more information about National Championships Junior Team Tennis

• How do teams qualify? 

  • All players and teams must compete in at least one match in a Qualifier to become eligible for Championships.

  • Qualifiers, teams and players must follow USTA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPJUNIOR TEAM TENNIS 2022 REGULATIONS

• What is the team format? 

  • Minimum 3 boys and 3 girls 

• What are the opportunities for advancement?

  • Teams qualify for the USTA Missouri Valley Section Championships by participating and placing in the top 2 of a Qualifier

  • Teams qualify for USTA National Championships by placing first in Section Championships. 

• When is the Section Championships?

  • July 19, 2022

• Where will the Section Championships take place? 

  • TBD (bid process)

• When is the USTA National Championships? 

  • October 2022 (exact date TBD)

• Where will the National Championships take place?

  • USTA National Campus

• The USTA National Championships is the final event for the NCJTT pathway