Recap: 2025 Tennis On Campus Section Championship

Mizzou beat its I-70 rival and former Big 12 Conference competitor Kansas, 28-16, to snag a third-place finish. The Tigers slipped by the University of Iowa, 22-18, in another exhilarating quarterfinal contest.

“We’re very excited (to go to nationals),” said Dustin Peters, Mizzou captain. “We haven’t been in a long time so we’re looking forward to it a lot. We have a really strong team this year, and so we’re ready for Rome."

Kansas took down Oklahoma State University 27-16 to advance to the semifinals. The Jayhawks progressed to their third straight nationals after an absence of more than a decade. Captain Sam Freund called qualifying for nationals “the new standard we’ve set at Kansas.”

“The section championships are great,” Freund said. “The facilities are great. Scott, the director, does a great job every year. This is my fourth time here as a senior. The way it’s run is really nice for us, and we’re always happy to come to Springfield.”

All captains and players received gifts for attending, and the top-four teams also earned awards for their efforts. Micah Matthews, USTA officiating growth manager for the section, was on-site talking to players about getting involved with USTA officiating.

Howes credited the facility, officials, participants and USTA Missouri Valley staff members for another excellent year of section championship action.

“A huge thank you definitely goes out to the entire staff at Cooper Tennis Complex for their assistance to make this unique event a success,” Howes said. “Special thanks to Mallory Weber, Steve Webb, John Xu and Kelly Hayes for going above and beyond in the officiating space and for being such gracious hosts. Their efforts were amazing and greatly appreciated.

“We would also like to thank USTA National’s Josh Bramblett and Impact Team Tennis’s Elaine Wingfield for their support of the TOC program. In addition, much appreciation goes to USTA Missouri Valley staff members Mary Buschmann, Marissa Moment Brown, Laura Jager, Josh Sellmeyer and Manon Eilts for helping to make this an amazing event.”

To view a photo album from the Tennis On Campus Section Championship, click here. To learn more about the event and to view past section champions, click here. For full results from the 2025 tournament, click here.

Tennis On Campus Section Championship Results

Champion: Washington University in St. Louis

Second: Iowa State University

Third: University of Missouri

Fourth: University of Kansas

Section Championship Participating Teams

• University of Iowa

• Iowa State University

• University of Kansas

• Kansas State University (A and B Teams)

• University of Missouri

• Missouri State University (A and B Teams)

• University of Nebraska

• University of Northern Iowa

• Oklahoma State University

• Saint Louis University

• Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (A and B Teams)

• Truman State University

• Washington University in St. Louis