TOC National Championship underway in Orlando; NC State named Club of the Year

Ahead of the 2022 USTA Tennis On Campus (TOC) National Championships getting underway Thursday at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Fla., North Carolina State University was named Club of the Year and Northern Arizona’s Kaitlyn Moorehead was honored as Leader of the Year. 

The TOC National Championships serves as the year-end competition for the 64 best co-ed intramural and club tennis teams from colleges and universities across that have advanced through USTA Section Championship play or have received automatic bids to this year’s tournament. The event is being held for the first time since 2019 due to the pandemic and returns to the USTA National Campus for the first time since 2018.

The NC State club team experienced incredible growth during the 2021-22 school year, with more than 250 students attending tryouts. With a core roster of approximately 120 players, the club set out to create a number of playing opportunities for all interested players, including setting up a database to find practice partners as well as partnering with the Raleigh Tennis Association to launch a local doubles league. The club finished in first place amongst all campus organizations in NC State’s annual Homecoming “Red and White Week” community-involvement challenge and a number of players volunteer as local youth tennis coaches. On the court, the club hosted a regional TOC event featuring 24 teams and more than 200 student-athletes, and the team would go to finish second at the USTA Southern Section Championships to earn a spot in this year’s TOC National Championships. 

“Out of all our club’s accomplishments over the past few years, this 2022 USTA TOC Club of the Year award is one that I’m most proud of, not only personally but more so for the entire NCSU Club Tennis program,” said Adam Goers, a senior from Harrisburg, N.C., and the current club president. “This program has provided countless opportunities for members to find their purpose, create lifelong friends and make an impact, which is something incredibly unique that you don’t see in many student organizations.”

Seven schools are making their debuts at the TOC National Championship this week in Orlando: American University, Appalachian State, Fordham University, University of Denver, University North Dakota, University of  Toledo and University of Utah

Developed by the USTA in partnership with NIRSA and World TeamTennis, 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. 

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