GEORGETOWN TO COMPETE AMONG THE NATION'S BEST AT THE 2015 USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced Georgetown as one of the top 64 coed intramural and sport club tennis teams that have qualified to represent colleges and universities across the country in the 2015 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship, which will be played at the Cary Tennis Park in Cary, N.C., April 9-11.

The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 600 college campuses across the country.

“We are excited to announce the field for the 2015 Tennis On Campus National Championship – the most exciting recreational college tennis event in the country,” said Glenn Arrington, National Manager, USTA Tennis On Campus. “Tennis On Campus provides college students with a host of opportunities for team camaraderie, social networking, unrivaled competition through tennis and helps them maintain healthy and active lifestyles through their college years.

This year, three schools will make their debut at Nationals in a field that also includes defending champion University California – Berkeley and Club of the Year Cornell University. Teams participating in the Tennis On Campus National Championship have advanced through USTA section championship play or received automatic bids from winning at the Fall or Spring Invitational.

Participating teams who have received bids for this year’s USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship include the following schools:

Arizona State University

Gonzaga University

Texas Christian University

University of Iowa

Auburn University

Harvard University

The University of Texas at Austin

University of Miami

Baylor University

Indiana University

UCLA

University of Michigan

Boston College

James Madison University

UMass Amherst

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Cal Poly San Obispo

Kennesaw State University

University of Alabama

University of Missouri

Carleton College

Lamar University

University of Arizona

University of North Carolina

Carnegie Mellon University

Marquette University

University of California - Berkeley

University of Oklahoma

Clemson University

Northeastern University

University of California - Davis

University of Oregon

College of William & Mary

Northwestern University

University of California- Irvine

University of Pennsylvania

Colorado State University

Penn State University

University of California- Santa Barbara

University of Pittsburgh

Columbia University

Pepperdine University

University of Central Florida

University of San Diego

Cornell University

Purdue University

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Tennessee

Dartmouth College

Rutgers University

University of Dayton

University of Virginia

Emory University

Sam Houston State University

University of Florida

University of Wisconsin

Georgetown

Stanford University

University of Georgia

Western Washington University

Georgia Tech

Texas A & M University

University of Illinois

Yale University

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

Visit the Tennis On Campus website at TennisOnCampus.com for complete results, stories and photos. In addition, please follow #TOCNationals on social media throughout the tournament.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 715,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series, linking eight summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S. and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA’s philanthropic entity, the USTA Foundation, provides grants and scholarships and helps under-resourced youth and individuals with disabilities, and supports wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page, facebook.com/usta, or follow @usta on Twitter.

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