UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 2014 USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK SELECTED TO COMPETE IN THE 2014 USTA TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL

Season-Opening Tournament to be held Oct. 10-12 on Hilton Head Island

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 3, 2014 – The United States Tennis Association (USTA) today announced the 48 coed intramural and club tennis teams, including the University of Maryland – College Park, representing colleges and universities throughout the country, selected to compete at the fifth-annual USTA Tennis On Campus (TOC) Fall Invitational at Palmetto Dunes Tennis Center in Hilton Head Island, S.C. The event, taking place Oct. 10-12, serves as the national kick-off for the Tennis On Campus season and provides a great opportunity for students to represent and compete for their college or university.

The winner and runner-up from the tournament will qualify for an automatic bid to compete for the national title at the 2015 USTA Tennis On Campus National Championship in April 9-11, 2015.

The University of Maryland – College Park TOC club is currently registering players for its spring season.

Several universities are fielding multiple teams in the tournament (*denotes two teams participating). Participating teams for this year’s 2014 TOC Fall Invitational list include the following schools:

Armstrong Atlantic State University University of Alabama
Auburn University University of Cincinnati*
Boston College University of Colorado
Clemson University* University of Connecticut
Coastal Carolina University University of Dayton
College of William & Mary University of Florida
Colorado School of Mines University of Georgia*
Cornell University University of Kentucky
Duke University University of Maryland - College Park
Elon University University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
Ferris State University University of North Carolina - Charlotte
Furman University University of Pennsylvania
Georgia Tech University of South Carolina*
Indiana University University of Tennessee - Knoxville*
James Madison University University of Virginia
Mercer University University of Wisconsin
Middle Tennessee State University Vanderbilt University
North Carolina State University* Villanova University
Ohio State University* Virginia Tech University
Ohio University Wake Forest University
Old Dominion University

University of Alabama
University of Cincinnati*
University of Colorado
University of Connecticut
University of Dayton
University of Florida
University of Georgia*
University of Kentucky
University of Maryland - College Park
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina - Charlotte
University of Pennsylvania
University of South Carolina*
University of Tennessee - Knoxville*
University of Virginia
University of Wisconsin
Vanderbilt University
Villanova University
Virginia Tech University
Wake Forest University

Following the tournament, schools continue to compete around the country on a section level, within the USTA’s 17 sections.

USTA Tennis On Campus was designed to increase recreational tennis participation and provide socially-competitive coed team play for students on college campuses. The USTA Tennis On Campus program features more than 35,000 college students competing nationwide in intramural and intercollegiate coed club play using the World TeamTennis format. Since its inception in 2000, Tennis On Campus has grown significantly and today is played on more than 650 college campuses across the country. 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. For more information go to tennisoncampus.com.

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For more information, contact:
Trina Singian, USTA, Corporate Communications, (914) 697-2223 or singian@usta.com
Steve Pratt, BZAPR on behalf of the USTA, (310) 408-4555 or stevep@bzapr.com