SIGN UP FOR THE TEAM THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS NOW CLOSED! IF YOU DID NOT GET A CHANCE TO SIGN UP PLEASE E-MAIL tuftsclubtennis@gmail.com! The Team: Tufts Club Tennis is a Tier II club sports team that represents Tufts University. Our goal as a team is to provide an environment for nonvarsity undergraduate and graduate tennis players to play competitive tennis with a reasonable time commitment. We make no cuts, and we strive to accommodate as many players as possible as long as you can serve, rally, play matches, and keep score. The club team has both a recreational and a competitive mandate to fulfill these goals:
Team History: Entirely student run, the team consists of players of a variety of levels, many who played varsity tennis in high school but do not want the commitment of a college varsity team. Practices are twice a week, with matches on weekends, depending on availability of courts and transportation. The organization was recognized by the Tufts Athletics Department in September 2009 as the first Tier II Club Sport. COMPETITIVE PLAY One of the primary goals of the team is to field the best possible competitive team that we can for participation in the USTA Tennis on Campus league matches. The Tennis on Campus league is a national organization of college club tennis teams, and we compete against other schools in the New England section for a bid to the National Campus Championships. We attended our first National Campus Championships in April 2011 in Cary, NC and finished 42nd out of the 64 teams as the only entrant from a Division III school! Please visit our Match Results page for more information about our competitive team results. RECREATIONAL PLAY Many of the members of the Tufts Club Tennis team do not participate in Tennis on Campus league matches. These members attend our regular practices, which are open to the entire team, and drill and play matches against players of their own ability. We provide a great opportunity to meet and hit with people of your own skill level, even if you are not interested in traveling with us to matches! |