ITA SUMMER POINTS RACE SERIES

The Summer Points Race Series (formerly the ITA Summer Circuit) consists of weekly regional, dual-gender events. All Points Race Series tournaments must offer singles and have the option to offer doubles for an additional entry fee. Tournaments are flighted into multiple draws based on player WTN.

• Six weekends of tournaments 

• 8-10 tournaments per week

• Tournaments have the option to award prize money; ITA will provide up to $1,000 in matching prize money grants to select events

• Must accommodate a minimum of 48 men and 48 women to be approved as a host site

• Multiple draws- minimum draw size of 16; maximum draw size of 32

• Players can earn points each week toward their Points Race total, with the top finishers in the Race qualifying for the National Summer Championships

ITA SUMMER MASTERS SERIES

The Summer Masters Series is a new addition to the Summer Series, added in 2024. This tier of the Summer Series consists of six dual-gender events. Tournament entry and acceptance is limited to a pre-determined WTN range.

• Six weekends of tournaments 

• 1 tournament each weekend

• ITA will provide a minimum of $3,000 ($1,500 per gender) in prize money per tournament

• Minimum draw size of 16; maximum draw size of 32

• Semifinalists receive automatic qualification to the ITA National Summer Championships and a $400 travel stipend for the tournament

• ITA provides prize money & awards

ITA NATIONAL SUMMER CHAMPIONSHIPS

August 9- 12, 2025 • Memphis, TN

•  $20,000 in total prize money

• All-American Main Draw Wildcards (Singles and doubles champions)

• All-American Qualifying Draw Wildcards (Singles and doubles finalists)

• USTA Pro Wildcards (American Players)

  • M25 Qualifying Wildcards (Singles champion and finalist)

  • W35 Qualifying Wildcards (Singles champion and finalist)

• Singles draw of 32

• Doubles draw of 16

HELP GUIDES

***NEW*** 2025- How to Create Your Summer Series Tournament

Player Selection Help Guides:

Make Player Selections

Create Doubles Teams

Add a Player to Another Event- After Selections

Withdraw a Player

Move a Player from Alternates to Selected

Doubles Pairing in Tournament Desk

Change Doubles Teams

How to Manually Add Players

Draw & Scheduling Help Guides:

Creating Draws in Tournament Desk

Create, Publish, and Delete Draws

Split Draws

Voluntary Consolation Draws

Assign Seeds

Scheduling Matches

Enter Scores on Draws

Extra Score Entry Designation

Payment & Stripe Help Guides:

Registration Fees- Payment Status

Payment Requests

Transaction Report for Payments

Manage and Edit my Stripe Express Account

Collecting Payouts in Stripe Express

For Players: Add a Credit or Debit Card

Other Help Guides:

Player Communication- Email

Player Communication- SMS

Add a Facility and Configure Courts

Add an Administrator to Your Serve Tennis Account

For Players: Invite/Accept Doubles Partner/ Set yourself as Looking

ITA STAFF CONTACTS

Liz Bothwell

ITA Manager, Division I Women's Tennis and Summer Series

Email:  lbothwell@itatennis.com 

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