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TEMPE, Ariz. – College tennis is back and student-athletes across the country are set to embark on the second year of a two-year pilot program designed by the NCAA Division I Competition Oversight Committee, which positions the NCAA Division I Individual Championships in November rather than in May following the NCAA Team Championships.
Hosted at Baylor University in November of 2024, this year’s NCAA Individual Championships will take athletes to Lake Nona, Florida where they will compete at the USTA National Campus. These championships will take place from November 18-23, while the NCAA Team Championships will be held in Athens, Georgia from May 14-17, 2026.
Consisting of four events in which players can qualify from, the NCAA Individual Championship pathway is made up of the ITA All-American Championships, ITA Regional Championships, ITA Sectional Championships, and ITA Conference Masters Championships. More information about each of these qualifying tournaments can be found below:
Fall schedule at a glanceITA Women’s All-American ChampionshipsLocation: Cary Tennis Park (Cary, NC) | Dates: September 20-28, 2025
ITA Men’s All-American ChampionshipsLocation: University of Tulsa (Tulsa, OK) | Dates: September 20-28, 2025
ITA Division I Regional ChampionshipsLocation: Multiple Campus Sites | Dates: October 8-21, 2025
ITA Sectional ChampionshipsLocation: Multiple Campus Sites | Dates: November 6-9, 2025
ITA Conference Masters ChampionshipsLocation: Barnes Tennis Center (San Diego, CA) | Dates: November 6-9, 2025
NCAA Division I Individual National ChampionshipsLocation: USTA National Campus (Orlando, FL) | Dates: November 18-23, 2025
About each eventITA Regional ChampionshipsA tournament featuring some of the top men’s and women’s players across the country, the ITA Regional Championships include more than 8,000 student-athletes from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA, Junior and Community Colleges who compete across 85 ITA Regional Championships around the country. Each regional will have a draw size of the following, (Singles: Minimum of 64 Main Draw, Minimum of 64 Qualifying) (Doubles: Minimum of 32 Main Draw, Minimum of 32 Qualifying). From this, the two singles finalists from each region (26) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship. Meanwhile, the doubles champion from each region (13) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship.ITA All-AmericansHeld in Cary, North Carolina, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, the ITA All-American Championships will feature draws of more than 200 players across both Men’s and Women’s tournaments. From there, ten singles players (10) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists), while four doubles teams (4) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship (four main draw semifinalists).
ITA Sectional ChampionshipsThe ITA Sectional Championships serve as the last chance for some of the top players from across the country to qualify for the 2025 NCAA Individual Championships. The 2025 ITA Sectional Championships will have a draw size of the following, (Singles: 32) (Doubles: 16). From this, six singles players from each section (24) will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists, two quarterfinal playoff winners). Meanwhile, three doubles teams from each section (12) will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Sectional Championships (champion, finalist, third place).
ITA member institutions will be assigned to one of four ITA “Sections.” Each section will be made up of 3-4 current ITA regions – West Section (Mountain, Southwest & Northwest Regions), Central Section (Texas, Central & Midwest Regions), South Section (Southeast, South & Ohio Valley Regions), and the East Section (Carolina, Atlantic, Northeast & New England Regions). Only players and doubles teams who have yet to earn entry into the NCAA Championships and have made deep runs at the ITA All-American or ITA Regional Championships will be eligible for participation.
ITA Conference Masters Championships. Each NCAA AQ-eligible, Division I conference will designate one singles player and one doubles team from each gender to participate in the ITA Conference Masters Championships. The event will have a draw size of the following, (Singles: 32) (Doubles: 32). From this, four players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (semifinalists). Meanwhile, three doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the Conference Masters (champion, finalist, third place).
ITA Division I Individual National ChampionshipsThe top talent in the nation will meet at the NCAA Division I Individual National Championships in November, vying for the men’s and women’s singles and doubles crowns. The two-year pilot program sees the Division I Individual Championships played in the fall season rather than the spring after the team championships.
