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How to Find an Adult or Senior Tournament in the USTA Southern Section...
There are hundreds of local, state, sectional and national tournaments available to tennis players in the South! These events are used to produce state, sectional and national rankings each year. Age group events include singles, doubles, mixed doubles and family doubles. Age group events begin at 25 and include five-year increments up to 85! NTRP tournaments offer singles, doubles and mixed doubles and use the NTRP levels from 2.5 to 5.0.
To find a tournament to play in go to: www.southerntennis.com and click on tournaments on the left hand navigational bar. Double click on tournaments and then click on Adult- Senior Tournaments. This is also the place to review Southern Adult and Senior final rankings and point standings. Go to your state website to view state rankings and schedules.
Tennislink Searchable Tournament Schedule. This site list most tournaments for age group and NTRP tournaments in the USTA Southern Section. To use the searchable schedule, select a specific section or district by clicking on the drop down and highlighting the Southern Section or a specific state. Click, find it and this will list most tournaments in your area and the date for the tournaments. To refine your search, use one of the search options, such as Keyword search, location or date.
How to Register for a Tournament:
Click on the tournament name of the tournament for which you wish to register, to go to the Tournament Home Page.
Tournament Home page- here you will see all of the information about the tournament. Click on the Tennis LINK Register Now link.
Register Player page: -enter the USTA number of the person you wish to register for the tournament. The registration system will validate the player’s eligibility and USTA membership status, and will only allow entry into the appropriate events/divisions. If the player is not a member, or the membership is expired, you must apply or renew the membership before you can continue.
Choose Event page: Verify that the information about the selected player is accurate. If not follow the instructions to contact the USTA membership Dept. Then select the events/divisions that you wish to register for, taking note of the message regarding the number of events one player can enter.