NIT Championship

The NIT Championship is the National Invitational Tennis Championship. (Not to be confused with college basketball’s NIT Tournament). The exclusive postseason tournament welcomes eight of the top men's and women's college tennis teams from across the country to compete for the NIT Championship titles. The tournament allows men’s and women’s teams to gain valuable postseason experience. The teams are selected to participate by the NIT Championship tournament committee, with the teams’ UTR Power 6 ranking among the top criteria for consideration.

The NIT Championship, a postseason tennis tournament, started in 2023. UTR Sports, then Universal Tennis, launched the tournament as part of its continued effort to support college tennis programs across the country. In the inaugural NIT Championship, the TCU Horned Frogs beat Stetson 4-0 to win the NIT Championship women’s title. 

“The NIT Championship was extremely well done, just so professional in every way, and made our girls feel special from the moment we walked in,” said TCU head coach Lee Taylor Walker. “We got to play another month of the season with a great team, and so this has been amazing.”

On the men’s side, the third-seeded Liberty Flames beat the Vanderbilt Commodores 4-1.

The men’s NIT Championship bracket featured Vanderbilt, University of Denver, Liberty University, UC Davis, Army West Point, UC San Diego, The Citadel, and Reinhardt University. In the women’s bracket, TCU, University of Colorado, Stetson University, Appalachian State University, the University of Wyoming, California Polytechnic State University, California State University, Northridge; and UC San Diego battled for the inaugural NIT Championship. 

The 2024 edition will take place May 5-8, 2024, at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla. This incredible year-end national championship will again elevate college tennis and support the growth of programs across the United States.

All NIT Championship matches will be aired on Amazon Prime Video, free for Prime members. The tournament is another step forward for UTR Sports as the company continues to elevate the college tennis experience and showcase the sport globally.

UTR Sports and the UTR Sports Tennis Coaches Association are hosting the NIT Championship because they're committed to supporting the future of all college tennis programs in the U.S. As a leader in college tennis, UTR Sports has proven and established itself as the official technology and solution provider with the best and most proven rating and ranking, tournament and event technology, performance data, and analytics.