USTA Heart of America/Missouri Valley Tournaments
October 3 @ 8:00 am - October 4 @ 5:00 pm
ST. JOSEPH SPORTS COMMISSION TO HOST USTA MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL THIS WEEKEND
OCTOBER 3-4, 2026
NOYES TENNIS COURTS
For Immediate Release: Thursday, October 1, 2026
Brett Esely, Contact: 816-233-6688, besely@stjomo.com
Coming off a successful 4th Annual St. Joseph Marathon that brought a record number of participants to town from 20 states this past Saturday, the St. Joseph Sports Commission is set to welcome a new tennis event to town this weekend in hosting the United States Tennis Association Missouri Valley Tennis On Campus Fall Invitational October 3-4 at Noyes Tennis Courts.
Tennis On Campus is a program that features coed, competitive and recreational collegiate team tennis and gives college students a chance to play organized team tennis without the heavy time commitments or demands of varsity team play.
This years field includes 16 university club teams (teams of 8, 128 players total) from across the Midwest in which the field includes:
Creighton University – Omaha, Nebraska
Drake University – Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa
University of Kansas – Lawrence, Kansas
Kansas State University – Manhattan, Kansas
Missouri S & T – Rolla, Missouri
Missouri State University – Springfield, Missouri
University of Nebraska – Kearney, Nebraska
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Northern Iowa – Cedar Falls, Iowa
University of Oklahoma – Norman, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University – Stillwater, Oklahoma
Southern Illinois University – Edwardsville, Illinois (A & B Team)
St. Louis University – St. Louis, Missouri
Truman State University – Kirksville, Missouri
Play begins on Saturday, October 3 at 8 AM with teams splitting into four, four team pools and playing a round robin schedule. The format of the event is unique in which each team consists of four male and four female players competing against one another in five matches to include: one male singles match, one female singles match, one male doubles match, one female doubles match and one mixed doubles match. Matches are best out of five sets in which the winner gets a point for their team. The team with the most points wins the match.
Action concludes on Sunday, October 4 beginning at 8 AM with single elimination bracket play with the top eight teams being seeded into the championship bracket and the low eight teams splitting into two four team, consolation brackets.
“In the continued theme of fit, niche, venue and interest, Noyes Tennis Courts in having 12 lit playing surfaces provides a multitude of options for large fields and a lot of scheduling flexibility,” Executive Director Brett Esely said. “Our relationship with the USTA over the last three years continues to grow stronger which has provided some larger opportunities in which we are excited to welcome Tennis On Campus this event which brings players from several well known institutions across the Midwest for a fun weekend of competition.”
The event will call St. Joseph home for two years as it will return on October 2-3, 2027.
Admission is free and open to the public in which spectators are welcome and encouraged!
2026 USTA MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL
POOL PLAY SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3
POOL A:
8 AM – Drake vs. Iowa State, Creighton vs. Kansas
12 PM – Kansas vs. Iowa State, Drake vs. Creighton
4 PM – Creighton vs. Iowa State, Kansas vs. Drake
POOL B:
8 AM – SIU Edwardsville A vs. Kansas State, Nebraska-Kearney vs. Truman State
12 PM – Truman State vs. Kansas State, SIU-Edwardsville A vs. Nebraska-Kearney
4 PM – Nebraska-Kearney vs. Kansas State, Truman State vs. SIU-Edwardsville A
POOL C:
10 AM – Missouri State vs. Northern Iowa, St. Louis vs. Missouri S&T
2 PM – Missouri S&T vs. Northern Iowa, Missouri State vs. St. Louis
6 PM – St. Louis vs. Northern Iowa, Missouri S&T vs. Missouri State
POOL D:
10 AM – SIU Edwardsville B vs. Oklahoma State, Nebraska vs. Oklahoma
2 PM – Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State, SIU Edwardsville B vs. Nebraska
6 PM – Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State, Oklahoma vs. SIU Edwardsville B
2026 USTA MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL
BRACKET PLAY SCHEDULE (Subject to Change)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4
CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET:
8 AM – Quarterfinal Matches
11 AM – Semifinal Matches
2 PM – Championship Match/3rd Place Match
CONSOLATION A BRACKET:
8 AM – Semifinal Matches
11 AM – Championship Match
CONSOLATION B BRACKET:
8 AM – Semifinal Matches
11 AM – Championship Match
The St. Joseph Sports Commission is an umbrella arm of the St. Joseph Convention & Visitors Bureau
2026 USTA/St. Joseph Sports Commission events at Noyes Tennis Courts:
June 6-7, 2026 – Level 6 Tournament for boys and girls ages 12 to 18
July 25, 2026 – Level 7 Tournament of boys and girls ages 12 to 18 (matches begin on 8 courts at 9 AM with the final matches set to begin around 2:30 PM)
October 3-4, 2026 – Tennis On Campus Championship
Venue notes:
Noyes Tennis Complex is centrally located in St. Joseph, MO at 300 South Noyes Boulevard with ample parking and spectator areas.