USTA Heart of America/Missouri Valley Tournaments

ST. JOSEPH SPORTS COMMISSION TO HOST USTA MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL THIS WEEKEND

OCTOBER 3-4, 2026

NOYES TENNIS COURTS

REAL TIME RESULTS

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 Iowa State University – Ames, Iowa

University of Kansas – Lawrence, Kansas

Kansas State University – Manhattan, Kansas

Missouri S & T – Rolla, Missouri

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 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3

POOL A:

8 AM – Drake vs. Iowa State (Iowa State wins 5-0), Creighton vs. Kansas (Kansas wins 3-2)

12 PM – Kansas vs. Iowa State (Kansas wins 3-2), Drake vs. Creighton (Creighton wins 4-1)

4 PM – Creighton vs. Iowa State (Iowa State wins 4-1), Kansas vs. Drake (Kansas wins 5-0)

POOL A STANDINGS:

Kansas 3-0

Iowa State 2-1

Creighton 1-2

Drake 0-3

POOL B:

8 AM – SIU-Edwardsville A vs. Kansas State (SIU-Edwardsville A wins 3-2), Nebraska-Kearney vs. Truman State (Nebraska-Kearney wins 4-1)

12 PM – Truman State vs. Kansas State (Kansas State wins 5-0), SIU-Edwardsville A vs. Nebraska-Kearney (SIU-Edwardsville wins A 5-0)

4 PM – Nebraska-Kearney vs. Kansas State (Kansas State wins 3-2), Truman State vs. SIU-Edwardsville A (SIU-Edwardsville A wins 5-0)

POOL B STANDINGS:

SIU-Edwardsville A 3-0

Kansas State 2-1

Nebraska-Kearney 1-2

Truman State 0-3

POOL C:

10 AM – Missouri State vs. Northern Iowa (Missouri State wins 3-2), St. Louis vs. Missouri S&T (St. Louis wins 5-0)

2 PM – Missouri S&T vs. Northern Iowa (Northern Iowa wins 3-2), Missouri State vs. St. Louis (St. Louis wins 5-0)

6 PM – St. Louis vs. Northern Iowa (St. Louis 5-0), Missouri S&T vs. Missouri State (Missouri State wins 3-2)

POOL C STANDINGS:

St. Louis 3-0

Missouri State 2-1

Northern Iowa 1-2

Missouri S&T 0-3

POOL D:

10 AM – SIU Edwardsville B vs. Oklahoma State (Oklahoma State wins 5-0), Nebraska vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma wins 3-2)

2 PM – Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State (Oklahoma wins 3-2), SIU Edwardsville B vs. Nebraska (Nebraska wins 4-1)

6 PM – Nebraska vs. Oklahoma State (Oklahoma State 4-1) , Oklahoma vs. SIU Edwardsville B (Oklahoma 5-0)

POOL D STANDINGS:

Oklahoma 3-0

Oklahoma State 2-1

Nebraska 1-2

SIU-Edwardsville B 0-3

 

2026 USTA MISSOURI VALLEY TENNIS ON CAMPUS FALL INVITATIONAL BRACKET PLAY SCHEDULE 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4

Championship Bracket:

Quarterfinal Matches begin at 8 AM

Semifinal Matches begin at 11 AM,

Championship/Third Place Match at 2 PM

#1 St. Louis vs. #8 Missouri State (St. Louis wins 5-0)

#4 Kansas vs. #5 Oklahoma State (Oklahoma State wins 4-1)

#2 SIU-Edwardsville A vs. #7 Kansas State (SIU-Edwardsville A wins 5-0)

#4 Oklahoma vs. #5 Iowa State (Oklahoma wins 4-1)

Semifinals – 11 AM

#1 St. Louis vs. #5 Oklahoma State (St. Louis wins)

#2 SIU-Edwardsville A vs. #4 Oklahoma (Oklahoma wins)

Championship 2 PM

St. Louis defeats Oklahoma

Consolation Bracket A:

Semifinal Matches begin at 8 AM

Championship Match begins at 11 AM

Creighton vs. Northern Iowa (Creighton wins 5-0)

Nebraska vs. Nebraska-Kearney (Nebraska-Kearney wins 3-2)

Championship – 11 AM

Creighton vs. Nebraska-Kearney (Creighton wins 4-1)

Consolation Bracket B:

Semifinal Matches begin at 8 AM

Championship Match begins at 11 AM

Missouri S&T vs. SIU-Edwardsville B (Missouri S&T wins 3-2)

Drake vs. Truman State (Truman State wins 4-1)

Championship -11 AM

Missouri S&T vs. Truman State (Missouri S&T wins 3-2)

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

Noyes Tennis Complex is centrally located in St. Joseph, MO at 300 South Noyes Boulevard with ample parking and spectator areas.