USTA Alabama

📣 Attention Huntsville, Dothan, and Montgomery!

USTA Alabama is hiring Junior Team Tennis Local League Coordinators in all three cities!

These positions play an important role in organizing and growing Junior Team Tennis in their local communities, including coordinating teams, schedules, and captains while working alongside the USTA Alabama staff.

If you’re passionate about tennis, working with juniors, and growing the game in your community, we’d love to hear from you!

🎾 Click the link below to learn more about the position and how to apply! https://ustaalabama.com/about/jobs-volunteer-opportunities/

In case you’ve been living under a rock…THE US OPEN STARTED THIS WEEKEND.

Are you going? We want to see our Alabama tennis family representing in NYC!

Send us a photo from your trip for a chance to be featured on USTA Alabama’s social media. 🤩 Grab a picture with your friends, family, fellow Alabama players — or just snap one of yourself enjoying the Open!
Your photo could be:
➡️ Inside Arthur Ashe Stadium
➡️ In front of Arthur Ashe Stadium
➡️ Around the US Open grounds
➡️ With one of your favorite players 👀
➡️ Anywhere that shows off your US Open experience!
📸 Want to be featured?
Tag USTA Alabama in your photo on Facebook or Instagram, or send your photo directly to us.
🎁 PLUS — there’s a prize!
Everyone who submits a photo will be entered into a random drawing to win one of TWO $100 Tennis Warehouse gift cards!

Let’s show New York how Alabama does the US Open. 🎾🗽
We can’t wait to see your photos!

SUMMER TENNIS RECAP 🎾
Alabama players are making some noise! Check out these standout performances at BIG tournaments across the nation.

Braden Hannig — Tuscaloosa native Braden Hannig captured a 2026 ITA Summer Masters Series title, earning his spot in the ITA National Summer Championships. He also will make his debut for the Alabama Crimson Tide for the 2026/2027 season. BIG TIME.

Pippa & Jane Roy

Pippa and Jane Roy brought home a Silver Ball after finishing runner-up at the 2026 USTA National Mother & Daughter Grass Court Championships at Longwood Cricket Club in Boston. Talk about mowing down the competition…

Corrine Winningham

Corrine Winningham captured the Girls’ 16 Singles Championship at the 2026 USTA Southern Level 3 Closed in Mobile! She is really living up to her name!

The Mailes

A duo from Athens, AL brought home national hardware with a runner-up finish at the 2026 USTA National Husband-Wife Championships in Kansas. We call that one, sending home the Maile…

Find your partner this labor day and head to Florence for this mixed doubles tournament!

Veterans Memorial Park for a Labor Day Weekend Mixed Doubles Tennis Tournament on September 5, 2026. Match play starts at 8:30 AM.

Registration is $35 per player and includes lunch.
Register at: https://playtennis.usta.com/Competitions/veteransmemorialparktennisfacility/Tournaments/Overview/ac461414-b7bb-4812-b619-daac90107034

Registration closes September 1.
Where: Veterans Memorial Park, 230 Don Michael Dr., Florence, AL 35630

Questions? Contact Keeton Hetrick at 256-349-7372 or [email protected].

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Charles “Flip” Phillips.

Flip attended Samford University and was a longtime teaching professional at several locations throughout Alabama, most notably Lakeshore and Highland Park Racquet Club. He was a dedicated tennis professional who touched the lives of many players and families throughout his career.

Flip was inducted into the Alabama Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame in 2020, an honor that recognized his many contributions to tennis in Alabama.
Flip was a kind and caring soul who will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege of knowing him. Please keep Flip’s family and loved ones in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.

Funeral services will be held Monday, August 17, at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Homewood. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by Mass at 11:00 a.m.

Our thoughts and prayers are with Flip’s family and friends. Link to the obituary:

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/homewood-al/charles-flip-phillips-13000497

24 Physical Ed Teachers.

Gadsden City Schools.

Absolute magic.

Can’t wait to see how tennis explodes in Northeast Alabama when all these teachers join the USTA Net Gen program and start running tennis in their schools! Thanks to Gadsden City High Athletics for hosting and letting us use their beautiful gym.

The 2026 JTT Alabama State Championships are in the books!

We had more than 800 kids participate and a record-breaking 109 teams compete. We're incredibly thankful for all the volunteers, staff, coaches, parents, and players who made this tournament such an amazing experience.

Can't wait to see you next year for an even bigger and better championship!