Waco, TX – The 2026 ITA National Summer Championships powered by WTN are underway on the campus of Baylor University. Here, the ITA Summer Series powered by WTN will come to a close with the top performers from the six-week series all coming together to compete for $20,000 in prize money, as well as wild cards to the ITA All-American Championships and the USTA Pro Circuit.
Now in year three, the ITA National Summer Championships have seen some of the nation’s top players compete in the draw, including the likes of Kenta Miyoshi (Illinois), Alanis Hamilton (North Carolina), Lucas Brown (Texas), and Vanesa Suarez (Tennessee), to name a few. Past participants have gone on to compete in the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships as well as have been named All-Americans for their exceptional play over the course of the season.
This year, the top seed in the men’s singles draw is Stiles Brockett (Virginia, 8.75 WTN), who is coming off a national championship with his Virginia team in which he won crucial matches in the national semifinal and national championship matches to help clinch the wins. For the women, Baylor’s Zuzanna Kubacha (13.42 WTN) enters as the top seed. Kubacha played primarily from the No. 2 singles position for the Bears last season and led the team in singles wins on the season with 23 wins across the fall and spring.
Below is everything you need to know before the first serve at the ITA National Summer Championships:
What Are the ITA National Summer Championships?
The ITA National Summer Championships powered by WTN mark the culmination of the ITA Summer Series, in which thousands of athletes compete at over 60 different tournaments across the country to earn one of the 32 spots into the ITA National Summer Championships. With a storied history as the premier summer championship on many top collegiate and junior calendars, the ITA National Summer Championships offer high-level competition that keeps players ready to compete when they head back to school in the fall.
How Do Players Qualify?
Competitors can qualify for the ITA National Summer Championships powered by WTN through several avenues. The majority of competitors earned qualification to the Summer Championships by reaching the semifinals of the ITA Summer Masters Series, accounting for a 20 of the 32 automatic qualifiers in the field. Three additional qualifiers come from the ITA Summer Points Race Series, as these players compiled the best results over the six weeks of tournaments within the ITA Summer Series. For the remaining spots, the players will be selected on an at-large basis, by the highest WTN, from any competitor who competed in any ITA Summer Series event over the six weeks of play. Baylor University will also be allotted a select number of wild cards into the main draws as the host.
What Can Players Win?
Featuring an extensive prize pool, the 2026 ITA National Summer Championships powered by WTN will offer $20,000 in total prize money, USTA Pro Circuit Wild Cards, and ITA All-American Wild Cards. For the USTA Pro Circuit Wild Cards, a $25k Qualifying wild card will be awarded to both an American champion and finalist for the men, while for the women, the same offerings will be awarded at the $35k level. ITA All-American wild cards will be awarded as follows: singles and doubles champions will receive main draw wild cards, while finalists will receive qualifying draw wild cards. These wild cards are only available for active Division I players.
Where Will the Championships Be Played?
The 2026 ITA National Summer Championships powered by WTN will be played at the Hurd Tennis Center in Waco, Texas. If you are interested in attending the Championships, you can find the address to the tennis center below:
Hurd Tennis Center
1618 South University Parks Dr.
Waco, TX 76706
Can’t Attend? Watch the Action Here
The Hurd Tennis Center has PlaySight cameras, which will be on during the duration of the tournament. Click the button below to find the page where the live streams will be available to watch:
