Outreach · Tennis

Tennis recruiting, handled by a real person

About 4.7% of high school boys and 4.0% of high school girls who play tennis go on to compete in the NCAA, and coaches read your ranking and results closely because they compare directly. ScoutBridge gives your tennis player a dedicated recruiting address and a real person who emails coaches your results, video, and schedule. You read every message and every reply.

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How many high school tennis players go on to the NCAA?

The sanctioned participation data for tennis, by division, from the NCAA’s 2024-25 table.

Percentages were calculated by dividing the number of NCAA participants by the number of high school participants. Source: NCAA, Estimated probability of competing in college athletics (2024-25 data)

Men

4.7%

of high school boys who play tennis reach an NCAA roster

D1: 1.5%
D2: 1.0%
D3: 2.1%

7,473 men play tennis in the NCAA, of 158,667 in high school

Women

4.0%

of high school girls who play tennis reach an NCAA roster

D1: 1.4%
D2: 0.9%
D3: 1.7%

8,137 women play tennis in the NCAA, of 204,721 in high school

Division I roster limits in tennis

From July 1, 2025, Division I schools that opted into the House settlement replaced sport-by-sport scholarship limits with roster limits, and a coach may put any athlete on the roster on scholarship. The previous scholarship limit is shown for context, because it still shapes how many funded spots a program tends to carry.

Division I roster limits

Group	Previous scholarship limit	Roster limit
Men	4.5	10
Women	8	10

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Sources: NCAA, Division I Board of Directors adopts changes to roster limits (June 2025); Business of College Sports, New roster limits set by House v. NCAA.

When can Division I coaches contact a tennis recruit?

June 15after sophomore year

is the earliest a Division I tennis coach may initiate contact for recruiting materials, calls, and electronic messages. Rules change; confirm the current NCAA calendar.

Freshman and sophomore year
Play ranked tournaments, keep your ranking and results current, and record match video rather than practice clips.
Summer after sophomore year
Division I coaches may begin sending materials, calling, and messaging on June 15 after sophomore year, so your results and video should be ready before that date.
Junior and senior year
Send updated results after each tournament, widen outreach across every level, and follow up on each reply.

What tennis coaches ask for

Coaches decide from a short list, and it stays much the same at every level. We send those items from your athlete’s recruiting address and keep them current as new film and schedules come in, so a coach always has what they need to take the next step.

Asked first
Your UTR or national ranking and recent match results.
Match video, not only drilling or practice clips.
Your tournament schedule for the coming months.
A transcript and graduation year.
A reference from your coach or academy.

How we run tennis outreach

Start with what coaches ask
We start with what tennis coaches ask for first: your UTR or national ranking and recent match results.
Reach every level
We build a list of programs, from Division I to junior college, that fit your tennis athlete's profile and goals.
Email the coaches
From your athlete's dedicated recruiting address, we send each program the film and academics its coaches ask for.
Follow up, in full view
After tournaments, meets, or new film, we send updates and answer replies, and you read every message and every reply in the portal.

Tennis recruiting questions

What do college tennis coaches want from a recruit?

Coaches read your ranking and recent match results first because they compare directly, then watch match video to see how you compete point to point. ScoutBridge sends your ranking, results, and match video with your upcoming schedule.

When can a Division I tennis coach first contact my athlete?

For Division I tennis, a coach may first send recruiting materials, make calls, and send electronic messages on June 15 after sophomore year. Rules change, so confirm the current NCAA calendar.

Is match video or practice footage better for recruiting?

Match video is what coaches ask for, because they need to see how you construct points and compete under pressure, not only how your strokes look in a drill. We send full match video when a coach asks.

Do you reach both men's and women's tennis programs?

Yes. We run outreach for both, and our database covers programs at every level so your athlete is not limited to a single division.