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Tennis » Competitive Tennis - Spring 2026

Competitive Tennis - Spring 2026

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About Spring Competitive Tennis
 
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. NO LATE REGISTRATION.
 
This sports experience will be returning to a spring sport and a standard-length season for 2025-2026.
 
Upcoming Important Dates

Monday, November 10 - Registration opens for Competitive Tennis.

Thursday, November 20 - Registration ends at 9 p.m. for Competitive Tennis

Thursday, November 20 - Physical forms are due by 4 p.m.

Wednesday, December 3 - Competitive Tennis Tryouts

 

 

*****Subject to Change******

Last updated November 20, 2025 - Registration closed.

 

Tryouts / Coaches / Practices / Fees/ Registration

 

About Spring 2026 Competitive Tennis

  • Meridian plans to form the following teams this season: Coed Varsity and Coed Middle School.
  • Tryouts are Wednesday, December 3, and participation in tryouts is required to be considered for a team. (See Tryouts.)
  • Meridian Tennis participates in the Texas State Tennis Tournament for the Texas Charter School Academic and Athletics League (TCSAAL). All competitive Tennis players have the opportunity to compete in the Texas State Tennis Tournament if they meet the prerequisites:
    • Must be fully eligible and remain fully eligible for the entire season. See Eligibility.
    • Must attend all practices and all available matches and demonstrate a consistent positive attitude while performing at their best to be considered for the State team. 
    • Must meet Student Commitment Expectations for the entire season. (Participate in all practices and competitions and always give 100% effort.)
  • Practices begin Wednesday, January 7. There will be no practices during Winter Break.
    • The Middle School team will practice up to twice a week (3 hours total).
    • The Varsity teams will practice up to twice a week (3.5 hours total).
  • Matches: 
    • The Middle School team will have the opportunity to participate in up to three matches before the State Tennis Tournament. 
    • The Varsity teams will have the opportunity to participate in up to four matches before the State Tennis Tournament.
    • The number of matches available is limited due to the size of our school and the end of our season, which is marked by the TCSAAL State Tournament.
  • Participation fees guarantee practice opportunities. Playing time must be earned based on skills demonstrated, practice effort and attendance, Tennis IQ, and sportsmanship. Playing time is determined by the coach.
  • Parents/guardians will need to volunteer to support their student athlete’s team. A team photographer is needed. Also, a team parent to coordinate team socials and the Meridian tent at the State Tournament would be helpful.
  • Parents/guardians are responsible for providing or coordinating transportation. 
  • All teams will use TeamApp to stay current on all their team’s happenings. TeamApp can also be used to coordinate transportation and team social gatherings. (Instructions for joining this season’s TeamApp will be sent in your Welcome email the school day after teams are formed.)
  • Participants:
    • 7th-12th grade students. (MS = 7th & 8th grades. Varsity = 9th-12th grades. 8th grade students could be asked to play up to the Varsity team.)
    • The Coed Middle School team will consist of up to eight 7th & 8th grade qualified tennis players.
    • The Coed Varsity team will consist of 12-16 qualified 9th-12th grade tennis players. Exceptional 8th grade tennis player could be asked to “play up” and be offered a spot on the Varsity team.. 
  • Equipment & Uniforms: Students will need to provide their own tennis racket and wear athletic clothes and shoes to practices. Black tennis bottoms required for competitions. (A Meridian Tennis jersey will be loaned for the season. Each participant will receive a Meridian Athletics spirit wear shirt, which they can keep and can be worn as a practice shirt and to school as spirit wear on Fridays.)

 

Important Dates for the 2025-2026 season

Monday, November 10 - Registration opens.

Thursday, November 20 - Registration closes at 9 p.m. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS!

Thursday, November 20 - Physical forms due. Check your physical form's expiration date.

Wednesday, December 3 - Tryouts

Thursday, December 4 - Tryout Results posted on the Tryouts webpage by tryout number between 5-8 p.m.

Friday, December 5 - Participation Fees invoiced via MySchoolBucks

Friday, December 12 - Participation Fees due by MySchoolBucks invoice or by check.

Friday, December 19 - Monday, January 5 - Winter Break

Wednesday, January 7 - First practice

Saturday, January 24 - Sports Photos. Find details.

Thursday, March 5 - Last practice

Saturday, March 7 - TCSAAL State Tennis Tournament

Monday, April 27  at 5:30 p.m. - Athletics Awards Ceremony for all competitive sports

 

Coaches

 

Fees

 

Tryouts

 

Practices

 

Match Schedule

Coming in January. Please anticipate up to two matches weekly, on any school day afternoon/evening or Saturday. Occasionally, matches will require early release.

 

Physical Eligibility Required

Students must be registered for 2025-2026 Competitive Tennis and physically eligible to try out. Physical forms are due by November 20 and must be submitted to [email protected] for processing. Learn more about Physical Eligibility. on the Eligibility webpage.

 

Registration - Now Closed. No late registration accepted.

Student Commitment -  Student athletes and their parents/guardians should read and be familiar with Student Commitment Expectations for Competitive Sports before registering.  Students who have a standing conflict must submit the Standing Conflict Waiver found here before registering.

 

Registration ended 9 p.m. on Thursday, November 20. No Late Registrations will be accepted!

Important!  Student athletes and parents/guardians should check the Sports Registration Status  before registration closes to ensure their registration was successful. If you do not see your name on the registration status, and you registered before it was last timestamped, please email Meridian Athletics to check on your registration status by 5 p.m. on  Thursday, November 20 so your registration issues can be resolved  before registration closes.

 

Lettering & Letter Jackets

Lettering in an extracurricular activity is reserved for the highest level of participation. For Tennis, this means Varsity Tennis players, Visit Letter Jackets & Lettering for more information, including the 2025-2026 Lettering Requirements.

 

Questions

Please send questions to Meridian Athletics.