Our Crowdfunding Groups
Although their campaign has concluded, if you would still like to make a donation to support Pitt Club Tennis, you may always do so here.
Pitt Club Tennis was founded in 2006, marking this past September as the 13th anniversary of our organization. Our 38 member co-ed team enjoys practicing several days a week all year round at Alpha Tennis and Fitness in Harmar Township. In both the fall and spring semesters our team competes in USTA Tennis on Campus tournaments all over the East coast (and primarily in the Middle States Section).
In the past year, our team has competed at some of Tennis on Campus’ biggest tournaments, including Battle of the Sections in Bethany Beach, DE and Fall Invitational in Cary, NC. We also hosted our own tournament in the fall called the Panther Open, located at Schenley Park. Additionally, we went to Dayton, OH and qualified for the gold bracket! Most importantly, we qualified for the Tennis on Campus Nationals Tournament!
This year, the 2020 Tennis on Campus National Tournament is being played in Orlando, Florida from April 1st-4th. Sixty-four teams from across the country will travel to compete at the USTA National Campus. At this tournament, we get the opportunity to play against many teams from around the country who we normally would not play.
As anyone who participated on the Pitt Club Tennis Team can attest, tournaments to this magnitude or any travel tournament is a unique and unbelievable experience. We are able to meet new people, play competitive tennis, and most importantly, have loads of fun! We would love nothing more than to do it again.
Although we truly need as much support as possible to be able to travel to Orlando, we do quite a bit of fundraising as team throughout the academic year. We had the opportunity to hold our fourth annual Pitt Panther Open which gave players in the Pitt community a chance to compete and try out!
We have also fundraised by teaming with local restaurants in Pittsburgh, as well as hosting events such as dodgeball tournaments, a popcorn fundraiser, and even volunteering at Pitt football games. These fundraisers (in addition to team dues) have brought in enough money to finance most of our regular season expenses. We are now looking to fundraise for one of our largest expenses to date, Nationals, in Orlando, FL.
Here's where the EngagePitt™ funds will go:
• $250: Registration
• $2,844: Hotel Rooms (for the team)
• $5,370: Transportation (air fare and rental cars)
• $8,464: TOTAL
Any funds we raise in excess of our goal will go towards general season costs such as court time, tennis balls, etc.
Our team is excited to represent the University of Pittsburgh this year at the Tennis on Campus Nationals Tournament. Any amount of help to reach this goal is very much appreciated. Together we can show everyone what Pitt is made of! Hail to Pitt!
Thank you so much! This donation is equivalent to the tournament entry fee for one player.
This contribution can cover the cost of one day of transportation at nationals for one car! Thank you!
This contribution will help us pay for tournament lodging. Your donation is equivalent to one night in a hotel for four players. Thank you for aiding to one of our biggest expenses!
Your donation will cover the registration of the entire team. We appreciate your contribution!
Your donation will pay for the registration for the entire team as well as the cost for team uniforms. We are extremely grateful for your philanthropy, thank you!
We appreciate your supreme generosity! With this donation, we can afford to pay for 20% of the team’s transportation fees to make it down to Orlando for nationals!
