Tennis in Lubbock, Texas
Lubbock is West Texas’s most active tennis city, with more than 70 courts across private clubs, public facilities, universities and high schools on the South Plains. The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club is the city’s premier private destination, with indoor and outdoor courts alongside full fitness amenities; the city-operated Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center carries 12 lighted courts for community play; and LakeRidge Country Club adds indoor courts that keep play going year-round.
The college game is unusually strong for a city this size, and it runs on two tracks. Texas Tech competes in the Big 12 at the 12-court McLeod Tennis Center, where the women took the 2025 Big 12 Championship. Across town, Lubbock Christian University fields NCAA Division II men’s and women’s teams in the Lone Star Conference at the Penny Gullo Tennis Center — a programme revived after more than thirty years away. Lubbock is also a recognised regional UIL site, with competitive high school tennis across Lubbock ISD, Frenship ISD and Lubbock-Cooper ISD.
Highlighted Events
Regional UIL competition, Big 12 college tennis and USTA Texas league play — the fixtures that shape the South Plains calendar.
UIL Regional Tennis
Lubbock is a recognised regional site for UIL tennis, hosting district and regional competition for high schools from across West Texas and the South Plains.
Big 12 Tennis at Texas Tech
Both Red Raider programs compete at the 12-court Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center, which seats 589 and has hosted collegiate and professional events since 2000.
USTA Texas League Play
USTA League play runs throughout Lubbock County within the USTA Texas Section, alongside USTA-sanctioned and UTR-rated adult tournaments through the season.
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Tennis courts & facilities in Lubbock
Public courts, private clubs, university facilities and school complexes across Lubbock and the surrounding South Plains towns.
Everything sits within a short drive: the city’s public center, two country clubs, the premier private club and both university facilities.
Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center Lubbock, TX 79409
Penny Gullo Tennis Center Lubbock, TX 79407
School and municipal courts across the towns ringing Lubbock, led by the eight-court complex at Frenship.
Frenship Athletic Complex Tennis Courts Wolfforth, TX 79382
Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center 3030 66th Street, Lubbock, TX
Hillcrest Country Club 4011 N Boston Ave, Lubbock, TX 79408
LakeRidge Country Club 8802 Vicksburg Ave,, Lubbock, TX 79424
South Plains Tennis Association 1002 Cancer Center Dr, Lubbock, TX 79430
The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club 4705 112th St, Lubbock, TX 79424
Before you go: Burgess-Rushing is city-operated and open to the community. The Falls, LakeRidge and Hillcrest are member access, and the McLeod and Penny Gullo centers are university facilities that block time for matches, practice and camps. The Frenship courts are a school complex. Wind is the local variable — the South Plains is open country and afternoon play can be a different game from morning play, so the indoor courts at The Falls and LakeRidge are worth knowing about.
Junior Tennis Development
Lubbock’s junior pathway is coordinated rather than fragmented — one organisation ties the public and private programs together, feeding UIL high school tennis and the USTA Texas Section.
Youth Tennis Lubbock
CitywideCoordinates junior programming across The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club and the Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center — the organising layer that ties the city’s junior pathway together.
The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club
LubbockA full junior pathway from QuickStart red, orange and green ball programs for ages 4–13 through Junior Development Elite tracks for players rated 4.0 UTR and above, with drills, clinics and Dartfish video analysis for advanced players. Website
Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center
LubbockThe city’s public junior development base on 12 lighted courts, running structured junior programs and lessons alongside community play.
Texas Tech Summer Tennis Camp
Texas TechAn annual summer camp run by the university at the McLeod Tennis Center, giving local juniors court time in a Division I environment. Website
USTA Texas Junior Pathway
Section-wideLubbock juniors compete within the USTA Texas Section, progressing through sanctioned tournaments and rankings before UIL high school competition. Website
Competitive Adult Tennis
Adult play runs through USTA Texas league play across Lubbock County, alongside club-level tournaments and UTR-rated events. The Falls and LakeRidge host regular round robins, mixers and league play, and Lubbock draws entries from across the South Plains and West Texas. Representative leagues, tournaments and clinics below.
Adult Leagues
Adult Tournaments
Adult Clinics
Did You Know?
Lubbock carries two college tennis programmes and more than 70 courts. Two highlights:
The Texas Tech women won the 2025 Big 12 Championship 4–2 over UCF for only the second Big 12 tournament title in programme history, with Yekaterina Dmitrichenko named Most Outstanding Player.
Lubbock Christian brought tennis back after more than thirty years without a programme, alongside the new Penny Gullo Tennis Center — championed by Jerry Franklin, a Texas Tennis Hall of Fame coach who played on LCU’s first organised team and later coached 13 state champions.
College Tennis in Lubbock
Two programmes in one city, at two levels — Division I in the Big 12 and Division II in the Lone Star Conference.
Texas Tech Red Raiders
LubbockNCAA Division I · Big 12 · Both teams play at the Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center, a 12-court facility seating 589 that has hosted collegiate and professional events since 2000. The women won the 2025 Big 12 Championship 4–2 over UCF for the programme’s second Big 12 tournament title, with Yekaterina Dmitrichenko named Most Outstanding Player. The men have reached the NCAA Championships twelve times, including a Sweet 16 in 2005, and are now led by Michael Breler. Men | Women
Lubbock Christian Chaps & Lady Chaps
LubbockNCAA Division II · Lone Star · Lubbock’s second college programme, playing at the on-campus Penny Gullo Tennis Center. The tennis programme returned after more than thirty years, championed by Texas Tennis Hall of Fame coach Jerry Franklin. The Lady Chaps reached the NCAA Division II South Central Regional in May 2026, finishing 15–7 and ranked No. 42 in their second NCAA postseason appearance. Men | Women
Lubbock Area High School Tennis
High school tennis here is governed by UIL Tennis, which runs district, regional and state championships. Lubbock ISD, Frenship ISD and Lubbock-Cooper ISD all field competitive boys and girls programs.
Lubbock High Westerners
LubbockUIL 5A · District 3. One of the oldest athletic programs in the city. Advanced to the UIL 5A boys doubles state quarterfinal in 2022, a marker of strong individual development.
Lubbock Monterey Plainsmen
LubbockUIL 5A · District 3. A historically strong program that regularly advances in district tournaments and regional qualifiers.
Lubbock Coronado Mustangs
LubbockUIL 5A · District 3. One of Lubbock’s most competitive programs and a consistent district and regional contender.
Lubbock-Cooper Pirates
LubbockUIL 5A · District 3. A growing Lubbock-Cooper ISD program with increasing district competitiveness.
Frenship Tigers
WolfforthUIL 5A · District 3. An eight-court dedicated complex with lights and covered seating at the Frenship Athletic Complex, and multiple district championships. Dropped from 6A in the 2026-28 realignment after twelve years in the largest classification.
Frenship Memorial
WolfforthUIL 5A · District 3. Frenship ISD’s second high school, in its first year with a full-time varsity schedule.
Lubbock Estacado Matadors
LubbockUIL 4A. An active Lubbock ISD district competitor providing opportunities alongside the larger city programs.
Lubbock-Cooper Liberty
LubbockUIL 4A. Lubbock-Cooper ISD’s second high school, competing in the 4A district with Estacado, Levelland and the Panhandle schools.
The 2026-28 realignment changed the map, and 6A left the South Plains entirely. Frenship had been a 6A school since the classification was created in 2014. In the realignment released in February 2026 it dropped to 5A — and because it was the region’s last 6A program, there are now no 6A schools anywhere on the South Plains. Anyone working from an older guide will see Lubbock described as a 4A-through-6A market; it is now 4A and 5A, with 3A programs in the surrounding towns.
A ten-team district is the practical consequence. The six Lubbock-area 5A schools now share District 3-5A with the four Amarillo ISD programs — Amarillo High, Caprock, Palo Duro and Tascosa. Geography left the UIL little choice, but it makes for one of the largest and most competitive districts in West Texas, and a long drive north for a good share of the season. Frenship Memorial, Frenship ISD’s second high school, joins with its first full-time varsity schedule.
Lubbock is a regional UIL site. The city hosts district and regional competition for schools from across West Texas, which means local players compete on home courts at a stage where most programs are travelling. Combined with the court supply — more than 70 across the city — and two college programs to train around, it is a strong development environment for juniors aiming at college tennis. UIL alignments reset every two years, so re-check before each season.
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Lubbock Tennis Facts
Curious one-line facts about the people, places and history that make tennis in Lubbock unique.
Lubbock is West Texas’s most active tennis city, with more than 70 courts across clubs, public facilities, universities and schools.
The city-operated Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center on 66th Street offers 12 lighted courts for community play.
The Falls Tennis & Athletic Club runs 8 courts including 4 indoor, alongside full fitness and wellness amenities.
LakeRidge Country Club adds 6 courts including 2 indoor, giving Lubbock genuine year-round indoor capacity.
Texas Tech’s Don & Ethel McLeod Tennis Center has 12 lighted courts, seats 589 and has hosted events since 2000.
The Texas Tech women won the 2025 Big 12 Championship 4–2 over UCF, the programme’s second Big 12 tournament title.
Texas Tech’s men have made twelve NCAA Championship appearances, including a Sweet 16 run in 2005.
Lubbock Christian University fields NCAA Division II men’s and women’s tennis in the Lone Star Conference.
LCU’s tennis programme returned after more than thirty years, alongside the new Penny Gullo Tennis Center.
The LCU return was championed by Jerry Franklin, inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame in 1986 after coaching 13 state champions.
Lubbock is a recognised regional site for UIL tennis, hosting district and regional competition for West Texas schools.
Frenship High School plays on an eight-court complex with lights and covered seating at the Frenship Athletic Complex.
In the 2026-28 UIL realignment Frenship dropped to 5A, leaving no 6A schools anywhere in the South Plains.
Junior development is coordinated by Youth Tennis Lubbock across The Falls and Burgess-Rushing.
Lubbock’s flat geography and dry climate keep outdoor play available for most of the year.