Middle Tennessee State University Athletics
Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis to Host 2026 Wally Tidwell Pro-Am
7/22/2026 10:46:00 AM | Men's Tennis, Women's Tennis
MURFREESBORO, Tenn. – MTSU men's and women's tennis will host the 2026 Wally Tidwell Pro-Am on September 11-12 at the Adams Tennis Complex (ATC).
The Pro-Am is an annual event that fundraises for the MTSU tennis programs, raising money for various needs such as rackets, equipment, and live stream cameras. It will consist of doubles matches including MTSU players, coaches, local pros and alumni, along with local players.
Sign-ups are online here, or through the QR code below.
The Pro-Am schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 11th
5:30-6:30 p.m. - Tennis Clinic indoors at the ATC with MTSU players.
6:30-8 p.m. - Dinner and drinks on the mezzanine indoors (tennis clothes are welcome and expected).
Saturday, September 12th (ON Campus at New Outdoor Tennis Facility)
7:45-8:30 a.m. - Light refreshments and warm-up.
8 a.m. - Ladies' and outdoors matches begin.
10:30 a.m. - Men's arrival and warm-up.
11 a.m. - Men's matches begin.
11-1 p.m. - Lunch on the mezzanine.
6 p.m. - Watch the Blue Raiders on TV vs. Marshall!
Additionally, $50 mulligans are available for purchase, with funds helping to supplement both tennis programs. Mulligans act as a re-do on a single point per match. Checks can be made payable to MTSU Tennis Pro-Am.
Sponsors are always welcome to contribute to the program and any funds would support both the men's and women's tennis teams. Listed below are the giving levels for sponsors.
2026 MTSU Pro-Am Donation Levels:
$5,000+ - Leading donation for events on Friday or Saturday (2 available), tennis clinic by tennis staff, large size logo (2 available) on t-shirt and on-court signage, along with 4 participants in the event.
$2,500 - Major supporting court donation signage with (4 available) medium size logos on t-shirt, along with 2 participants in the event.
$1,000 - Supporting court donation signage, (8 available) logos on t-shirt, and 2 participants to event
$500 - Media book signage, 2 Pro-Am shirts and two participants to the event.
Any inquiries can be directed to men's tennis coach Jimmy Borendame (jimmy.borendame@mtsu.edu) or women's tennis coach Tayo Bailey-Duvall (Tayo.Bailey-Duvall@mtsu.edu).
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