the callen cup

Callen Cup Information & Player Application:

The 2025 Callen Cup Team Championships will be held on clay courts at the Huntsville Tennis Center in Huntsville, Alabama from May 29 - June 1, 2025. The Callen Cup is named in honor of longtime Southern Executive Director, John Callen. Up to 300 of the South's best players go to Huntsville to represent their state in a team championship.

Divisions are Men's and Women's Singles and Doubles: 35, 45, 55, 65, 75

Each team match (except W75) consists of two singles and one doubles. The women's 75 division play one singles, one doubles format. The minimum number of players in each age division is two, with a maximum of four.

USTA membership and Arkansas residency are requirements for consideration. No players can have a current WTA or ATP ranking. All consideration is made by the captains to choose the best team based on the player background of each player. Team captains are Joe Murphy, Crystal Noble, and Wyatt Miller.

Click here for the application form.

2024 Callen Cup Players:

Men's 45s - Brad Phelps, Otto Fry, Wyatt Miller

Men's 55s - Gary Jones, Alex Rivas, Matt Jones

Women's 65s - Ruth Light, Monita Collins, Crystal Noble, Judi Fess

Men's 65s - John Bailey, Joseph Beck, Joseph Murphy, Greg Fess

Women's 75s - Margaret Collier, Anne Buchanan, Janie Calvert, Karen Bryant

Men's 75s - Steve Duffel, Paul Pautsch, David Scherrey, Hal Fincher

Congratulations to all our players who represented Arkansas!