Advocacy for Tennis in Montana
Montana is a big, rural state with a smaller population, comparatively.
Tennis is growing fast here – which means every court, every program, and every advocate’s voice can have a big impact.
What is advocacy?
Across Montana, the need is specific and growing: repairing aging courts, expanding access, and making sure new facilities keep pace with the players showing up to use them.
Finding the people and organizations in your community who can move tennis forward is the best place to start. It’s rarely just about tennis – it’s about using tennis to solve problems people care about: youth development, public health, and quality of life in areas across Montana.
Building public support and awareness for tennis helps protect the sport we love and provides pathways for us to advance forward.
Big Sky… Bigger Growth
Tennis in Montana is on a genuine upswing. League participation has grown, double where we were in 2024. Tournament’s have had record breaking participation numbers. Montana is outpacing many other USTA districts in the country – a real signal that more Montanans are picking up a racquet, not just that a few programs are having a good season.
That growth is happening in a state where courts are often old, spread across large distances, and subject to short spring and summer seasons and long harsh winters. Montana doesn’t have the population density to absorb rapid growth quietly – every new player picking up a racket is a visible, local story, in Missoula, Bozeman, Billings, Great Falls, Helena, and every one of Montana’s towns in between.
Montana’s growth and support of Intermountain’s metrics
JULY 2025-2026 YEAR OVER YEAR METRICS
Advocacy in Action… Communities that need your help to keep tennis going!
What if your tennis team had no true home courts, limited funding, and spent hours traveling just to compete?
Red Lodge is working toward a brighter future with plans for a new community tennis complex that will provide opportunities for youth, high school players, leagues, tournaments, and public play for generations to come. Read the inspiring story, learn about the challenges they are facing, and discover how you can help.
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💙 Advocacy starts with awareness. Forsyth tennis team story coming soon.
Case studies of advocacy in our district
Learn about how communities in Montana have come together to protect and grow tennis.
Hardin, MT
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Ennis, MT
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supporting tennis in Montana
Advocacy Resources
Learn about ways and find resources to help grow the sport we love.
Help
Get involved! There is strength in numbers – find ways to volunteer in Montana
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Data & Resources
Participation numbers, growth trends, and the data behind Montana’s tennis boom – see how we are doing
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Every Voice Matters!
You don’t need to be a tennis professional, elected official, or fundraising expert to advocate for tennis. You just need to care enough to start the conversation.
Some of the most meaningful tennis projects in Montana begin with one person recognizing a need and speaking up.
Maybe your community has courts that need to be repaired. Maybe your school needs equipment, your local program needs a place to play, or your town needs more opportunities for kids and adults to get on the court. Tell us about it.
USTA Montana can help you identify resources, connect with community partners, explore potential grant opportunities, gather participation data, and determine what steps could help move a project forward.
Your community could be our next success story.
If you see an opportunity for tennis in your community, don’t assume someone else will take the first step.
Be the voice that gets the conversation started.
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