Mayo Pharmacy Bismarck Open

Our largest tournament of the year is less than a month away and attracts players of all ages, locations, and skill levels.

• Thursday-Friday (July 31 - August 1): Mayo Pharmacy Bismarck Junior Open (Juniors)
• Friday (August 1): Mayo Pharmacy Bismarck Youth Open (10 & Under)
• Friday-Sunday (August 1-3): Mayo Pharmacy $7500 Bismarck Open - Sanctioned (Adults & Juniors)
• Friday-Sunday (August 1-3): Mayo Pharmacy NTRP Bismarck Open - Unsanctioned (Adults & Juniors)

- New change this year: The NTRP divisions are unsanctioned (similar to the Jackie Dockter  tournament) and thus do not require a paid USTA membership, but do require a free USTA account.

- Please note that the combined Adult and Junior events on Friday-Sunday currently don't allow players to sign up for 2 doubles events and we are working on getting that fixed.

- For questions, please contact Erik Porter (Bismarck Open Tournament Director) at erikporter37@gmail.com or (701) 426-0320.

Request for Hosts

In an effort to attract more adult players for the 2025 Mayo Pharmacy Bismarck Open (August 1-3), BMTA is seeking individuals and families who would be willing to host adult competitors to offer additional accommodation options. Most players who would be interested in a host option are between the ages of 18-25 and are often playing on a college team. They would be arriving on Thursday (July 31) or Friday (August 1) and leaving on Sunday (August 3). If you would be interested in hosting, or can refer someone who would be interested in hosting, please contact erikporter37@gmail.com or (701) 426-0320.

For those willing to host, please provide the following details:

- Your contact information

- How many players you would be willing to host

- What dates you would be willing to host

Free Tennis Lesson

In an effort to give back to our community, we are offering a free private 1on1 tennis lesson to anyone who is interested. You must be rated at NTRP of 3.0 or below (or JV) to ensure our instructor is better than you and properly able to provide you tips on strategy and/or technique. Your instructor will be a board member or anyone else who is interested in teaching. If you are interested in this opportunity to take a lesson or teach a lesson, please contact Nikhil at nikhilkalothia@gmail.com or (734) 837-4233.

Adult Fall Doubles League

Registration for Adult Fall Doubles League (Intermediate & Advanced) is open HERE. You are encouraged to sign up early to guarantee your spot.

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2025 BMTA Scholarship Winners

We received a record number of applications this year.

CONGRATULATIONS to our 2025 BMTA Scholarship Winners:

Karter Hatzenbuhler (Mandan High)

Mykaela Jorgenson (Century High)

Charles Holzer (Century High)

Lauren Katzung (Mandan High)

To all of the graduating seniors: we wish you the very best in your future endeavors and can't wait to see/hear about all the great things you will accomplish!

Mandan Open Recap

Our 11th annual Mandan Open was held Friday (June 27) & Saturday (June 28). Both the Singles and Doubles events had the highest turnout since 2020. Congratulations to all of our winners!

Boys 18 & Under Singles

1) Ryan Bitz

2) Jared Christen

Girls 18 & Under Singles

1) Jenny Pitcher

2) Elise Roberts

Girls 16 & Under Singles

1) Sophia Schneider

2) Zoe Flemmer

Boys 14 & Under Singles

1) Ryker Dunlop

2) Andrew Wanner

Girls 14 & Under Singles

1) Brooklyn Feickert

2) Helen Heick

A Doubles

1) Mason & Jared Pitcher

2) Paul Christen & Declan Wollschlager 

B Doubles

1) Jacob & Kyle Wanner 

2) Karl & Rae Nohner 

C Doubles

1) Shayna Klitze & Ava Dunlop 

2) Tammy & Anna Martian 

D Doubles

1) Max Chouinard & Clare Warford 

2) Melissa Morasch & Jessica Turner 

E Doubles

1) Alex Frank & Levi Swenson

2) Andrew & James Wanner

Thank you to all of the players who competed and all of the family/friends who came out to support and watch.

BMTA Member of the Year Nominations

In an effort to receive more nominations, we are opening up our nominations earlier this year for the 2025 BMTA Member of the Year. This award is for someone who best exemplifies the mission of BMTA to promote, support and grow tennis, or otherwise made a significant difference in the Bismarck-Mandan community. You can email bmtatennis1972@gmail.com with the name of the person you are nominating and a brief write-up of why that person is deserving.

BMTA Accounts

Please ensure that your BMTA account has your correct email address and correct phone number listed under phone number (the system does not show us what's under mobile number). If they are not correct, please fix them. We often use what's on there when contacting you for leagues, events, or non-sanctioned tournaments.

Dakota Circuit Leaderboard
Men
Gage Gohl - 11
Tyler Haddorff - 10
Siphos Montsi - 10
Bjorn Swenson - 10
Benjamin Sparks - 10
Kyle Seelig - 9
Women
Jessica Failla - 9
Maria Sholokhova - 9
Tianna Rangan - 7
Quinn Bernthal - 7
Whitney Hanley - 7

Point System 

5 points for entering each tournament, 1 point for each singles or doubles win (byes and walkovers don't count) - maximum of 6 win points per tournament (maximum of 11 total points per tournament)
2 bonus points for any player entering all 4 tournaments

The prize money is $3,000 for each 1st place man and woman, $500 to each 2nd place man and woman. Check out the website for details: dakotatennis.org

Dakota Circuit starts with the $25,000 Midland Scientific Open in Rapid City June 27-29, the $15,000 Red River Open in Fargo July 11–13, the $20,000 South Dakota Open in Sioux Falls July 18–20, and finishes with the $7,500 Mayo Pharmacy Bismarck Open Aug 1-3. Hope to see you there!

Tournaments

More info about these and other tournaments can be found on the BMTA Events page HERE.

Full list of USTA Tournaments in the region can be found HERE

Full list of USTA Tournaments in the region for juniors specifically can be found HERE

Schedules for Summer League

Summer League Schedules are posted HERE