Intercounty Tennis Association

What Intercounty Tennis Association does

Intercounty Tennis Association (ICTA) is a not-for-profit association founded in 1962 that coordinates competitive inter-club tennis leagues across Southern Ontario, spanning from Peterborough to Hamilton and from downtown Toronto to Barrie, Caledon, and King City. The organization operates four core league products—Mixed, Ladies, +55, and Junior—each subdivided into skill-level divisions, plus the Tennis ROCKS junior festival and the annual Championship Finals held at Sobeys Stadium at York University. ICTA served a record 359 teams in 2026, up from 344 in 2025, drawn from a membership base of 93 to over 100 tennis clubs.

The association's operational backbone is the Tenniscores web-based league management platform, which handles team registration, scheduling, match results, statistics, and player ratings across all four leagues. ICTA also operates distinct web portals for each league (icmixed, icladies, ic55, icjuniors on Tenniscores), and uses email, its intercountytennis.com website, and social media as the primary communications and marketing channels with club representatives, captains, and members.

ICTA's revenue model is built on three streams: annual club membership fees of $60 per club, per-team entry fees of $70 for adult teams and $50 for junior teams, and sponsorship packages offering digital advertising, tournament signage, social media shoutouts, and email blasts to a sponsor roster that includes Merchant of Tennis, Tennis Canada, Ontario Tennis Association, Tennispot, and National Bank. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors, with the 2026 board led by President Sonja Zibin, Vice President Stuart Teather, and Treasurer Vera Ljucovic. ICTA has no parent company, no external investors, and no disclosed headcount.

Name

Intercounty Tennis Association

Legal name

InterCounty Tennis Association

Website

https://intercountytennis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Intercounty Tennis Association is a 1962-founded not-for-profit that coordinates competitive inter-club tennis leagues across Southern Ontario, serving 93+ member clubs and a record 359 teams in 2026 through Mixed, Ladies, +55, and Junior divisions, the Tennis ROCKS festival, and championships at Sobeys Stadium.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Amateur Sports League Organization

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394), Sports Teams and Clubs (711211), All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (71399)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Tennis Leagues & Team Competitions (MPAKAAAJ)

Keywords

• Competitive tennis leagues
• Interclub tennis coordination
• Amateur tennis association
• Tennis league management
• Junior tennis programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Club Membership Fees: Annual membership fees charged to member clubs. Clubs pay $60 per year for membership, with additional team entry fees of $70 per adult team and $50 per junior team.
2. Team Entry Fees: Per-team entry fees for league participation: $70 for each Adult team (Ladies, Mixed, +55) and $50 for each Junior team. Teams register online with no payment collected during registration; payment is made via Interac e-Transfer or cheque.
3. Sponsorship Revenue: Sponsorship packages offering digital advertising, tournament signage, social media shoutouts, and targeted email blasts. Sponsors include Merchant of Tennis, Tennis Canada, Ontario Tennis Association, and Tennispot.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Intercounty Tennis Association (ICTA) is a not-for-profit organization that coordinates regional competitive inter-club tennis leagues across Southern Ontario. It operates four seasonal leagues—Mixed, Ladies, +55 (seniors), and Junior—managing schedules, divisions, rules, and championships for over 90 member clubs using the Tenniscores web platform. The association also hosts the Tennis ROCKS Festival and the annual ICTA Championship Finals at Sobeys Stadium.

Product overview

The Intercounty Tennis Association (ICTA) is a non-profit organization that operates as a regional tennis league coordinator, not a technology product company. ICTA facilitates and coordinates competitive inter-club tennis leagues across the Greater Toronto and surrounding areas. The core service portfolio consists of five distinct league offerings: Mixed League, Ladies League, +55 League, and Junior League—all managed through the Tenniscores platform for scheduling and score tracking—plus the Tennis ROCKS Festival for junior tennis events. The organization also runs the annual ICTA Championship finals. These leagues run seasonal competition from mid-May to mid-August, with teams grouped geographically into divisions of 6-8 clubs, playing home and away matches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mixed League Competitive and social mixed-gender tennis league offering four skill levels (Majors, A, B, C) with a 6-match lineup format (Men's, Ladies, Mixed 1, Mixed 2, Open 1, Open 2) played Tuesday and Thursday evenings from mid-May to mid-August for member clubs and their teams.
• Ladies League Women's tennis league divided into four divisions (Majors, A, B, C) for member club teams, with Majors/A/B playing on Wednesdays with four lines and C division playing on Tuesdays with three lines for a more relaxed competitive pace.
• +55 League Tennis league for players aged 55 and older, divided into three competitive levels (A, B, C) with Thursday morning fixtures featuring Men's, Ladies', and Mixed doubles matches, emphasizing smart doubles play and camaraderie.
• Junior League Youth tennis leagues for member clubs offering Superstars (U12, Saturday mornings) and Allstars (U14/U18, Saturday afternoons) divisions with age-appropriate Next Gen match format (two pro sets to 4 games with tiebreaker at 1-1).
• Tennis ROCKS Festival

Quantifiable outcome

• 359 teams participated in 2026 season, a record-breaking 15-team increase from 2025 (344 teams)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• National BankflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026National Bank co-sponsors the GAME. SET. EQUITY. Community Tennis Grant with Tennis Canada. The grant invests in community programs across Canada that advance equity, inclusion, and sustainable opportunities for women and girls in tennis. ICTA was awarded this grant for 2026.
• Tennis CanadaflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerTennis Canada is a non-profit national sport association responsible for leading the growth, promotion and showcasing of tennis in Canada. They own and operate the National Bank Open men's and women's events. Tennis Canada invested its surplus into tennis development and awarded ICTA the GAME. SET. EQUITY. Community Tennis Grant in 2026. ICTA is recognized as a key regional partner.
• Ontario Tennis Association (OTA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ontario Tennis Association (OTA) is the provincial sport governing body for tennis in Ontario, incorporated under the Corporation Act. It is the largest provincial tennis association in Canada, boasting 220 clubs and 55,000 adult and child tennis players. The OTA kicked off the 2026 Junior Tennis season at Holy Angels Catholic School in partnership with Central Tennis Club. ICTA and OTA co-organize the Tennis ROCKS Festival.
• Merchant of TenniscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerMerchant of Tennis is a company founded by tennis players and professionals celebrating over 30 years in business. They are the preferred retailer of the Ontario Tennis Association and have sponsored Team Ontario for over 10 years. They proudly support the Toronto Tennis Junior League, the Intercounty Tennis Association, and have an ongoing partnership with the Doug Philpott Inner City Children's Tennis Fund.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Ontario Tennis Association: Provincial sport governing body for tennis in Ontario, overseeing 220 clubs and 55,000 players. It is a direct partner of ICTA through the Tennis ROCKS Festival and serves as the broader umbrella body whose membership pool ICTA draws from.
• United States Tennis Association (USTA): National governing body for tennis in the United States that runs extensive sectional and inter-club league programs (e.g., USTA League). It is the closest structural analog to what ICTA operates at a regional scale.
• Tennis Canada: National sport association for tennis in Canada and operator of the National Bank Open. Tennis Canada awards ICTA community grants and recognizes it as a key regional partner, making it both a funder and a higher-level counterpart.
• Tennis Australia: National body for tennis in Australia, running state-level competitions and club programs. Functionally analogous to Tennis Canada and operates similar inter-club league coordination at scale.
• Lawn Tennis Association (UK): National governing body for tennis in Great Britain, running county-level league structures and club affiliation programs. Comparable in operating inter-club leagues and governing club membership at a regional tier.

Direct peers

• New England Tennis Association: Regional tennis association in the U.S. that organizes inter-club league play across multiple divisions and age groups. Operates a similar model to ICTA: membership-based clubs, seasonal league play, and sectional championships.
• USTA Northern California: Regional section of the USTA that runs inter-club team leagues, adult and junior divisions, and seasonal championships. Closely comparable to ICTA in mission, structure, and member-club orientation.
• Southern Tennis Association (USTA Southern): USTA section across the U.S. Southeast that organizes inter-club leagues across multiple states. Closely parallel to ICTA in scope (multi-state regional coordinator) and product (adult and junior team leagues).
• Intermountain Tennis Association: USTA section covering Utah, Idaho, and Montana that organizes inter-club adult and junior leagues. A direct structural peer running a regional tennis league coordinator model similar to ICTA.

Others

• Tennis Point: Tennis retailer and digital platform that sponsors ICTA and operates tennis content/community tools. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct league competitor; included because it is a recognized ICTA sponsor and operates in the same tennis community.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ICTA_Tennis
• Facebookfacebook.com/IntercountyTennisAssociation

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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