Wyoming has the smallest junior tennis scene of any state in this guide — and families here play the sport for the love of it. Tournaments require travel, the community is tight, and kids who stick with tennis in Wyoming develop a self-reliance that serves them everywhere. Here's how to navigate it.
Your USTA Section: Intermountain
Wyoming belongs to USTA Intermountain, which also covers Colorado, southern Idaho, Montana, Utah, and southern Nevada. The section runs the junior tournament calendar, rankings, and sectional championships. For Wyoming families, filtering by the Intermountain section in tournament searches is essential — the vast majority of your child's events will be in neighboring states, particularly Colorado and Utah.
How to Find Tournaments in Wyoming
Use the official USTA tournament search at https://playtennis.usta.com/tournaments:
- Enter your zip code — Cheyenne, Casper, Laramie, and Jackson host occasional junior events, but expect a thin in-state calendar.
- Select "Junior" for youth-only results.
- Filter by the Intermountain section to see the full regional calendar — this is where you'll find most of your tournaments.
- Choose an age division (12U, 14U, 16U, or 18U).
- Pick a level: L7 is the entry point — local, open to everyone, low pressure, and the ideal first tournament. Since Wyoming L7s are scarce, your child's first events may well be in Colorado or Utah — that's normal here. L6 and L5 follow with experience; L1 is the national level and a long-term goal.
The Little Mo Pathway (Ages 8–12)
For players ages 8–12, the Little Mo program from the Maureen Connolly Brinker Tennis Foundation offers regional tournaments across the country — the "Road to the Little Mo Nationals" — with top finishers advancing to the Little Mo Nationals in Austin, Texas each fall.
Check the foundation's official Little Mo site for this year's regional locations and entry deadlines by searching "Little Mo tennis tournaments" online.
Practical Tips for Wyoming Parents
- Plan travel as the norm, not the exception. Most Wyoming junior tournaments happen in Colorado (the Denver and Fort Collins areas especially), Utah, or Montana. Rather than fighting this, embrace it: pick a handful of well-chosen travel events per season, prepare thoroughly, and make each trip count. Quality over quantity is the Wyoming way.
- Play every in-state event you can. When Wyoming does host junior tournaments, show up. Small draws mean lots of matches, familiar opponents who become friends, and a supportive atmosphere that's perfect for first-time tournament players. These events are the backbone of the state's junior community.
- Use the offseason for development. With travel required for most competition, many Wyoming families concentrate tournaments into a few blocks and use the time between for training. That rhythm — train at home, compete on the road — actually mirrors how high-level juniors structure their years. Lean into it.
Be the Wall
Wyoming tennis families invest more — miles, weekends, commitment — than almost anyone to give their kids this sport. Make sure your child experiences that investment as love, not pressure. Cheer the effort, enjoy the road trips, no yelling, no shaming. Be the Wall.
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