The ITA Summer Circuit presented by the USTA is the brainchild of Indiana head women's tennis coach Lin Loring and provides college (and junior) players the opportunity to compete in organized events virtually year round. It is made up of eight regional circuits (East, Southeast, Midwest, Central, (new) Mid-Atlantic, Mountain, Southwest and West) and each region consists of four consecutive open tournaments played during the month of July, leading up to the August 7-11 ITA National Summer Championships in Bloomington, Indiana. Over 24,000 men and women have competed in circuit events since it began in 1993.