Royal Tennis Academy

The Royal Tennis Academy is the tennis school that the player attends in Mario Tennis (GBC) and Mario Tennis: Power Tour. The school competes in the Island Open tennis tournaments.

Classes (Game Boy Advance)

The Junior Class is coached by Mark and is home to a number of "emotionally wonky" people, as he once put it. Each player tends to have an amusing or distressing quirk about them that Mark will comment about after Clay or Ace wins a ranking match.

Singles Ranked Players

• Sophia – Rank 4
• Mason – Rank 3
• Sasha – Rank 2
• Chris – Rank 1

Doubles Ranked Teams

• Sophia and Meg – Rank 4
• Mason and Chad – Rank 3
• Sasha and Sylvia – Rank 2
• Chris and Kyle – Rank 1

The Senior Class is coached by Emily and is generally more mentally stable than the Junior Class. Upon reaching the Senior Class, the player can access some of the PS machines in the Training Center to develop Power Shots.

Singles Ranked Players

• Gary – Rank 4
• Kyoko – Rank 3
• Roy – Rank 2
• Emi – Rank 1

Doubles Ranked Teams

• Linda and Shawn – Rank 4
• Gary and Jet – Rank 3
• Kyoko and Micki – Rank 2
• Emi and Roy – Rank 1

The Varsity Class is coached by Kevin and is home to the most respected players at the Academy. At this point, more PS machines are accessible to the player. By reaching Rank 2, the player is given a position representing the Academy at the Island Open, although he/she can still try for Rank 1 before going to the tournament. In doubles, Emi and Roy split up after Clay and Ace arrive, as do Flit and Skipper.

Singles Ranked Players

• Paula – Rank 4
• Tori – Rank 3
• Whisker – Rank 2
• Elroy – Rank 1

Doubles Ranked Teams

• Roy and Skipper – Rank 4
• Emi and Flit – Rank 3
• Whisker and Paula – Rank 2
• Elroy and Tori – Rank 1