Die ehemalige Tennisspielerin und heutige Trainerin Tashi hat ihren Mann Art in einen weltberühmten Grand-Slam-Champion verwandelt. Um ihn aus seiner jüngsten Pechsträhne aufzurütteln, meldet sie ihn für ein "Challenger"-Turnier an - die unterste Stufe der Profi-Turniere -, bei dem er seinem ehemals besten Freund und Tashis Ex-Freund gegenübersteht.

(Long Synopsis) "When former tennis pro Owen “Game Set” Match gets fired from his cushy job instructing at the affluent Fountain Club, he’s forced to take a position at the gritty public courts of the Derby City Recreation Center. There he contends with his new co-workers, a ragtag group of tennis pro misfits; his boss Sherry, a strong-willed, single mother; and her son Jake, a goth teenager and secret tennis hopeful. Slowly Owen begins to win over his colleagues, mend his broken friendships and help Jake fix his serve … and develops a romantic connection with Sherry, despite her insistence that she doesn't date tennis pros. Just when things seem to be looking up, Owen’s former boss and court nemesis challenges the Derby City club to a showdown in the annual Combo Cup tennis tournament. As he leads his team of oddball amateurs, Owen learns the most valuable lesson of all … On the court or off, everyone deserves a second chance!"

An overenthusiastic high-school maintenance man attempts to lead an unlikely group of misfits to the Nebraska state tennis championship in Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story? director Danny Leiner's underdog sports comedy. American Pie star Seann William Scott stars as the ambitious janitor who believes he has what it takes to coach the winning team.

Ein Mann versucht die Karriereleiter zu erklimmen, indem er seinen Vorgesetzten seine Wohnung als Liebesnest zur Verfügung stellt. Als er jedoch selbst eine Liebesaffäre beginnt, wird die Situation kompliziert...