Produced by Ilyssa Goodman, and Adam Lipsius, the story centers on a 16-year-old female tennis prodigy who while sidelined by injury discovers the normal teenage life she has missed out on, including falling in love.

With newfound confidence and her friends and family supporting her, she wins against Katina with her ankle injury and finally kisses Farrell.

Leigh Dunlap wrote a filmscript called "Smash" about a teenage tennis romantic comedy that formed the basis of 16-Love.

The script was promoted by producer Ilyssa Goodman who, in November, 2009, offered it to Adam Lipsius and his wife who had created the film company Uptown 6 Productions.

[2] Lipsius was unconvinced by Massey at first but after playing a tennis game with him and discovering his romantic nature he decided he was right for the part.

[1] Susie Abromeit, cast as the Russian player, was a top ten ranked junior who had a Duke University tennis scholarship.

Lipsius described the "vital closeness" of shooting the tennis scenes with close-ups of the players' faces to create intensity.

He criticized one-dimensional characters, teen film clichés, and excessive product placement, while praising the performances of Shaw and Massey.

He concluded: " first time feature helmer Adam Lipsius keeps things slick and pacey, and the cast is decent within mostly one-dimensional roles".