PULASKI, Tenn. – The University of Tennessee Southern men's and women's tennis programs have announced their 2026 spring schedules, featuring a full slate of home matches, regional road contests, and postseason play highlighted by the SSAC Tournament and NAIA National Championships in Mobile, Alabama.
The Firehawks will open the spring season on January 16, when the men's team faces Lipscomb University indoors in Franklin, Tennessee. Both programs will host multiple matches throughout the spring at the D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts, including several midweek contests and weekend doubleheaders.
UT Southern will face a mix of NCAA, NAIA, and exhibition opponents during the spring as both teams prepare for postseason competition. Conference play will build toward the Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament, scheduled for April 15–18, followed by the NAIA National Championships on May 12–16.
2026 Spring Tennis Schedule
January 16
vs Lipscomb University – Men – Franklin, Tenn. (Indoors) – 7 p.m.
January 24
Bevill State CC (Exhibition) – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 10 a.m.
Northwest Mississippi CC (Exhibition) – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 1 p.m.
January 30
at Western Kentucky – Women – Bowling Green, Ky. (Indoors) – 1 p.m./4 p.m.
vs Kentucky Wesleyan – Women – Bowling Green, Ky. (Outdoors) – 3 p.m.
January 31
at Tennessee Tech – Men – Cookeville, Tenn. – TBA
February 7
at Brescia University* – Men & Women – Owensboro, Ky. – 11 a.m.
at Kentucky Wesleyan – Men & Women – Owensboro, Ky. – 1 p.m.
vs Oakland City University* – Men & Women – Evansville, Ind. – 4 p.m.
February 12
Southeast Missouri State – Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – TBA
February 20
Milligan University* – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 11 a.m.
February 21
at Johnson University* – Men & Women – Knoxville, Tenn. – 1 p.m. EST
February 23
Sneed State CC (Exhibition) – Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – TBA
Gadsden State CC (Exhibition) – Men – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – TBA
Itawamba CC (Exhibition) – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – TBA
February 27
Christian Brothers University – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 1 p.m.
February 28
Cumberland University* – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 10 a.m.
Indiana Wesleyan University* – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 5 p.m.
March 1
vs Morningside University* – Men & Women – at Bethel University – 2 p.m.
March 3
Arizona Christian University* – Men – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 1 p.m.
March 4
vs Huntington University* – Men & Women – at Bethel University – 3 p.m.
March 5
at Blue Mountain Christian University* – Men & Women – Blue Mountain, Miss. – 1 p.m.
vs Rust College* – Men & Women – Blue Mountain, Miss. – 3 p.m.
March 10
Sam Houston State – Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 1 p.m.
March 15
vs Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC)* – Men & Women – Dalton, Ga. – 1 p.m.
March 17
vs Freed-Hardeman University* – Men & Women – Henderson, Tenn. – TBA
March 19
vs University of Mobile* – Men & Women – Mobile, Ala. – 3 p.m.
March 20
vs William Carey University* – Men & Women – Mobile, Ala. – 10 a.m.
March 21
vs Loyola University (La.)* – Men & Women – Mobile, Ala. – 10 a.m.
March 24
Coastal Alabama CC (Exhibition) – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 10 a.m.
March 27
vs Campbellsville University* – Men & Women – Hendersonville, Tenn. – 11 a.m.
March 28
vs Brescia University* – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts (Senior Day) – Noon
March 29
at Bethel University* – Men & Women – McKenzie, Tenn. – 1 p.m.
April 1
vs Texas A&M Texarkana* – Men – Memphis, Tenn. – 3 p.m.
April 2
vs Austin Peay State University – Men – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 2 p.m.
April 3
vs Georgia Gwinnett College* – Men & Women – D. Ann Neville Tennis Courts – 2 p.m.
April 15–18
Southern States Athletic Conference Tournament – Mobile, Alabama
May 12–16
NAIA National Championships – Mobile, Alabama
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