Woodruff Announces 2023 Men's Tennis Spring Schedule

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Coming off back-to-back appearances in the NCAA semifinals, the Tennessee men's tennis team brings back an experienced roster for the 2023 dual season. Tennessee head coach Chris Woodruff announced the team's full spring slate Tuesday.

Having finished the 2022 spring season ranked No. 6 in the final Intercollegiate Tennis Association's team rankings, Tennessee's 2022-23 squad is compiled of 11 individuals—seven returning from the 2021-22 roster and four incoming transfers.

Tennessee will face nine top-25 opponents (according to the ITA final 2022 team rankings), including six top-10 foes this spring.

Prior to the official commencement of the dual match season, Tennessee will host the Orange & White scrimmage on Wednesday, Jan. 4 at the Goodfriend Tennis Center, beginning at 4 p.m. ET. Admission to the event and all regular season matches this season is free.

The Vols' season-opening match comes against Charlotte in Knoxville on Jan. 8, followed by another home contest versus Texas Tech on Jan. 9.

A home doubleheader against the Golden Eagles of Tennessee Tech on Jan. 14 sets up an invigorating road weekend at Michigan (Jan. 19) and Wake Forest (Jan. 22), both of which finished the 2022 spring season in the ITA Top 10.

On Jan. 27-28, Tennessee will host the ITA Kickoff Weekend for a second consecutive season and for the third time in four years. Oklahoma, Charlotte and Louisiana will travel to Rocky Top for the Friday-Saturday event, with the winner securing a spot in the ITA Indoor National Championships, to be held at the XS Tennis Village in Chicago, Illinois, Feb. 17-20.

Following the ITA Kickoff Weekend is a home dual match versus TCU, the 2022 ITA Indoor National Champions, on Thursday, Feb. 2. The matchup marks the fifth between the Vols and Horned Frogs since 2019, with the teams splitting the previous four meetings. Two of the nine all-time matches in the series' history came in 2022. Fourth-ranked Tennessee defeated No. 5 TCU, 4-3 on the road early in the dual season to ascend to the No. 1 national ranking for the first time since 2011. The Horned Frogs later took a 4-1 decision in the ITA Indoor National Championship match a month later.

That marquee match is to be followed by a road tilt at Columbia on Feb. 11 in New York City. A home doubleheader against The Citadel on Feb. 25 is set to close nonconference action.

The Vols head to the Plains to open SEC play, visiting Auburn on March 2, before playing host to Vanderbilt (March 9) and LSU (March 11). A road excursion to Alabama (March 16) and Georgia (March 18) precedes a three-match homestand for the Big Orange as Texas A&M (March 26), Mississippi State (March 31) and 2022 national runner-up Kentucky (April 2) each pay the 865 a visit.

Three of Tennessee's final four matches of the regular season are on the road, with a dual against Ole Miss on April 14 being the lone exception. UT faces two of the nation's top-10 teams from 2022 at the tail end of the regular season, traveling to Florida (April 7) and South Carolina (April 9) before stopping by Fayetteville, Arkansas, for a bout with the Hogs on April 16.

Auburn serves as the host school for the 2023 SEC Tournament, scheduled for April 19-23. The NCAA Regional round is set for May 5-6, with Super Regional action taking place May 13. The USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida, is the site for the NCAA Championships, beginning with the national quarterfinals.

Tennessee's full 2022-23 schedule can be found HERE.

University of Tennessee | Official Athletics Site

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