2017 Spring Tennis Schedule
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – The University of Miami men’s tennis team will host 15 matches this spring at the Neil Schiff Tennis Center, head coach Aljosa Piric announced Monday.
The spring season begins Jan. 20 and features nine non-conference matches, followed by 12 Atlantic Coast Conference matchups. Nine of Miami’s 12 ACC matchups are against opponents that finished the 2016 season in the ITA national rankings.
“Playing in the ACC, we will always have great competition, and we are excited about that. We have some great matches at home this year, ACC rivals Clemson, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech and, the national defending champion, Virginia. In addition, we have some great out of conference matches such as, a Southeastern Conference rival, Mississippi State.” Piric said. “We open up with 11 home matches and play 15 home matches in total. We are excited about that; playing in the heat should be and will be a home court advantage for our squad. We are excited to kick things off in a couple of months and see how we matchup against some of the best teams in the nation.“
Non-conference play begins with the Hurricanes hosting St. John’s (Jan. 20) and North Florida (Jan. 22) in Coral Gables.
After just two matches in January, the Hurricanes open a stretch with five total contests in February, seven in March and seven in April, including matches against 11 ranked foes.
On Feb. 4, Troy travels to Miami, before consecutive 3 p.m., matches on Feb. 10 and 12 against No. 19 Mississippi State and Florida Atlantic, respectively. The Hurricanes will then open up ACC play on Feb. 19 versus Clemson. The month of February will conclude with a home match against FGCU (Feb. 25).
Miami will open up March with non-conference matchups against No. 59 East Tennessee State (March 6) and Boston (March 10), before hosting No. 37 Georgia Tech on March 12 at noon.
The Hurricanes will wrap up non-conference play on March 17 against Minnesota before taking their first road trip of the spring season.
The Hurricanes hit the road for four consecutive matches, beginning with a trip to Tallahassee, Fla., (March 19) to face No. 26 Florida State. Miami then will travel to face Louisville (March 26) before wrapping up the month of March at No. 5 North Carolina (March 31) in Chapel Hill, N.C. On April 2 the Hurricanes will travel to Winston-Salem, N.C. to face the defending ACC tournament champions, No. 8 Wake Forest.
Miami will return to the Neil Schiff Tennis Center to face Boston College (April 7) and No. 42 Notre Dame (April 9).
Following the trip back to Coral Gables, the Hurricanes will return to North Carolina to face No. 46 NC State (April 14) and No. 75 Duke (April 15).
Miami will conclude the spring regular season at home on April 21 and April 23, as the Canes host the defending national champion, No. 1 Virginia, and No. 33 Virginia Tech, respectively.
This year’s ACC Championships will be held April 26-30 in Rome Ga., followed by the NCAA First and Second Round May 5-6 at campus sites, then the NCAA Championship May 18-21 and NCAA Individual Championship May 23-29, both in Athens, Ga.
January
20 St. Johns – 2 p.m.
22 North Florida – 2 p.m.
February
4 Troy – 12 p.m.
10 Mississippi State – 3 p.m.
12 FAU – 3 p.m.
19 Clemson – 12 p.m.
25 Florida Gulf Coast – 3 p.m.
March
6 East Tennessee State – 4 p.m.
10 Boston University – 4 p.m.
12 Georgia Tech – 12 p.m.
17 Minnesota – 10 a.m.
19 at Florida State – 1 p.m.
26 at Louisville – 12 p.m.
31 at UNC – 2 p.m.
April
2 at Wake Forest – 12 p.m.
7 Boston College – 3 p.m.
9 Notre Dame – 12 p.m.
14 at NC State – 2:30 p.m.
15 at Duke – 3 p.m.
21 Virginia – 3 p.m.
23 Virginia Tech – 12 p.m.
26-30 ACC Championship, Rome, Ga.
-ACC Matches in Bold
