Photo courtesy of UGA.
[su_spacer size=”20″] The fall season opens with the annual Southern Intercollegiate Championships Sept. 11-14 at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, and the first dual match is slated for Jan. 23 at home against UC Santa-Barbara.
[su_spacer size=”40″] “We’re excited about the schedule we have for the upcoming year,” said Manuel Diaz, who is entering his 28th season as Georgia’s head coach. “I think it sets up well for us to be playing at the top of our game when it matters most at the end of the season. We’ll have several strong non-conference opponents again this year, and we’ll face the usual tough challenge of the SEC schedule. Our guys are looking forward to it.”
[su_spacer size=”40″] Other notable aspects of the Georgia schedule:
[su_spacer size=”20″] **Georgia will play eight tournaments in the fall. In addition to the Southern Intercollegiate Championships, the fall slate includes the inaugural Oracle/ITA Masters (Malibu, Calif.), Cajun Tennis Classic (Baton Rouge, La.), All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.), ITA Southeast Regional Championships (Gainesville, Fla.), SEC Fall Classic (Auburn, Ala.), National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (New York) and the Bulldog Scramble (Athens).
[su_spacer size=”40″] **It was previously announced that for the eighth consecutive year, the University of Georgia will serve as host for the ITA Kickoff Weekend in January. UGA will welcome Louisville, Memphis and UC Santa Barbara to the Lindsey Hopkins Indoor Facility Jan. 23-24, 2016.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **The Pac-12/SEC Showdown will be held for the third consecutive year Jan. 22-24 in Los Angeles. It will include Georgia, Florida, UCLA and USC. UCLA will be the host school.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **The non-conference home schedule includes matches against UC-Santa Barbara, Georgia Tech, East Tennessee State, Ohio State and either Louisville or Memphis.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **Georgia will play SEC home matches against Mississippi State, Alabama, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida and Auburn. The Bulldogs will travel to Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Texas A&M, LSU, Arkansas and Ole Miss.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **The ITA National Team Indoor Championships will be held in Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 12-15.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **South Carolina will play host to the SEC Tournament April 20-24, and the NCAA First and Second Rounds will again be held on 16 campus sites to be determined.
[su_spacer size=”40″] **The NCAA Championships will be held in Tulsa, Okla., for the first time since 2008, which is also the last time Georgia won the NCAA title. The NCAA Championships return to Athens for the 32nd time in May 2017.
[su_spacer size=”40″] [su_box title=”2015-16 Georgia Men’s Tennis Schedule” box_color=”#050505″ title_color=”#ffffff”] [su_spacer size=”20″] [su_tabs] [su_tab title=”2015“][su_animate type=”fadeInUp”] Sept. 11-14 Southern Intercollegiate Championships (Athens)
Sept. 18-20 at Oracle/ITA Masters (Malibu, Calif.)
Sept. 24-27 at Cajun Tennis Classic (Baton Rouge, La.)
Oct. 3-11 at All-American Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
Oct. 16-19 at ITA Southeast Regional Championships (Gainesville, Fla.)
Oct. 23-26 at SEC Fall Classic (Auburn, Ala.)
Nov. 12-15 at USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships (New York)
Nov. 12-15 Bulldog Scramble (Athens)
[/su_tab] [su_tab title=” 2016 “][su_animate type=”fadeInUp”] Jan. 16-18 at MLK Georgia Tech Invitational (Atlanta)
Jan. 23 ITA Kickoff – Louisville vs. Memphis (Athens) 9 a.m.
Jan. 23 ITA Kickoff vs. UC-Santa Barbara (Athens) 1 p.m.
Jan. 24 ITA Kickoff vs. Louisville or Memphis (Athens) 9 a.m. or 5 p.m.
Jan. 30 at Pac-12/SEC Showdown vs. USC (Los Angeles – at UCLA)
Jan. 31 at Pac-12/SEC Showdown at UCLA (Los Angeles)
Feb. 6 vs. Georgia Tech (Athens)
Feb. 12-15 at ITA National Team Indoor Championships (Charlottesville, Va.)
Feb. 28 vs. East Tennessee State (Athens)
March 4 vs. Mississippi State (Athens)
March 6 vs. Alabama (Athens)
March 13 at Vanderbilt (Nashville, Tenn.)
March 18 at South Carolina (Columbia, S.C.)
March 20 vs. Ohio State (Athens)
March 25 vs. Tennessee (Athens)
March 27 vs. Kentucky (Athens)
April 1 at Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
April 3 at LSU (Baton Rouge, La.)
April 8 vs. Florida (Athens)
April 10 vs. Auburn (Athens)
April 15 at Arkansas (Fayetteville, Ark.)
April 17 at Ole Miss (Oxford, Miss.)
April 20-24 at SEC Tournament (Columbia, S.C.)
May 13-15 NCAA First/Second Rounds (Campus Sites TBD)
May 19-30 at NCAA Championships (Tulsa, Okla.)
[/su_animate] [/su_tab] [/su_tabs] [/su_box] [su_spacer size=”40″] NOTE: **Times will be announced at a later date.
[su_spacer size=”40″] For more on the University of Georgia Men’s Tennis Team:
Men’s Tennis