University of Richmond Athletics
Women's Tennis Announces 2016-17 Schedule
09/08/2016 | Women's Tennis
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – With the 2016-17 season set to this weekend at the Elon Invitational, University of Richmond head coach Mark Wesselink has announced Spiders' the fall and spring schedule for the upcoming season.
The Spiders head to Elon this weekend to open fall play before competing at the Wake Forest Invitational the weekend of September 30. They wrap up fall competition at the Atlantic Region Singles Championships that run from October 13-16 at Old Dominion.
Richmond opens dual-match play at 2016 NCAA participant William & Mary on January 21, before hosting Navy on January 28 at the Country Club of Virginia. The Spiders will then travel to Maryland and Old Dominion for matches on February 5 and 10, respectively.
The Spiders will then host a trio of nonconference opponents in UNC Greensboro (February 16), Longwood (February 17) and Binghamton (March 3), before hitting the road for a spring trip in South Carolina, where they will face Coastal Carolina on March 7.
Upon returning home from its spring trip, Richmond will host four more nonconference opponents in Campbell (March 11), 2016 NCAA Division III National Champion Emory (March 18), Delaware (March 24) and East Carolina (March 25).
The Spiders will travel to Harrisonburg for a March 29 matchup with instate rival James Madison, before starting Atlantic 10 play in Philadelphia against Saint Joseph's on March 31. They will then compete in one more nonconference match, staying in Philadelphia to take on Villanova on April 1.
A-10 play continues for the Spiders when they host Duquesne and George Washington on April 7 and 8. Richmond then heads to Davidson for an April 15 matchup with the Wildcats before returning for its final home match of the season against crosstown rival and four-time defending A-10 Champion VCU. The Spiders round out regular season play in Fairfax when they face George Mason on April 21.
This year's Atlantic 10 Championship will be held in Orlando, Florida, at the USTA National Campus. The tournament will run from April 26-30.
