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Women’s Tennis Releases 2019-20 Schedule
8/29/2019 10:21:00 AM | Women's Tennis
BIRMINGHAM – UAB head women's tennis coach Mark Tjia has released the team's 2019-20 schedule. The Blazers will participate in six events in the Fall season followed by a 21-match Spring season. Nine of those events will be played in Birmingham.
"We are really excited about both out Fall and Spring schedules," said Tjia. "We put a couple of national events on the docket this fall to help prepare us for a demanding team schedule which includes a number of highly ranked teams to go with our traditional rivalries."
The Fall season kicks off in Midland, Texas for the Midland Intercollegiate Invitational on Sept. 13-15. This is the third consecutive season the Blazers have played in this event. The following weekend, UAB travels to Macon, Ga. for the Mercer Grid Iron Classic on Sept. 20-22. Additionally, some players will be participating in the prestigious Milwaukee Tennis Classic the same weekend.
October 5-13 is the ITA All American Championships held in Tulsa, Okla. Followed by the ITA Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, La. on Oct. 17-22.
UAB makes the trek to Tuscaloosa for the Roberta Allison Invitational Nov. 1-3 to wrap the fall season.
The Spring season opens in Auburn on Jan. 18 when the Blazers play a pair of matches beginning with Central Arkansas. The Bears are coming off a 20-win season, Southland Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Later that afternoon, UAB faces Auburn. Last season, the Tigers got by the Blazers 4-3.
On Jan. 25, UAB makes another trip to Tuscaloosa to face Indiana. This marks the first time the Blazers and Hoosiers have met.
The first of eight home matches at George Ward Park is Jan. 26 against Arkansas State. The teams last met in 2017 with the Red Wolves winning 4-3.
UAB hits the road for four consecutive matches beginning Feb. 1 at South Alabama. The Jaguars are the defending Sun Belt champions and are coming off a 22-5 season and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The next day, the Blazers head to New Orleans to face Tulane. This is the fourth year in a row UAB has faced the Green Wave.
After 12 days off, the Blazers head to Starkville to face Mississippi State on Feb. 14. The Bulldogs return NCAA Singles At-Large Qualifier and ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year Emma Antonaki.
The road trip concludes across town with Samford on Feb. 19. The teams have played every year since 2007.
The next eight matches will be played at home starting with Murray State on Feb. 22. Last season, UAB blanked the Racers 4-0.
UNA comes to Birmingham on Feb. 25. UAB was a 4-3 winner in Florence last season over the Lions.
The only home match that is being played at the Campus Courts is Alabama A&M on Feb. 29. The Blazers have faced the Aggies each of the last four season, winning all of the contests.
The next five matches will be back at George Ward Park when UAB hosts Jackson State on March 1 before taking on Tennessee Martin March 5. The Skyhawks are coming off a season where they reached the finals of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
On March 7 UAB takes on Belmont. The two teams were scheduled to play last season, but the match was cancelled.
The Conference USA match will be March 8 when the Blazers take on Western Kentucky. Last year, UAB defeated the Hilltoppers 4-0.
The final home match is March 14 against Lipscomb. The Bisons got by the Blazers 4-3 last year in Nashville.
The next five matches away from Birmingham. March 16 UAB travels to Jacksonville, Fla. to take on C-USA rival FIU. They remain in Jacksonville for a match against North Florida on March 20. The Ospreys are coming off an Atlantic Sun Championship and a First Round berth in the NCAA Tournament.
UAB has three consecutive C-USA matches to close out the regular season beginning March 28 at Middle Tennessee. The two teams have met 14 out of the last 15 seasons.
The last weekend takes place in Hattiesburg when UAB faces Southern Miss on April 3 and La. Tech for a neutral site match April 4. UAB defeated USM last season 4-3 on senior day. This is first matchup between the Blazers and Bulldogs since 2017.
The 2020 Conference USA Championship will be held in Miami April 16-19.
For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow @UAB_WTN on Twitter and Instagram.
"We are really excited about both out Fall and Spring schedules," said Tjia. "We put a couple of national events on the docket this fall to help prepare us for a demanding team schedule which includes a number of highly ranked teams to go with our traditional rivalries."
The Fall season kicks off in Midland, Texas for the Midland Intercollegiate Invitational on Sept. 13-15. This is the third consecutive season the Blazers have played in this event. The following weekend, UAB travels to Macon, Ga. for the Mercer Grid Iron Classic on Sept. 20-22. Additionally, some players will be participating in the prestigious Milwaukee Tennis Classic the same weekend.
October 5-13 is the ITA All American Championships held in Tulsa, Okla. Followed by the ITA Regional Championships in Baton Rouge, La. on Oct. 17-22.
UAB makes the trek to Tuscaloosa for the Roberta Allison Invitational Nov. 1-3 to wrap the fall season.
The Spring season opens in Auburn on Jan. 18 when the Blazers play a pair of matches beginning with Central Arkansas. The Bears are coming off a 20-win season, Southland Conference championship and an NCAA Tournament berth.
Later that afternoon, UAB faces Auburn. Last season, the Tigers got by the Blazers 4-3.
On Jan. 25, UAB makes another trip to Tuscaloosa to face Indiana. This marks the first time the Blazers and Hoosiers have met.
The first of eight home matches at George Ward Park is Jan. 26 against Arkansas State. The teams last met in 2017 with the Red Wolves winning 4-3.
UAB hits the road for four consecutive matches beginning Feb. 1 at South Alabama. The Jaguars are the defending Sun Belt champions and are coming off a 22-5 season and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The next day, the Blazers head to New Orleans to face Tulane. This is the fourth year in a row UAB has faced the Green Wave.
After 12 days off, the Blazers head to Starkville to face Mississippi State on Feb. 14. The Bulldogs return NCAA Singles At-Large Qualifier and ITA Southern Region Rookie of the Year Emma Antonaki.
The road trip concludes across town with Samford on Feb. 19. The teams have played every year since 2007.
The next eight matches will be played at home starting with Murray State on Feb. 22. Last season, UAB blanked the Racers 4-0.
UNA comes to Birmingham on Feb. 25. UAB was a 4-3 winner in Florence last season over the Lions.
The only home match that is being played at the Campus Courts is Alabama A&M on Feb. 29. The Blazers have faced the Aggies each of the last four season, winning all of the contests.
The next five matches will be back at George Ward Park when UAB hosts Jackson State on March 1 before taking on Tennessee Martin March 5. The Skyhawks are coming off a season where they reached the finals of the Ohio Valley Conference Championship.
On March 7 UAB takes on Belmont. The two teams were scheduled to play last season, but the match was cancelled.
The Conference USA match will be March 8 when the Blazers take on Western Kentucky. Last year, UAB defeated the Hilltoppers 4-0.
The final home match is March 14 against Lipscomb. The Bisons got by the Blazers 4-3 last year in Nashville.
The next five matches away from Birmingham. March 16 UAB travels to Jacksonville, Fla. to take on C-USA rival FIU. They remain in Jacksonville for a match against North Florida on March 20. The Ospreys are coming off an Atlantic Sun Championship and a First Round berth in the NCAA Tournament.
UAB has three consecutive C-USA matches to close out the regular season beginning March 28 at Middle Tennessee. The two teams have met 14 out of the last 15 seasons.
The last weekend takes place in Hattiesburg when UAB faces Southern Miss on April 3 and La. Tech for a neutral site match April 4. UAB defeated USM last season 4-3 on senior day. This is first matchup between the Blazers and Bulldogs since 2017.
The 2020 Conference USA Championship will be held in Miami April 16-19.
For more information on UAB women's tennis, follow @UAB_WTN on Twitter and Instagram.
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