NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion men's tennis team announced their 2023 spring schedule on Tuesday and will host three Power Five schools in a two-week span along with 14 matches at home on the slate.
"I think we put another national and competitive schedule together for our group. I think it's a great balance between Power 5, rivalries, nationally ranked, and challenging conference schedule," said ODU head coach Dominik Mueller.
"It's going to be new territory for us playing a regular season for the first time and we are excited to see how we square up against everybody in the Sun Belt. The Sun Belt has been a very competitive conference over the years, and I expect a lot of close and hard-fought matches in March and April. In January and February, we will be at home a lot which is exciting for our fans to enjoy watching our team at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center," Mueller added.
Old Dominion opens the spring with a doubleheader on January 15 when they host Presbyterian at 10 a.m. and Georgetown at 2 p.m. inside the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center. The following weekend, they'll play a doubleheader in Philadelphia facing Penn at 10 a.m. and Drexel at 2 p.m. on January 21.
January ends with a round-robin weekend as ACC member Virginia Tech and Big 10 member Wisconsin come to Norfolk on January 27 and 29 respectively. The match with Virginia Tech will be at 6 p.m., while the Wisconsin match will be at 11 a.m. Those teams will play at the Folkes-Stevens Tennis Center on January 28 at 1 p.m.
After a week off to start February, the Monarchs return to action on February 10 facing off against SEC member Auburn at 11 a.m. They'll also take on Norfolk State on February 10 at 3:00 p.m. In-state rival VCU comes to Norfolk on February 17 for a 1:00 p.m. match, before the men head up Interstate 64 to face William & Mary the next afternoon at 1:00 p.m.
Former conference rival Charlotte comes to town on February 23 for a 1 p.m. match, then St. John's visits Norfolk to close the month on February 26 at 11 a.m.
March starts with a three-match swing in Texas as the Monarchs will face San Diego in Dallas at noon on March 6, then play at SMU the next afternoon at 1 p.m. From there, they'll head to San Antonio to face former conference rival UTSA at 2 p.m. on March 9.
Conference play begins the weekend of March 18-19 when the men head to Alabama to face South Alabama and Troy. Old Dominion hosts its first Sun Belt Conference matches the next weekend as Georgia State comes for a 1 p.m. match on March 25 and Georgia Southern the next morning at 10 a.m.
Liberty closes out the non-conference slate on March 29 at 1 p.m., then the Monarchs visit Southern Miss and Louisiana on April 1-2. The regular season will close with the Monarchs at home for a pair of matches against Coastal Carolina on April 9 and James Madison on April 15.
The Sun Belt Conference Championships will be held in Peach Tree City, Georgia on April 20-23.
2023 Men's Tennis Spring Schedule
January 15 Presbyterian 10:00 a.m.
January 15 Georgetown 2:00 p.m.
January 21 at Penn 10:00 a.m.
January 21 at Drexel 2:00 p.m.
January 27 Virginia Tech 6:00 p.m.
January 29 Wisconsin 11:00 a.m.
February 10 Auburn 11:00 a.m.
February 10 Norfolk St. 3:00 p.m.
February 17 VCU 1:00 p.m.
February 18 at William & Mary 1:00 p.m.
February 23 Charlotte 1:00 p.m.
February 26 St. John's 11:00 a.m.
March 6 San Diego^ 12:00 p.m.
March 7 at SMU 1:00 p.m.
March 9 at UTSA 2:00 p.m.
March 18 at South Alabama* 11:00 a.m.
March 19 at Troy* 11:00 a.m.
March 25 Georgia State* 1:00 p.m.
March 26 Georgia Southern* 10:00 a.m.
March 29 Liberty 1:00 p.m.
April 1 at Southern Miss.* 11:00 a.m.
April 2 at Louisiana* 11:00 a.m.
April 9 Coastal Carolina* 10:00 a.m.
April 15 James Madison* 10:00 a.m.
April 20-23 Sun Belt Tournament Peach Tree City, Ga.
May 5-7 NCAA First and Second Round
May 12-14 NCAA Super Regionals
May 17-27 NCAA Championships Orlando, Fla.
* - Sun Belt Conference matches
^ - at Dallas, Texas
Men's Tennis Releases 2023 Spring Schedule
