Coast-to-Coast Slate Ahead in 2015-16 for Men's Tennis

2015-16 Princeton Men's Tennis Schedule

Coming off its first NCAA team tournament appearance since 1998 and its highest season-ending ranking since 1980, the Princeton men's tennis team has announced a 2015-16 schedule that includes up to nine invitational tournaments and 26 regular-season matches.

“Once again, we are looking forward to taking on some of the nation's best teams as we embark on the new season," Princeton head coach Billy Pate said. "Every opponent we play this year is highly competitive and will provide the type of opportunities to maximize our competitive abilities and advance in the postseason. We're excited about the chance to play five Big 10 teams along with the great national events of the Blue Gray and San Diego tournaments."

Princeton ended the season ranked 35th in the nation by the ITA, one of five Ivy League teams in the national top 50.

"The Ivy League is now one of the nation's very best conferences top to bottom and provides great challenges within league play and the ECAC tournament," Pate said. "All in all, I would expect to see 20 or more of the teams on our dual match schedule to be nationally ranked during the year. We will be tested, but our players will grow and have the necessary chances in front of them to actualize our lofty goals.”

The schedule is below.

Host School/ Opponent	Event Details/Notes
	Penn Invitational • Sept. 11-13 Princeton competed in the event last year in the hidden-dual format event, winning 10 singles and seven doubles matches.
	Ivy-Plus Invitational • Sept. 18-20 This year, the Farnsworth Invitational and the Ivy-Plus will be separate events. The Ivy-Plus tournament invites teams both from within the Ivy as well as coast to coast.
	Porsche Napa Valley Classic • Sept. 25-27 (St. Helena, Calif.) A new event on the schedule, Princeton will send four players to the Golden State for a Cal-hosted tournament.
	ITA All-America • Oct. 3-11 (Tulsa, Okla.) Zack McCourt '15 represented Princeton in the event last year, playing in two matches in the singles qualifying draw.
	Farnsworth Invitational • Oct. 9-11 Princeton's long-standing Farnsworth Invitational, named for the late U.S. Air Force veteran and All-America tennis player Ted Farnsworth '84, returns, this time in October.
	ITA/USTA Regional • Oct. 15-20 (New Haven, Conn.) Junior Tom Colautti reached the Round of 16 at last year's event, and Zack McCourt '15 and junior Alex Day played in the doubles Round of 16.
	LSU Fall Invitational • Nov. 5-8 In another new event on the schedule, Princeton will head to Baton Rouge to open November.
	Lakewood Ranch Invitational • Nov. 13-15 (Sarasota, Fla.) Princeton will return to the clay court event for the fourth straight year on the fall's final weekend.
	ITA/USTA National Indoors • Nov. 12-15 (New York, N.Y.) Should the Tigers qualify the ITA's and USTA's national indoor championship will be held in New York on the final weekend of the fall season.
	Penn (scrimmage) • Jan. 24, 1 p.m. • Jadwin Gym The Tigers and Quakers will scrimmage as the dual-match portion of the season gets underway.
	Wisconsin • Jan. 27, time TBD • Madison, Wisc. Princeton and Wisconsin have met in dual matches three times, last in 1995.
	Michigan • Jan. 29, 5:30 p.m. • New York, N.Y. (USTA) Princeton and Michigan have met twice in dual matches, once in 1911 and once in 2013, a 5-2 Michigan win.
	Iowa • Jan. 30, 5:30 p.m. • New York, N.Y. (USTA) Princeton and Iowa met in dual matches just twice, in 1990 and '91. The Hawkeyes finished 73rd in the final ITA team rankings last spring.
	Georgetown • Feb. 6, 10 a.m. • Jadwin Gym The Tigers and the Hoyas have met in dual matches 21 times, but not since 2002.
	Navy • Feb. 6, 3 p.m. • Jadwin Gym Like Georgetown, Navy has been a frequent opponent for the Tigers over the years, but the Mids last met Princeton in a dual in 2004.
	NJIT • Feb. 7, 10 a.m. • Jadwin Gym Princeton and the Highlanders have met once in a dual, in 2011, a 7-0 Princeton win.
	Buffalo • Feb. 7, 3 p.m. • Jadwin Gym Princeton and Buffalo have met each of the last four years with the Tigers having swept the series.
	ECAC Championship • Feb. 12-14 • New York, N.Y. (Columbia) Princeton took third in last year's event, hosted by Harvard.
	Rice • Feb. 20, 1 p.m. ET • Houston, Texas Princeton and Rice have never met in a dual match. The Owls were ranked 60th on the ITA's season-ending list last spring.
	Blue Gray National Tennis Classic • Feb. 26-28 • Montgomery, Ala. It will be the third straight year Princeton has played in the event. The 2016 event will include teams like Alabama, Auburn, Boise State, Oklahoma State and South Florida.
	Indiana • Mar. 4, 3 p.m. • Jadwin Gym Princeton and the Hoosiers first met in a dual at the University of San Diego's tournament last March in a 4-1 Princeton win. Indiana ended last season ranked 46th by the ITA.
	Penn State • Mar. 5, 11 a.m. • Jadwin Gym Princeton and Penn State have met six times since 2008. The Nittany Lions were ranked 55th by the ITA at last season's end.
	USD Challenge • Mar. 17-19 • San Diego, Calif. The USD Challenge, which has hosted Princeton in each of the last two seasons, will welcome Denver, Harvard, Memphis, San Diego State, Texas Tech and Tulane along with the host Toreros. Princeton won two of its three matches there last season.
	Brown • Apr. 2, 1 p.m. • Lenz Tennis Center/Jadwin Gym Princeton will put on the line a seven-match winning streak over the Bears, dating back to 2010.
	Yale • Apr. 3, 1 p.m. • Lenz Tennis Center/Jadwin Gym Princeton has won eight in a row against the Bulldogs since 2010.
	Dartmouth • Apr. 9, 1 p.m. • Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth, which was ranked 42nd in the nation at the end of last season, has tripped up Princeton the last two years, with the Tigers aiming for their first win over the Big Green since 2013.
	Harvard • Apr. 10, 1 p.m. • Cambridge, Mass. Princeton and Harvard met three times last season with the Crimson winning the rubber match in Ivy League play. The Crimson finished the spring of 2015 ranked 34th in the nation by the ITA.
	Columbia • Apr. 15, 2 p.m. • New York, N.Y. The Lions were ranked 14th in the nation by the ITA at the end of last spring's season after advancing to the NCAA Round of 16. Princeton is aiming for its first win over Columbia since 2011.
	Cornell • Apr. 17, 1 p.m. • Lenz Tennis Center/Jadwin Gym The Big Red were ranked 48th in the nation at season's end. Princeton has won four in a row over Cornell.
	Penn • Apr. 23, time TBD • Philadelphia, Pa. Princeton will be looking to avenge a defeat in the team's last dual at Penn in 2013.
	NCAA Regional • May 13-15 Princeton made its first appearance as a team in the NCAA Regional since 1998 last season, playing at Virginia. The 64-team field will get whittled down to 16 over the first weekend.
	NCAA Championships • May 19-30 (Tulsa, Okla.) The final 16 teams will compete for the team title before the singles and doubles championships are decided.

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