Rice Women's Tennis Announces Spring Schedule
12/13/2024 10:01:00 AM | Women's Tennis
HOUSTON - Rice women's tennis coach Elizabeth Schmidt announced the 2024-25 spring schedule on Wednesday afternoon.
The Owls will face six teams who were in the NCAA Tournament last season, including a national semifinalist.
The schedule opens on the road with a match against Sam Houston on January 18 before the Owls return home for eight-straight matches, beginning with a Jan. 23 meeting with Lamar, followed by a Jan. 26 match against Incarnate Word. January concludes with a Jan. 31 meeting with the Arizona Wildcats.
February opens with the Owls hosting TCU on the first of the month. On Feb. 5, Rice will host cross-town rival Houston for an evening match. A little over a week later, Rice will return to action by hosting SMU on Feb. 14 before hosting Pepperdine the following day. The home stand will conclude with a Feb. 18 match against Texas A&M - Corpus Christi. On Feb. 21, Rice opens conference play at Tulsa on Feb. 21, before venturing further north to take on Kansas State in Manhattan, Kansas, on Feb. 23. February's schedule concludes on the 28th with a home match against UNLV.
March opens with a match against Louisiana Tech at the George R. Brown Tennis Center on March 2. After that, Rice will travel to San Antonio to take on UTSA on March 8, before returning home to take on Princeton on March. 12. Rice will head north for a two-match road trip, taking on Columbia in New York on March 15, followed by Memphis in the Volunteer State on March 21. March's final contest comes against UT Arlington in Houston on March 27.
Rice's final three regular season matches take place in the first half of April, with the first two taking place in Tampa, Florida. Rice opens on April 4 with a conference match against USF before taking on FIU on April 5. The regular season ends with a home match against Middle Tennessee on April 12.
The AAC Championships will take place from April 17 - 20, and will be hosted by Memphis.