2021-22 FIU WOMEN'S TENNIS SCHEDULE

MIAMI (Sept. 28, 2021) – The FIU women's tennis team will host a total of eight home dates and battle three opponents that qualified for the 2021 NCAA Championship as part of its 2021-22 season schedule, which was officially announced on Tuesday.
 
The Panthers, who posted a 12-2 record last season and qualified for the NCAA Division I Championship for the 10^th time in program history, will get the season underway this weekend as it travels to Tampa for the Bedford Cup, which is slated for Oct. 1-3.  They will follow with a trip to the ITA Regionals on Oct. 14-17 in Orlando.
 
"We are excited after having one of the best finishes in program history this past season with a final ranking of No. 38 nationally," FIU head coach Katarina Petrovic said.  "Our schedule is definitely much stronger this year with numerous top-25 opponents, so we will be tested.  I am very excited for this young team as will get a chance to compete against the best in a country."
 
FIU, which recorded a perfect 5-0 mark at its home court last season, will host the FIU Invitational the weekend of Oct. 29-31 where it will face Purdue, USF and FAU.
 
Overall, the Panthers will play a total of eight home events including UCF (Feb. 21) and a five-game homestretch in March that will include matches versus Boston University (March 8), Butler (March 10), East Tennessee State (March 17), Houston (March 27) and Brown (March 28).
 
The spring season gets underway with a trip to Tallahassee, Fla., where the Panthers will square off against Florida (Jan. 28).  The weekend event will also feature games against potential opponents Florida State and Illinois.
 
The Panthers travels to the Big Apple in early February for a pair of matches against 2021 NCAA qualifier Long Island University (Feb. 4) and Columbia (Feb. 5). 
 
FIU then heads to Jacksonville, Fla., for meetings with North Florida (Feb. 18) and Georgia Southern (Feb. 19), before returning home to face another 2021 NCAA participant, UCF on Feb. 21.
 
The final two road trips of the regular season have the Panthers heading to Denton, Texas, for matches against North Texas (Feb. 25) and Marshall (Feb. 26), and Tampa for clashes with USF (April 1) and Rice (April 2).
 
FIU's senior day is scheduled for Friday, April 8 against FAU.  Each of the Panthers home dual matches are slated for noon (12 p.m.) starts.
 
The Conference USA Championship is scheduled for April 22-25 in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
 
The Panthers return a total of five letterwinners from last season's squad that advanced to the 2021 NCAA Championship for the 10^th time in program history and finished the season ranked No. 38 out of 264 NCAA Division I programs nationally.

2021-22 FIU Women's Tennis Schedule
 

OCTOBER

1-3              at Bedford Cup                       Tampa, Fla.

14-17          at ITA Regionals                     Orlando, Fla.

29-31          FIU Invitational                     Miami, Fla.

JANUARY

28                vs. Florida                             Tallahassee, Fla.

29-30          vs. Florida State/Illinois         Tallahassee, Fla.

FEBRUARY

4                  vs. Long Island University     New York, N.Y.

5                  vs. Columbia                         New York, N.Y.

18                at North Florida                     Jacksonville, Fla.

19                vs. Georgia Southern            Jacksonville, Fla.

21                UCF                                       Miami, Fla.

25                at North Texas                       Denton, Texas

26                vs. Marshall                           Denton, Texas

MARCH

8                  Boston University                Miami, Fla.

10                Butler                                    Miami, Fla.

17                East Tennessee State          Miami, Fla.

27                Houston                                Miami, Fla.

28                Brown                                   Miami, Fla.

APRIL

1                  USF                                       Tampa, Fla.

2                  Rice                                       Tampa, Fla.

8                  FAU                                       Miami, Fla.

22-25          C-USA Championship            Murfreesboro, Tenn.