North Florida men’s tennis will play 23 spring matches, including 11 at home and 12 on the road, in the 2026-27 schedule announced by head coach John Collins. The schedule also includes seven fall tournaments, with North Florida hosting the UNF Hidden Duals at the UNF Tennis Complex in Jacksonville.
North Florida will face UCF, Stetson and Florida in the spring after all three competed in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships. The dual season begins Jan. 12 at Miami before North Florida starts its home schedule Jan. 16 against UT Chattanooga.
North Florida opens fall at home
North Florida will host the UNF Hidden Duals from Sept. 25-27 at the UNF Tennis Complex. The Bedford Cup, hosted by UCF, follows Oct. 2-4 as North Florida’s first road event of the fall.
North Florida will compete in the ITA Southeast Regional Championships hosted by Georgia Tech from Oct. 14-19. The ASUN Individual Championship, hosted by Lipscomb, is scheduled for Oct. 22-24, while the Wake Forest Invite will be held Oct. 23-25.
Select North Florida athletes may qualify for the ITA Masters Championships in San Diego, California, from Nov. 5-8. The NCAA Individual Championships are scheduled for Nov. 18-23 in Orlando, Florida.
Spring dual season starts at Miami
North Florida will open its spring dual schedule at Miami on Jan. 12. The team will then host UT Chattanooga on Jan. 16, UCF on Jan. 17 and Florida Atlantic on Jan. 22 at the UNF Tennis Complex.
North Florida will visit South Alabama on Jan. 29 and Troy on Jan. 30. The schedule continues with a home match against Jacksonville State on Feb. 5, followed by road matches at Mercer on Feb. 7, UNC Wilmington on Feb. 19 and Coastal Carolina on Feb. 20.
North Florida will close February at home against UAB on Feb. 25. The team begins March with road matches at Lipscomb on March 5 and Bellarmine on March 7.
Five-match home stretch scheduled for March
North Florida will host VCU on March 11 and West Florida on March 13 at the UNF Tennis Complex. The home schedule continues against Florida Gulf Coast on March 19, Kennesaw State on March 21 and Stetson on March 26.
The Stetson match concludes North Florida’s five-match homestand. It also is scheduled as a rematch of the 2026 ASUN Championship Final.
Regular season ends with road matches
North Florida will play at Georgia Southern on April 2 before hosting Queens on April 3. The regular season concludes with road matches at Presbyterian on April 9, Charlotte on April 10 and Florida on April 16.
The 2027 ASUN Men’s Tennis Tournament is scheduled for April 21-24 and will be hosted by FGCU. North Florida will await its seeding for the tournament.
FSB Take
North Florida’s schedule combines seven fall tournaments with 23 spring matches and 11 home dates. The UNF Tennis Complex will host the fall opener, three January matches, a February match and a five-match stretch in March. The spring schedule also gives North Florida home meetings with UCF and Stetson, along with a road match at Florida, among the teams that competed in the 2026 NCAA Men’s Tennis Championships.
Source: Original report