Lynchburg, Va. -- The University of Lynchburg men's and women's tennis programs and head coach Chris Johnson have announced their schedules for the 2026 spring season, featuring a mix of nonconference contests and a full slate of Old Dominion Athletic Conference matchups.

The women's team will be the first of the two groups to compete this spring, beginning with a home competition against Hollins on Feb. 18 at Crosswhite Athletic Club. The next two outings will also take place at home as the Hornets take on Meredith on Feb. 21 and Washington and Lee on Feb. 24. Lynchburg's first road match of the season will take place at Sweet Briar on Feb. 25.

Both the men's and women's teams will travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C. over spring break for the Spring Tennis Fest from March 1 through March 6. Each squad will compete in four matches at the event. The Hornets will take on Gordon on March 5 while the other three of four matchups are to-be-determined.

After returning from South Carolina, Lynchburg's women's team will welcome Southern Virginia to E.C. Glass High School on March 14, then travel to Danville, Va. to take on ODAC foe Averett on March 15. After a brief break in the slate, the Hornets will square off against Methodist on March 26 in Fayetteville, N.C., which will serve as the final nonconference match of the season. Barring the last match of the season, the rest of the slate will be road contests against conference opponents, including Bridgewater, Roanoke, Randolph, Shenandoah, and Guilford. Lynchburg will close out the campaign with a home affair against Virginia Wesleyan on April 19 at E.C. Glass.

The men's group begins spring competition on Feb. 22, hosting Randolph-Macon at the Crosswhite Athletic Club. Following the trip to Hilton Head for the Spring Tennis Fest, Lynchburg will travel to Averett on March 15 before hosting Washington and Lee on March 17. The next three contests will have the Hornets on the road at Bridgewater on March 18, Methodist on March 26, and Roanoke on March 29.

The Hornets have another three-match stretch of away competitions to start the month of April and will take on Randolph on April 8, Longwood on April 9, and Shenandoah on April 12. Lynchburg closes out the regular season with home affairs against Virginia Wesleyan and Hampden-Sydney on April 19 and April 24, respectively. 

To view the complete schedules for the women's tennis team, click here. To see the full schedule for the men's tennis team, click here.

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