VILLANOVA, Pa. – Villanova Women's Tennis has announced its schedule for the 2026 spring season, highlighted by a strong nonconference slate, key BIG EAST matchups, and a balanced mix of home and road competition leading into postseason play.
The Wildcats will open the season with a pair of road matches, beginning on
January 18 at
Penn State, followed by a trip to Philadelphia to face
Penn on January 19.
Villanova will continue its early-season road stretch on
January 24, traveling to West Point for an evening matchup against
Army before facing
Sacred Heart earlier that same day. The Wildcats will then head to DelCastle to take on
Delaware on January 30.
February begins with conference action on the road, as Villanova travels to face
Seton Hall on February 7 and
Lehigh on February 8. The Wildcats will remain on the road for matchups at
Bucknell on February 14 and
Navy on February 15.
Villanova will return home on
February 21, hosting
Colgate at the Cherry Hill Racquet Club in its first home match of the season.
Following a brief spring break, the Wildcats will resume play on
March 3, hosting
North Carolina A&T State and
Saginaw Valley State in a doubleheader. Villanova will continue nonconference action with a matchup against
St. Bonaventure on March 5.
The 'Cats will open the heart of their home schedule on
March 14 with a matchup against
Loyola, followed by a road contest at
Saint Joseph's on March 18. Villanova returns home on
March 22 to host
St. John's before welcoming
Rider on March 27.
The Wildcats will then travel across Philadelphia to face
Temple on March 29, before returning home for a marquee BIG EAST matchup against
UConn on April 4. Villanova will close the regular-season road schedule with a trip to
Georgetown on April 11, before hosting
Haverford on April 12 in the home finale.
Villanova will conclude the season at the
BIG EAST Championships from April 15–19, where the Wildcats will compete for the conference title.