Wake Forest Men’s Tennis Unveils Challenging 2026 Spring Schedule
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Following a dominant season culminating in the programme’s second NCAA title, Wake Forest men’s tennis head coach Tony Bresky announced the 2026 spring schedule on Wednesday.
The Demon Deacons’ 2026 schedule features four teams that finished the 2025 season ranked in the top 10, eight in the top 20, and two opponents from last season’s NCAA semifinals – Texas and Stanford.
The Slate
Riding a 28-match home winning streak, Wake Forest will begin the season on Sunday, Jan. 11, at the Wake Forest Tennis Center with a doubleheader against ETSU and St. Joseph’s.
The Demon Deacons’ first road trip takes them to Knoxville, Tennessee, for a match against the Volunteers on Jan. 18,followed by a rematch of last season’s ITA Indoor semifinal against Texas in Austin on Jan. 21. Notably, Wake Forest went undefeated (8-0) in the state of Texas last season.
From Jan. 23-24, the Deacs will host ITA Kickoff Weekend, welcoming Vanderbilt, North Carolina, and Virginia Tech to Winston-Salem for a chance to qualify for the ITA National Indoors in Waco/Dallas, Texas (Feb. 13-17). Last year, Wake Forest secured its second ITA Indoor crown with a thrilling 4-3 victory over TCU in Dallas.
Between Kickoff Weekend and National Indoors, the Deacs face another challenging road match against Ohio State. The Demon Deacons will aim for consecutive wins against the Buckeyes for the first time as the 1971-1972 season.
All three of Wake Forest’s road non-conference matches are against teams that ended 2025 ranked in the top 15: Texas (No. 3), Ohio State (No. 6), and Tennessee (No. 15) all reached the super regionals last year.
For the fourth consecutive season, Wake Forest will host Baylor on feb.22,with Coastal Carolina completing a Sunday doubleheader.
Conference play begins with Clemson (Feb. 27) and Georgia Tech (March 1) visiting the Wake Forest Tennis Center. The following weekend, the Demon Deacons travel to Florida to face Miami (March 6) and Florida State (March 8).
The Deacs will then have four consecutive home matches, starting with Notre Dame on March 13 and culminating in a significant contest against Virginia on March 22.
Wake forest will then embark on back-to-back road weekends, with matches against Big four rivals North Carolina (March 27) and Duke (March 29), before heading to the west coast to take on Stanford (April 3) and Cal (April 5).
The regular season concludes on April 11, as Wake Forest honors its seniors against NC State.
The 2026 ACC Men’s Tennis Championships will be held in Cary, N.C.,from april 16-19 at Cary Tennis Park. The NCAA Tournament begins on May 2 and concludes with the national championship on May 17.
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