PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Rutgers women's tennis head coach, Hilary Ritchie, announced the 2026 spring slate Monday afternoon. The team will play a total of 23 matches during the upcoming campaign, 11 at home and 12 on the road.
 
"We always have a strong, anticipated rivalry with Maryland and Penn state," said Ritchie. "The match with Minnesota will be contentious and exciting as each program has Aiva Schmitz on the team. We increased the strength of schedule with our non conference opponents in efforts to better prepare us for Big Ten matches."

Ritchie remains confident, saying, "We will have excellent opportunities to reach our goals."
 
All home indoor matches will be played at the East Brunswick Racquet Club in East Brunswick, N.J. Once the weather permits, the Scarlet Knights will move outdoors at the courts on the Livingston Campus in Piscataway, N.J.
 
Rutgers will open the 2026 spring season with back-to-back matches on January 24 and 25. The Scarlet Knights will begin their spring slate at Princeton (12 p.m.), before returning home to take on Cornell (5 p.m.). 

Later that week, RU will face NJIT on January 30 (11 a.m.) in Newark, N.J.

Following their match against the Highlanders, the Scarlet Knights will return to East Brunswick Racquet Club for Delaware on February 6 (12 p.m.), followed by an away match at Seton Hall that same day (6:45 p.m.).

The following day, February 7, RU will return home to play Fordham (5 p.m.). Rutgers will then have a week to prepare before going down south to face Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga. (3 p.m.).

After the road trip, the Scarlet Knights will settle back in East Brunswick, N.J. to play Army on February 21 (5 p.m.) and Yale on February 27 (12 p.m.) before starting up Big Ten play.

The team will kick off both Big Ten play and their longest stretch of away matches for the season at Washington on March 6 (5 p.m.), followed by Oregon on March 8 (11 a.m.), finishing off with Maryland on March 14 (1 p.m.). 

The Scarlet Knights will then head back home to host two conference foes, Minnesota on March 21 and Wisconsin on March 22. Both matches are set to start at noon.

Shortly after, RU will hit the road again to face reigning Big Ten Champion, Ohio State, in Columbus, Ohio on March 27. They continue their away streak with a game at Penn State on March 29.
The start time for the Ohio State match is TBD, while the contest against Penn State will start at 3 p.m.

Rutgers will return home again to host Indiana on April 3 and Purdue on April 5, with both matches beginning at 12 p.m.

The team will then hit the road for the final time, heading west for a trip to Michigan. RU will play back-to-back matches against Michigan State (April 11) and Michigan (April 12). These matches will both take place at noon.

The Scarlet Knights will wrap up the 2026 regular season at home with matches against Illinois on April 17 and Northwestern on April 19. Both games will begin at 12 p.m.

The 2026 Big Ten Tournament will take place at Ohio State this season and run from April 23-26.

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