FALL RECAP
The Generals will enter the 2026 spring season with a 2-0 overall record, with both wins already having come in conference play. They defeated Roanoke (6-1) and Virginia Wesleyan (5-2) one week after kicking off their fall at the ITA Southeast Region Championships. The team totaled 16 wins in Fredericksburg, 13 coming in singles, with first-year Harrison Silver and sophomore Ryan Good making deep runs in the B3 Singles draw.
SPRING OUTLOOK
The Generals have 17 matches on their spring schedule, split between 6 at home and 11 on the road, while 11 of the 17 will be against non-conference teams and three against non-Division III opponents. Out of the 17 matches leading into ODAC Tournament play, seven feature opponents currently ranked in the ITA’s preseason poll.
Non-Conference Schedule
The Generals will be tested right out of the gates when they travel to James Madison on February 14 for their spring opener. They will remain on the road for Centre (2/21), No. 13 Kenyon (2/22 at Centre) and No. 6 Emory (2/25) before hosting No. 11 Johns Hopkins (2/27) and No. 2 UChicago (3/1).
Another Division I matchup comes at home against Furman on March 5, followed by 23rd-ranked Mary Washington at home on March 14. The Generals close out the Division III portion of their non-conference schedule on March 20 and 22 against No. 29 N.C. Wesleyan and No. 18 Carnegie Mellon, respectively, a month ahead of an April 24 date against Division II Rollins.
ODAC Schedule
Two of the Generals’ six ODAC matches in the spring will be at home with other four being true road matches. The Blue and White won’t see a conference opponent until Lynchburg on March 17 in the Hill City, followed by the other five ODAC matches consecutively after the N.C. Wesleyan/CMU matches. W&L will travel to Randolph (3/25), Averett (3/28) and Hampden-Sydney (4/4), and they will host Shenandoah (4/1) and Guilford (4/7).
POSTSEASON PLAY
The ODAC Tournament will commence on April 28, with quarterfinal matches being hosted by each of the Top 4 seeds in the conference. Both semifinal matches will then be hosted at W&L on May 2 at 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., with the championship match occurring the following day at 10:00 a.m.
NCAA Tournament matches will follow the next weekend from May 8-10 at sites to be determined that week. The NCAA quarterfinal, semifinal and championship rounds, as well as the singles and doubles championships, will all be hosted by Sewanee: The University of the South at the Champions Tennis Club in Chattanooga, Tenn., from May 19-26.
