INDIANAPOLIS – The University of Indianapolis men's and women's tennis teams announced their schedule on Tuesday. Through this season both teams will face off with the best of the best, with the men's tennis team taking on 12 opponents that ended up in the top-75 rankings to end the 2022 season, and the women's battling against nine such squads.  

The men's schedule is headlined by hosting the prestigious ITA DII Indoor Team Championship in February, including a quarterfinal matchup with top-ranked and reigning NCAA DII national champion Barry University. No. 3 St. Leo, No. 5 Wayne State and No. 6 Hawaii Pacific are also on the men's docket. The women's schedule isn't any easier, as they will battle an equally-grueling agenda, facing against national runner-up Nova Southeastern, No. 5 St. Leo and No. 17 Tampa.

"We are excited to have such a competitive schedule for this coming spring season," Head Coach Malik Tabet said. "Our players are looking forward to the challenges that we have ahead of us, especially the national indoors that we're hosting here where our first match would be against the No. 1 team in the country and defending champ. We are extremely excited to have that type of competition because at the end of the day, this is what we're looking for, really good matches."

Both programs will open with a trio of exhibitions, with all three for the men coming in the variety of top-ranked NAIA foes in Northwestern Ohio, Indiana Tech, and Lindsey Wilson. The women also host Indiana Tech and Lindsey Wilson, but add on Division I Bowling Green to close out their exhibitions for the spring. Both teams will begin their trek through the GLVC conference on Feb. 11 against Southwest Baptist in St. Louis. 

In addition to hosting the ITA DII Men's Indoor Team Championship in their own UIndy Tennis Center, starting on Feb. 17, the men's team hosted the ITA DII Midwest Regional this year as well, in which Tom Zeuch and Edgar Destouet were crowned champions. 

"It puts our institution in a good spot in our region as far as tennis," Tabet said about the value of hosting. "It brings a lot of business to our community, hotels, restaurants, you name it. It's nice that we are considered the hub of tennis in the Midwest region."