WILMINGTON, North Carolina – For the second straight year, Colonial Athletic Association champion UNCW christens the men's tennis spring season with a pair of matches at the sprawling UTSA National Campus in Orlando, Fla.
 
The Seahawks and veteran coach Mait DuBois begin a string of four challenging matches to kick off the season by playing in Orlando on Saturday, Jan. 19 (vs. Florida Atlantic) and Monday, Jan. 21 (vs. BYU).
 
"We're very excited to get things going this weekend," said DuBois, six-time CAA Coach-of-the-Year. "It's always a special year when you have a great balance of seven strong and seasoned upperclassmen combined with some great energy and talent coming from our five-member freshman class.
 
"We have a lot of different options and excellent depth. The keys for us these first few matches is to figure out where and how all the different pieces are going to fit. The team has been working very hard and we are looking forward to some good competition. This is the second year we get to play at the USTA National Campus. It's a great atmosphere for us to start our season. Both FAU and BYU have put up some strong results this spring and I know they will be great matches."
 
The sprawling USTA National Campus, located at Lake Nona near Orlando, is a state-of-the-art facility with 100 courts that houses the USTA's Community Tennis and Player Development Divisions and serves as the home for the UCF programs. Seahawk fans will be able to watch this weekend's matches via video stream on the USTA National Campus website at www.USTAnationalcampus.com.
 
After make its debut in Orlando, the team travels to Starkville, Miss., for the ITA Kick-off hosted by Mississippi State. UNCW will face Arizona on the first day of the event, with MSU and Wichita State squaring off on the other side of the bracket.
 
UNCW has 22 matches on the docket this spring, including 10 at the UNCW courts. Senior Agustin Savarino anchors a 13-man roster that also features one graduate student, five juniors and six freshmen. Savarino, from Mar Del Plata, Argentina, earned First-Team All-CAA honors in singles last season after leading the Seahawks to the CAA crown.
 
The Seahawks captured their fourth CAA title in six years in 2017-18 and made their seventh appearance in the NCAA Regionals.
 
UNCW CAA Men's Tennis Championships
2009 | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2017 | 2018
 
UNCW NCAA Tennis Regional Appearances
2009 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2017 | 2018
 
 
 
 
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