Men’s Tennis Releases Full 2026-27 Schedule
7/1/2026 3:00:00 PM | Men's Tennis
LYNCHBURG, Va. – Liberty Men's Tennis and Head Coach Derek Schwandt have announced both the team's 2026-27 fall and spring schedules. The program opens the spring season at Georgia Tech on Jan. 18.
"We are thankful for the opportunity to represent Liberty against strong competition all season," Schwandt said. "We challenge our student-athletes and coaching staff from start to finish, to improve and stay aggressive in our mentality, fitness and competition as much as possible."
The Flames aim to improve on a 14-10 record from last season that concluded in the team's third consecutive finish as Conference USA runners-up. Liberty returns six contributors from last spring while welcoming freshmen Owen Guistwite and Angel Veliz, along with a transfer addition, Nate Pitts (Clemson).
The team opens play this fall with the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 19-23). That same week, Liberty will compete at the ITF Futures in Columbia, S.C. The next week, the Flames will host the annual, eight-team, Liberty Dual from Sept. 25-27.
The Flames' fall season consists of six scheduled events, headlined by the ITA Atlantic Regional (Oct. 9-13) in Blacksburg, Va. Liberty will also participate in the Georgia Tech Invite (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) for the fourth consecutive season. The Flames hope to participate in the ITA Sectional and NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships to wrap the fall tournament season.
After opening the spring season at Georgia Tech on Jan. 18, the No. 3 seed Flames will take on No. 2 seed Charlotte in Columbus, Ohio, to open ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 22, 23). Following the result of the match, Liberty will take on either No. 1 seed Ohio State or No. 4 seed Dartmouth.
The Flames (No. 19) will be taking on five teams that finished ahead of them in the 2026 ITA Mid-Major rankings. These programs include No. 6 Princeton, No. 9 Yale, No. 13 Old Dominion, No. 14 Charlotte (twice) and No. 18 USF.
Ten of Liberty's foes finished the 2026 season with an ITA national ranking, including six programs that advanced to the 2026 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship and three that claimed their conference championship title. Liberty will face the reigning victors of the Sun Belt (No. 51 ODU), CAA (Elon) and the Atlantic 10 (Richmond). The Flames will also face No. 13 UCF, No. 45 Yale and No. 37 Princeton, who all claimed at-large bids. They will also be matched up against No. 52 Charlotte (twice), No. 54 Georgia Tech, No. 58 Oregon and No. 60 USF.
Liberty will compte in the Diablos College Invitational hosted by Arizona State for the fifth straight season. The Flames went 1-2 at the eight-team event last season with a triumph over No. 64 Washington.
The team is set to take on four in-state rivals. Liberty went 5-0 in matches against Virginia programs in 2026, including a 4-0 mark against opponents they will meet in 2027 (ODU, Richmond, William & Mary and VCU).
The 2026-27 schedule consists of 22 total matches with nine home matches in addition to the three-day Liberty Dual tournament. Depending on weather, those matches will either be played at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center or the Liberty Tennis Complex. The Flames set off for seven true road matches with up to six neutral-site matches.
Liberty will take on a CUSA foe in the regular season for the first time since joining the league in 2023. The Flames will match up against Delaware in its final regular season tilt before heading to the 2027 CUSA Men's Tennis Championship (April 21-23).
2026-27 Schedule At-a-Glance
Fall 2026
Sept. 19-23: ITA All-Americans (at University of Tulsa)
Sept. 21-24: SC ITF Futures (at University of South Carolina)
Sept. 25-27: Liberty Dual (Hosted by Liberty)
Oct. 8-11: ITA Regionals (at Virginia Tech)
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Georgia Tech Invite
Nov. 2-5: SC ITF Futures (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Nov. 5-7: ITA Sectionals (TBD)
Nov. 11-23: NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Orlando, Fla.)
Spring 2027
Jan. 18 at Georgia Tech
Jan. 22-23: ITA Kick Off Weekend at Ohio State (two matches)
Jan. 29 vs. Richmond
Jan. 31 vs. Dartmouth
Feb. 5 at Princeton
Feb. 6 vs. Penn State (Neutral Site at Princeton)
Feb. 13 vs. Oregon
Feb. 26-27: Arizona State Invite (three matches)
March 5 vs. Charlotte
March 7 vs. Yale
March 13 at Old Dominion
March 14 at William & Mary
March 19 at Tulane
March 26 vs. USF
March 27 vs. FAU
April 2 at Elon
April 4 at UNCW
April 9 vs. VCU
April 16 vs. Delaware
April 21-23 at CUSA Championship
May 5-7 NCAA Regional Championships
"We are thankful for the opportunity to represent Liberty against strong competition all season," Schwandt said. "We challenge our student-athletes and coaching staff from start to finish, to improve and stay aggressive in our mentality, fitness and competition as much as possible."
The Flames aim to improve on a 14-10 record from last season that concluded in the team's third consecutive finish as Conference USA runners-up. Liberty returns six contributors from last spring while welcoming freshmen Owen Guistwite and Angel Veliz, along with a transfer addition, Nate Pitts (Clemson).
The team opens play this fall with the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Okla. (Sept. 19-23). That same week, Liberty will compete at the ITF Futures in Columbia, S.C. The next week, the Flames will host the annual, eight-team, Liberty Dual from Sept. 25-27.
The Flames' fall season consists of six scheduled events, headlined by the ITA Atlantic Regional (Oct. 9-13) in Blacksburg, Va. Liberty will also participate in the Georgia Tech Invite (Oct. 31-Nov. 2) for the fourth consecutive season. The Flames hope to participate in the ITA Sectional and NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships to wrap the fall tournament season.
After opening the spring season at Georgia Tech on Jan. 18, the No. 3 seed Flames will take on No. 2 seed Charlotte in Columbus, Ohio, to open ITA Kickoff Weekend (Jan. 22, 23). Following the result of the match, Liberty will take on either No. 1 seed Ohio State or No. 4 seed Dartmouth.
The Flames (No. 19) will be taking on five teams that finished ahead of them in the 2026 ITA Mid-Major rankings. These programs include No. 6 Princeton, No. 9 Yale, No. 13 Old Dominion, No. 14 Charlotte (twice) and No. 18 USF.
Ten of Liberty's foes finished the 2026 season with an ITA national ranking, including six programs that advanced to the 2026 NCAA Men's Tennis Championship and three that claimed their conference championship title. Liberty will face the reigning victors of the Sun Belt (No. 51 ODU), CAA (Elon) and the Atlantic 10 (Richmond). The Flames will also face No. 13 UCF, No. 45 Yale and No. 37 Princeton, who all claimed at-large bids. They will also be matched up against No. 52 Charlotte (twice), No. 54 Georgia Tech, No. 58 Oregon and No. 60 USF.
Liberty will compte in the Diablos College Invitational hosted by Arizona State for the fifth straight season. The Flames went 1-2 at the eight-team event last season with a triumph over No. 64 Washington.
The team is set to take on four in-state rivals. Liberty went 5-0 in matches against Virginia programs in 2026, including a 4-0 mark against opponents they will meet in 2027 (ODU, Richmond, William & Mary and VCU).
The 2026-27 schedule consists of 22 total matches with nine home matches in addition to the three-day Liberty Dual tournament. Depending on weather, those matches will either be played at the Liberty Indoor Tennis Center or the Liberty Tennis Complex. The Flames set off for seven true road matches with up to six neutral-site matches.
Liberty will take on a CUSA foe in the regular season for the first time since joining the league in 2023. The Flames will match up against Delaware in its final regular season tilt before heading to the 2027 CUSA Men's Tennis Championship (April 21-23).
2026-27 Schedule At-a-Glance
Fall 2026
Sept. 19-23: ITA All-Americans (at University of Tulsa)
Sept. 21-24: SC ITF Futures (at University of South Carolina)
Sept. 25-27: Liberty Dual (Hosted by Liberty)
Oct. 8-11: ITA Regionals (at Virginia Tech)
Oct. 31-Nov. 2: Georgia Tech Invite
Nov. 2-5: SC ITF Futures (Hilton Head, S.C.)
Nov. 5-7: ITA Sectionals (TBD)
Nov. 11-23: NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships (Orlando, Fla.)
Spring 2027
Jan. 18 at Georgia Tech
Jan. 22-23: ITA Kick Off Weekend at Ohio State (two matches)
Jan. 29 vs. Richmond
Jan. 31 vs. Dartmouth
Feb. 5 at Princeton
Feb. 6 vs. Penn State (Neutral Site at Princeton)
Feb. 13 vs. Oregon
Feb. 26-27: Arizona State Invite (three matches)
March 5 vs. Charlotte
March 7 vs. Yale
March 13 at Old Dominion
March 14 at William & Mary
March 19 at Tulane
March 26 vs. USF
March 27 vs. FAU
April 2 at Elon
April 4 at UNCW
April 9 vs. VCU
April 16 vs. Delaware
April 21-23 at CUSA Championship
May 5-7 NCAA Regional Championships
Wednesday, April 15
Thursday, April 09
Saturday, April 04
Saturday, January 24