SUPERIOR, Wis. – First-year UW-Superior head coach CeeJay Schaffner announced the Yellowjackets' 2020 women's and men's tennis schedules Friday.
 
The UWS women are slated to play 17 matches, including five home dates, while the men's team will play 16 times, with four coming at home. 
 
"As we built the schedule we wanted to make sure we gave our student-athletes the best possible non-conference experience to ensure that we are prepared for our conference matchups," Schaffner said. "And, as always, our spring trip to Florida will something to look forward to. The matchups down there present a good challenge for us."
 
The women's team opens the season Feb. 1, hosting Minnesota Duluth at Lydia C. Thering Fieldhouse at 11 a.m. The 'Jackets then head to St. Mary's at 7 p.m., on Feb. 8. The next day, the 'Jackets take on St. Thomas at 5:30 p.m.
 
The men's team gets its season started with a pair of matches Feb. 9. UWS travels to St. Mary's at 8 a.m., and then to faces St. Thomas in Lakeville, Minn., at 2 p.m.
 
Both UWS squads host Concordia (Minn.) beginning at 10 a.m., on Feb. 16, before heading to Florida March 14-21. Each team will play six matches in the in the Sunshine State. The first confirmed matches are against UW-La Crosse March 16. Both teams will also play Hope (March 17) and Springfield (March 18). The women's team will close its triple March 21 against Principia in the first-ever meeting between the two schools in tennis.
 
The 'Jackets host their Upper Midwest Athletic Conference opener March 28 against Bethany Lutheran with the men's match starting at 5 p.m., and women's match to follow at 7 p.m. UWS welcomes North Central April 4 with the women beginning at 2 p.m. and the men following at 4 p.m. The 'Jackets end their respective three-match homestands against Minnesota Morris April 5. The women's match starts at 10 a.m. and men's match a 1 p.m.
 
UWS ends the regular season on the road with UMAC matches at St. Scholastica (April 14), Martin Luther (April 18), Crown (April 19) and Northwestern (April 22).
 
Both teams advanced to the UMAC semifinals for the second consecutive season, before falling to Northwestern in 2019. The women's team was 8-9 overall while the men went 7-11.