SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Yellowjacket women's tennis team revealed its schedule for the 2024-25 season in an announcement Tuesday. After a historic 2023-24 season, head coach Ceejay Schaffner is seeking to compete for his second Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Championship.
The Yellowjackets begin their 2024-25 campaign at home against Winona State and UW-River Falls Sept. 7-8. These matches are set to take place at the Yellowjacket Outdoor Tennis Complex.
Hitting the road, the Yellowjackets will travel to compete at the ITA Midwest Reginal on Sept. 20-22. Oct. 12 the Yellowjackets will compete against UW-Stevens Point at the Green Island Courts in La-Crosse, Wis. with match times at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Traveling to Winona Oct. 13 the Yellowjackets will face Ripon.
Jumping into UMAC play, the Yellowjackets will face their first conference match on Oct. 19 against Bethany Lutheran at 1 p.m. Following that match, UWS will face UW-Stout for a 4 p.m. non-conference match up. Both matches are scheduled to take place at Mankato East High School. UWS will travel to Macalester Saturday, Feb. 1.
UW-Superior will compete in Green Bay, Wis. Feb. 8-9 where they will match up with Augustana out of Rock Island, Ill., and St. Norbert. The 'Jackets will then head to UW-Eau Claire Feb. 23 with a 2 p.m. scheduled start.
After the Yellowjackets return from their spring break trip to Florida they will face Concordia Moorhead March 29 in Fargo, ND at Courts Plus.
The remainder of the Yellowjackets' regular season will consist of UMAC matches, starting with Crown on April 12 at Waconia High School with the first serve set for 10 a.m. Following they will head to Martin Luther for a 3:30 p.m. first serve. April 13 UWS will head to Minnesota Morris with a scheduled first serve set for 1:30 p.m.
Bringing the matches back home, the Yellowjackets will host Northwestern Friday, April 18 at 2 p.m., followed by their regular season finale against Bethany Lutheran at 3 p.m. Saturday, Apr.25. Both will take place at the Yellowjacket Outdoor Tennis Complex.
The Yellowjackets finished the 2023-24 season 16-9 overall and 5-0 in conference play, advancing to the first round of the UMAC tournament as the first seed and winning the North Division for the first time in program history.
