BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU Women's Tennis will open the 2026 season on Thursday, Jan. 15, at home against Bellarmine. The match will begin at 1 p.m. CT and it will be played at the Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park.
MATCH INFO
- WKU (0-0 overall, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Bellarmine (0-2 overall, 0-0 ASUN)
- Thursday, Jan. 15 | 1 p.m. CT
- Warren County Tennis Facility at Michael O. Buchanon Park | Bowling Green, Ky.
- Free Admission
- Social: @WKUTennis | @WKUSports
ABOUT THE LADY TOPPERS
- WKU is coming off a 15-10 spring season in 2025, which included a 12-6 record at home.
- The 15 wins were tied for third-most in a single season in program history.
- The 12 home wins were tied for the most at home in a single season in program history.
- WKU's 62 wins over the last four years are the most in a four-year stretch in program history.
- WKU has won three of its last four season openers. The Lady Toppers have won back-to-back home openers.
- WKU returns three players from the 2024-2025 season – Emily Schut, Elizabeth Sobieski and Carolina Chiatti.
- Schut finished the 2025 season – her first with the program – with 15 singles wins, which ranked tied for sixth in a single season in program history. Her 14 doubles wins in 2025 were tied for eighth-most in a single season in program history.
- The Lady Toppers brought in five newcomers during the offseason – Isabelle Einess, Ariadna Fernandez, Virginia Madueño, Barbara Olvera and Andra Sirbu.
- WKU's full 2026 schedule can be found HERE.
QUOTABLE
- "We're excited about getting started. Three really difficult opponents to start the season with. We had a great fall. We had continued improvement throughout the fall and finished with a really good tournament at Middle Tennessee." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the excitement for the season starting.
- "Bellarmine is always very difficult. Every time we've played them, I think it's a 4-3 match over the years, whether it's here or at their place. Then we follow it up with going to Vanderbilt – one of the top teams in the SEC – and then a very good Louisville team on MLK Day. Those first three matches are going to be very challenging, but I'm looking forward to seeing how our team reacts and responds." – WKU Women's Tennis Head Coach Greg Davis, on the early schedule.
SERIES INFORMATION
- WKU is 9-0 all-time against Bellarmine. The Lady Toppers are 3-0 against the Knights in Bowling Green, but the two programs haven't met on WKU's home courts since the 2011 season. The Lady Toppers have six straight wins against Bellarmine in Louisville, with the last meeting coming during the 2023 season – a 4-3 WKU victory.
SCOUTING THE KNIGHTS
- Bellarmine opened the spring season on Sunday, Jan. 11, at No. 4 Auburn. The Knights dropped both matches in the doubleheader against the Tigers.
- The Knights are coached by Brian Slack, who is in his fifth season leading the program.
- Bellarmine's Nikola Kollaritsch finished the fall ranked tied for 111th in the ITA Division I Women's Tennis Singles Rankings.
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