Dillard University Athletics Announces 2022 Men’s Tennis Schedule
New Orleans – The Dillard University athletics department and head coach Meenakshi Sundaram announced today, Jan 24, the first men's tennis competitive schedule since the 2005 school year.
The men's tennis program was discontinued due the recovery efforts necessary after Hurricane Katrina and is restarting in the spring of 2022. It is the first time that the athletic department is adding sports since the 2009-10 school year when the five sports were added in men's and women's cross country and men's and women's track & field plus the sport of softball.
The men's program was picked to finish seventh in the Southern States Athletic Conference's Preseason Coaches' Poll.
The men's tennis team is set to begin the season and travels across town to take on Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) on Friday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. at XULA's Tennis Complex.
Dillard keeps the road trip going and is to Mobile, Alabama to square off with the University of Mobile in the Southern States Athletic Conference match starting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 12.
The program then takes on Division I Alabama State on Sunday, Feb. 13, at 2 p.m. in Birmingham, Alabama.
The team then returns home to Bleu Devils Courts to host Mississippi University for Women on Saturday, Feb. 19, beginning at 11 a.m.
The next match for the men will be on Friday, Feb. 25, against the University of Mobile for another conference match.
The program takes on its second Division I program of the season with a trip to take on Alcorn State on March 1.
The program plays its third conference match on Thursday, March 3, against in-town rival Loyola University New Orleans at Bleu Devil Court.
A conference weekend follows with the team playing against Florida National (Thursday, March 10), Tougaloo (Friday, March 11) and Middle Georgia (Saturday, March 12) in Montgomery, Alabama.
The program keeps the home stand going and hosts XULA on Friday, March 18th, at 3 p.m.
The program then travels to Jackson, Miss. to take on Division I Jackson State on Friday, March 25.
Dillard then takes on Texas A&M Texarkana on April 2 at LSU Alexandria
DU finishes up the regular season with a match against University of New Orleans on Saturday, April 11, at 2 p.m.
The 2022 Dillard men's tennis team roster consists of Felix Hamp, Albert Segura, Youssef Berrajah, Pranav Mehta, Boris Aguma and Yassine Ben Jemaa.
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2022 Dillard Men's Tennis Schedule
Friday, Feb. 4 – at XULA – 3 p.m. - Road
*Saturday, Feb. 12 – at University of Mobile – 1 p.m. – Road
Sunday, Feb. 13 – at Alabama State – 2 p.m. - Road
Saturday, Feb. 19 – vs. Mississippi University for Women – 11 a.m. – Home (Bleu Devil Court)
*Friday, Feb. 25 – vs. Mobile – TBA – Home (Bleu Devil Court)
Saturday, Feb. 26 – at LSU Shreveport – TBA – Neutral (Alexandria, La.)
Tuesday, March 1 – at Alcorn State – 2 p.m. - Road
Thursday, March 3 – vs. Loyola – TBA – Home (Bleu Devil Court)
*Thursday, March 10 – vs. Florida National – TBA – Neutral (Montgomery, Ala.)
*Friday, March 11 – vs. Tougaloo – TBA – Neutral (Montgomery, Ala.)
*Saturday, March 12 – vs. Middle Georgia – TBA – Neutral (Montgomery, Ala.)
Friday, March 18 – vs. XULA – 3 p.m. – Home (Bleu Devil Court)
Friday, March 25 – at Jackson State – 1 p.m. – Road
Saturday, April 2 – vs. Texas A&M Texarkana – 1 p.m. – Neutral (Alexandria, La.)
Saturday, April 11 – at University of New Orleans – 2 p.m. - Road