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FSU Women’s Tennis Announces 2026 Fall Schedule
9/4/2026 1:57:00 PM | Women's Tennis
TALLAHASSEE – The Florida State women's tennis team announced its 2026 fall schedule Friday.
The Seminoles will open the fall season at the FSU Indoor Courts in the UTR Pro Fall Slam Tallahassee from Sept. 7-13. Five Seminoles are set to compete in the event.
NCAA qualifying for the NCAA Individual Championships will begin Sept. 19-27 at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, North Carolina. Florida State will also compete at the Bedford Cup in Tampa from Sept. 25-27.
The Noles will return to action at the ITA Regional Championships in Miami from Oct. 7-13 before competing in three consecutive ITF World Tour events, competing at the W35 Redding in Redding, California, Oct. 12-18, followed by the W35 Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, Oct. 19-25, and the W15 Sumter in Sumter, South Carolina, Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
Two more NCAA national qualifying opportunities are scheduled for Nov. 5-8, with the ITA Sectionals taking place in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Georgia. The Seminoles will also compete at the UNF Fall Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, from Nov. 6-8.
The fall season will conclude with the NCAA Individual Championships in Athens, Georgia, from Nov. 17-22.
Florida State returns six players from last season's team and welcomes a talented trio of freshmen. Senior Eva Shaw will look to make a return trip to the NCAA Individual Championships after qualifying for the tournament and winning her first-round match in 2025. Shaw enters the fall ranked No. 62 in singles.
JoAnna Kennedy, Nicole Okhtenberg and Ariana Gilbert make up Florida State's freshman class, which ranked No. 9 nationally in June 2026. Kennedy, a five-star blue-chip recruit from Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, enters her first collegiate season ranked No. 8 among newcomers. She is also ranked No. 94 in singles and No. 53 in doubles alongside senior Millie Bissett.
2026 Florida State Women's Tennis Fall Schedule
Sept. 7-13 PTT Tallahassee
Sept. 19-27 ITA All-American Championships
Sept. 25-27 Bedford Cup
Oct. 7-13 ITA Regional Championships
Oct. 12-18 W35 Redding
Oct. 19-25 W35 Bakersfield
Oct. 26-Nov. 1 W15 Sumter
Nov. 5-8 ITA Sectionals
Nov. 5-8 ITA Conference Masters Championships
Nov. 6-8 UNF Fall Invitational
Nov. 17-22 NCAA Individual Championships
For more information on the Florida State women's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUWTennis (IG) and @FSU_WTennis (X).
The Seminoles will open the fall season at the FSU Indoor Courts in the UTR Pro Fall Slam Tallahassee from Sept. 7-13. Five Seminoles are set to compete in the event.
NCAA qualifying for the NCAA Individual Championships will begin Sept. 19-27 at the ITA All-American Championships in Cary, North Carolina. Florida State will also compete at the Bedford Cup in Tampa from Sept. 25-27.
The Noles will return to action at the ITA Regional Championships in Miami from Oct. 7-13 before competing in three consecutive ITF World Tour events, competing at the W35 Redding in Redding, California, Oct. 12-18, followed by the W35 Bakersfield in Bakersfield, California, Oct. 19-25, and the W15 Sumter in Sumter, South Carolina, Oct. 26-Nov. 1.
Two more NCAA national qualifying opportunities are scheduled for Nov. 5-8, with the ITA Sectionals taking place in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the ITA Conference Masters Championships in Rome, Georgia. The Seminoles will also compete at the UNF Fall Invitational in Jacksonville, Florida, from Nov. 6-8.
The fall season will conclude with the NCAA Individual Championships in Athens, Georgia, from Nov. 17-22.
Florida State returns six players from last season's team and welcomes a talented trio of freshmen. Senior Eva Shaw will look to make a return trip to the NCAA Individual Championships after qualifying for the tournament and winning her first-round match in 2025. Shaw enters the fall ranked No. 62 in singles.
JoAnna Kennedy, Nicole Okhtenberg and Ariana Gilbert make up Florida State's freshman class, which ranked No. 9 nationally in June 2026. Kennedy, a five-star blue-chip recruit from Cherry Hills Village, Colorado, enters her first collegiate season ranked No. 8 among newcomers. She is also ranked No. 94 in singles and No. 53 in doubles alongside senior Millie Bissett.
2026 Florida State Women's Tennis Fall Schedule
Sept. 7-13 PTT Tallahassee
Sept. 19-27 ITA All-American Championships
Sept. 25-27 Bedford Cup
Oct. 7-13 ITA Regional Championships
Oct. 12-18 W35 Redding
Oct. 19-25 W35 Bakersfield
Oct. 26-Nov. 1 W15 Sumter
Nov. 5-8 ITA Sectionals
Nov. 5-8 ITA Conference Masters Championships
Nov. 6-8 UNF Fall Invitational
Nov. 17-22 NCAA Individual Championships
For more information on the Florida State women's tennis program, check Seminoles.com and follow us on social media at FSUWTennis (IG) and @FSU_WTennis (X).
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