CEDAR CITY, Utah -- The Southern Utah Thunderbird women's tennis team is set to open their 2020 spring campaign with competition against the University of Utah.  The Thunderbirds will compete on Saturday, January 11.

Last Season

The Thunderbird women finished the 2019 campaign 13-11 overall and 5-5 in the conference. 

At the Big Sky Conference Championships, the Thunderbirds faced Eastern Washington where they took the victory 4-3. The team later faced NAU in the semifinals where they fell 0-4.

Following Conference Championships, Jessica Stefan was named to the All-Conference First Team for her performance throughout the season. Stefan closed the 2019 season 18-4 overall in singles play and 9-1 in the Big Sky Conference.

The sophomore athlete also went 11-1 in the No. 5 spot for the T-Birds, and held the winning record in the No. 5 spot at 6-2.

Opponent Preview

The Thunderbirds will face the University of Utah to open their 2020 spring season. Utah competes in the PAC-12 and finished with 13 wins last season and 3-7 in their conference.

The Thunderbirds last competed against Utah in 2019 when they fell to the Utes 0-7.

"This non-conference schedule is very challenging, so I want each player to relax and play their games to start the season," commented head coach Michael Mucci.

 "There is no pressure these first few weeks of the season, and I want everyone to play loose, have fun, and play to win. We are going to improve so much in the next few weeks."

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2020 Season Schedule

Date                  Meet                                                Location

January 11        University of Utah                            Salt Lake City, Utah

January 17        University of Colorado                    Fresno, Calif.

January 18        Fresno State                                   Fresno, Calif.

January 24        University of Maryland                    College Park, Md.

January 25        Coppin State University                  College Park, Md.

February 2        Utah State University                       Logan, Utah

February 9        UNLV                                                Las Vegas, Nev.

February 17      Portland State University                 Portland, Ore.

February 21      Western New Mexico University      St. George, Utah

February 22      New Mexico State University            Las Cruces, N.M.

February 29      Boise State University                      Boise, Idaho

March 6            Eastern Washington University        Cheney, Wash.

March 7            University of Idaho                           Moscow, Idaho

March 10          Dixie State University                       St. George, Utah

March 21          Sacramento State                            Cedar City, Utah

March 28          Northern Arizona University             Cedar City, Utah

April 3              Montana State University                  Cedar City, Utah

April 4              University of Montana                       Cedar City, Utah

April 10            University of Northern Colorado        Cedar City, Utah

April 18           Idaho State University                        Pocatello, Idaho

April 19          Weber State University                       Ogden, Utah

April 23          Big Sky Championships                      Phoenix, Ariz.