VERMILLION, S.D. – South Dakota head tennis coach Brett Barnett is pleased to announce the upcoming spring schedule featuring two home matches and a strong slate of non-conference matches.
 
"I am very excited for the upcoming season," said Barnett. "This is by far the deepest team we've had since I've been here.
 
"We're going to play a very challenging schedule against teams from a lot of different conferences to help prepare us for everyone we'll play in the Summit League."
 
The Coyotes open the spring season with the first of three matches against Power Five teams when it travels to Lincoln, Nebraska, to face Nebraska on January 18.
 
The rest of South Dakota's matchups with Power Five teams include contests with Iowa State (Jan. 24) and Minnesota (Feb. 14).
 
The Coyotes annual Spring Break trip takes them to California this season and will see them play Stanislas State (March 9), UC Davis (March 10), Santa Clara (March 12) and one more opponent to be determined.
 
The Summit League slate begins with a trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, to take on Oral Roberts (March 21).
 
The home slate includes matches against league foes Omaha (April 3) and Denver (April 11).
 
"The league is very deep this year from top to bottom so every match will be very important," said Barnett. "I like how we played this fall and grew as a team and if we can get everyone healthy on our roster I love our chances to have a very successful year."

The Summit League Tournament starts April 24 in Denver, Colorado, where the winner will earn the Summit League's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.