CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's tennis will begin its quest for seventh-straight NCAA Tournament berth as it starts its 2026 dual season on January 18, the team announced today.  The Crimson will start its season on the road against Memphis and Middle Tennessee State (Jan. 20) but will play 11 matches on its home courts throughout the spring. 

"We are pumped for the upcoming season," said Andrew Rueb '95, the Scott Mead '77 Head Coach for Harvard Men's Tennis.  "The team put in tons of work this fall on their games and their conditioning and I can't wait to see them in action starting in January.

The schedule is packed with top national level competition from Power 4 and highly ranked mid-major programs to prepare us for the ivy League season in April.  Please come out and support the team at our home matches!  Go Crimson!"

Following its trip to Tennessee to start the season Harvard will travel South Carolina to compete in the Columbia Regional of the ITA Kickoff Weekend.  Harvard is looking to get back to the ITA Indoor Nationals as it faces Michigan State in the opening round on January 24 at 2:00 p.m. ET. 

After its four-match road stretch to begin the season, the Crimson will welcome a host of highly touted opponents including Purdue (Jan. 30), Michigan (Feb. 1), Buffalo (Feb. 6), NC State (Feb. 8), and Pepperdine (Mar. 1). 

Pending qualification following the ITA Kickoff Weekend, the Crimson will either travel to the national indoors in Texas or defend its ECAC Championship at Princeton the weekend of February 13-15. 

The Crimson will take its annual spring break trip out west and face San Diego State (Mar. 17), University of San Diego (Mar. 20), and UC Santa Barara (Mar. 22) across a six-day span.  Harvard will then head to the Sunshine state to conclude its nonconference slate against South Florida on March 29.

April will be dedicated to Harvard's annual seven-match Ivy League schedule.  The Crimson will face Princeton (Apr. 4), Penn (Apr. 5), Yale (Apr. 12), and Dartmouth (Apr. 25) in Cambridge while traveling to Brown (Apr. 10), Columbia (Apr. 18), and Cornell (Apr. 19). 

Harvard, who finished the year as the No. 21 nationally ranked team, is poised for another strong season as it returns 10 from its rosters from a year ago and added Nathan Blokhin, Noah Gilligan, and Kolos Kincses in its Class of 2029.