2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament Bracket Announced

ROSEMONT, Ill. - The Big Ten Conference announced the complete bracket for the 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament presented by Allstate, which will take place on April 23-26 at the Ty Tucker Tennis Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Ohio State (21-3, 12-1 Big Ten), USC (19-5, 12-1 Big Ten) and Michigan (16-6, 12-1 Big Ten) each clinched a share of the Big Ten Championship, and tiebreaking procedures were used to determine tournament seeding.

The Buckeyes will look to defend their Big Ten Tournament title as the No. 1 seed in this year’s tournament, opening play on Friday against the winner of No. 8 seed Illinois and No. 9 seed Nebraska.

After clinching its first-ever Big Ten Championship, USC earned the No. 2 seed and will face the winner of No. 7 Maryland vs. No. 10 Northwestern in Friday’s third quarterfinal match. The Trojans finished the regular season 10-0 at home and enter the postseason on a seven-match win streak.

Michigan won its fourth straight and 14th overall Big Ten Championship and will play the winner of No. 6 Wisconsin vs. No. 11 Iowa in Friday’s final quarterfinal match. The Wolverines have won seven Big Ten Tournament titles, including three in a row from 2022-24.

UCLA claimed the No. 4 seed and will receive a bye into the quarterfinals for the second-straight year. The Bruins await the winner of No. 5 Washington and No. 12 Penn State. UCLA finished the regular season 9-4 in Big Ten play (15-6 overall), winning six straight matches to close out the regular season.

All matches for this year’s tournament will be streamed live on B1G+.

The 2026 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament presented by Allstate schedule is as follows:

Thursday, April 23

Match 1 (#8 Illinois vs. #9 Nebraska) - 9 a.m. ET

Match 2 (#5 Washington vs. #12 Penn State) - 11:30 a.m. ET

Match 3 (#7 Maryland vs. #10 Northwestern) - 2 p.m. ET

Match 4 (#6 Wisconsin vs. #11 Iowa) - 4:30 p.m. ET

Friday, April 24 (Quarterfinals)

Match 5 (#1 Ohio State vs. Match 1 winner) - 9 a.m. ET

Match 6 (#4 UCLA vs. Match 2 winner) - 11:30 a.m. ET

Match 7 (#2 USC vs. Match 3 winner) - 2 p.m. ET

Match 8 (#3 Michigan vs. Match 4 winner) - 4:30 p.m. ET

Saturday, April 25 (Semifinals)

Match 9 (Match 5 winner vs. Match 6 winner) - 11 a.m. ET

Match 10 (Match 7 winner vs. Match 8 winner) - 2 p.m. ET

Sunday, April 26 (Championship Match)

Match 11 (Match 9 winner vs. Match 10 winner) - Noon ET

NOTES: All times are approximate and subject to change … matches streamed on B1G+ (details available at bigtenplus.com).

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