Eagles Men's Tennis Preview

With back-to-back NACC Tournament appearances under their belt, Men's Tennis enters the 2026 season with high aspirations and a talented squad.

“I am excited for the men's team to start their Spring season," said head coach Kevin Friend. "They get such a small match load in the Fall, so they are ready to compete starting this Saturday.  They have been practicing hard and pushing each other to get better every day."

2026 Men's Tennis Schedule

Men's Tennis kicks things off with their first three matches of 2026 at home, hosting the University of Northwestern and Loras on Saturday. They'll take on UW-Stevens Point and Lawrence University in a doubleheader on Sunday, March 1 before flying out to Orlando, Fla. for Spring Break from Monday, March 16 to Thursday, March 19.

NACC action awaits after the Eagles return home to roost. They'll open up their conference slate with the Concordia Chicago Cougars on Saturday, March 28 before hosting the St. Norbert Green Knights on Sunday, March 29.  After traveling to NACC Tournament Champion Illinois Tech on Saturday, April 11, Edgewood University will play three of their last four regular season matches at home. They'll face off with Concordia Wisconsin in a rematch of last year's NACC Tournament First Round on Sunday, April 12 and wrap up their season with the regular season NACC Champion MSOE on Sunday, April 19.

“This season should be filled with a lot of competitive matches, and I am excited to see how the guys handle it. I'm confident in this teams ability to fight for each match and hopefully pull out some big team wins.”

2026 Roster

Head Coach Kevin Friend

By the Numbers

2 - Two new additions join a core group of six players

7 - The team's seven wins last season were their most since the 2018-19 season.

6-3, 6-4 - Ryder Broadbridge advanced to the second round of the ITA Midwest Regional this fall, defeating Conner Krysico of UW-Stevens Point 6-3, 6-4.

7-6, 2-6, 1-0 (10-6) - Jon Olafsson punched his ticket to the second round of the Midwest Invite with a thrilling victory against Mason Ramirez of St. Olaf.