Men's Tennis Earns No. 3 Seed in BIG EAST Championship

NEW YORK - Xavier men's tennis earned the No. 3 seed to the 2026 BIG EAST Championship, set to take place from Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April 19 in Cayce, S.C. The No. 3 seed matches the Musketeers' best seeding since joining the conference for the 2013-14 season, also earning a No. 3 seed in 2022.

Xavier is set to open up play on Friday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m. against No. 6 seed Creighton.

The Musketeers are 9-13 overall on the season, with a 3-2 mark in BIG EAST matches, taking wins over Marquette, Creighton and Butler, while falling to top two seeds St. John's and DePaul.

Last season's squad advanced to the BIG EAST Semifinals with a 4-3 win over Butler, the first time the Musketeers advanced out of the Quarterfinals since 2022.

2026 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDS AND SCHEDULE

1 – St. John's
2 – DePaul
3 – Xavier
4 – Georgetown
5 – Butler
6 – Creighton
7 – Marquette
8 – Villanova

Friday, 4/17 Quarterfinals – 9 a.m.
#1 St. John's vs. #8 Villanova
#2 DePaul vs. #7 Marquette
#3 Xavier vs. #6 Creighton
#4 Georgetown vs. #5 Butler

Saturday, 4/18 Semifinals
Two matches at 9 a.m.

Sunday, 4/19 Championship match
9 a.m.

Schedule

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