ROSEMONT, Ill. (April 23, 2023) – The Big Ten Conference has unveiled the complete bracket for the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament that will be contested April 26-30 at the Schwartz Tennis Center on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Every match of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be streamed live on B1G+, with further details available at bigtenplus.com. For more information on the 2023 Big Ten Women’s Tennis Tournament, visit the official tournament web site at bigten.org/WTEN.
Michigan (19-3, 11-0 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament after clinching their 11th Big Ten title last weekend. The Wolverines, who are No. 3 in the latest ITA (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) rankings, are the defending Big Ten Tournament champions, earning their fifth conference postseason crown last year with a 4-0 victory over Ohio State in the championship match.
Michigan will open Big Ten Tournament play on Friday with a quarterfinal contest at 9 a.m. (ET) against the winner of the second-round match between No. 8 seed Maryland and No. 9 seed Penn State.
Ohio State (18-6, 10-1) earned the No. 2 seed for this year’s tournament, dropping just a single match in conference play (4-1 at Michigan on April 16). The Buckeyes are currently No. 9 in the ITA rankings and have three Big Ten Tournament titles to their credit (2016, 2017, 2021). OSU will open its postseason schedule at 3 p.m. (ET) Friday with a tournament quarterfinal match against the winner of the second-round contest between No. 7 seed Purdue and 10th-seeded Nebraska.
Illinois (17-8, 8-3) landed the No. 3 seed for the Big Ten Tournament after tying with Wisconsin for third place in the Big Ten standings. The Fighting Illini were awarded the third seed on the basis on their head-to-head win over the Badgers (4-3 on April 14). Illinois is 31st in this week’s ITA rankings and will be seeking its first Big Ten Tournament title. The Fighting Illini will begin this year’s tournament at 6 p.m. (ET) Friday in the last quarterfinal against the winner of the second-round match between No. 6 Iowa and No. 11 Indiana.
Rounding out the top four seeds is Wisconsin (18-5, 8-3), which claimed the last of the tournament’s double-byes into the quarterfinal round. The Badgers, who won 12 of their first 14 dual matches this spring, are No. 24 in the ITA rankings and have one Big Ten Tournament title to their credit, that coming in 1996….
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