Championship Central
The six-team field has been announced for the 2026 Lone Star Conference Women's Tennis Championship, which will be held April 30-May 2 (Thursday-Saturday) at Arlington Tennis Center in Arlington, Texas. Punching tickets are No. 29 UT Tyler, No. 25 Midwestern State, Lubbock Christian, No. 26 Angelo State, St. Mary’s and Cameron.
UT Tyler (17-6 overall) is the No. 1 seed after winning the first LSC regular season title in program history with a 9-1 record. The Patriots reached the LSC tournament title match last season and enter on a three-match winning streak.
MSU (16-6, 8-2 LSC) is the No. 2 seed. The Mustangs have won this event a league-high five times (2019, 2018, 2017, 2015 and 2014).
UT Tyler and MSU both earned a first-round bye and will begin in the semifinals on Friday.
Lubbock Christian (11-5, 8-2 LSC) is the No. 3 seed and will face No. 6 seed and 2024 LSC tournament champion Cameron (9-8, 5-5 LSC) in the quarterfinals Thursday at 9 a.m. CT. LCU has won a league-best five matches in a row. The winner will face MSU on Friday at 9 a.m. CT.
Angelo State (19-2, 8-2 LSC) is the No. 4 seed and will take on No. 5 seed St. Mary’s (13-10, 6-4 LSC) in the quarterfinals at 9 a.m. CT. ASU won 17 matches in a row this season. StMU has won this event in 2023 and 2022. The victor will battle UT Tyler on Friday at 9 a.m.
The championship match is set for Saturday at 9 a.m. CT.
The tournament format is three, six-game set doubles matches with a seven-point tiebreak at six-all. Following doubles matches, teams will play six best-of-three set singles matches. Once one team reaches four points, remaining singles matches will be abandoned.
The winner of the conference tournament will be named the LSC Women’s Tennis Tournament champion and earn the league’s automatic qualification to the 2026 NCAA Division II Championship.
2026 LSC Women's Tennis Championship
Arlington Tennis Center
Arlington, Texas
All times CT
Thursday, April 30
Quarterfinal #1: [4] Angelo State vs. [5] St. Mary’s, 9 a.m.
Quarterfinal #2: [3] Lubbock Christian vs. [6] Cameron, 9 a.m.
Friday, May 1
Semifinal #1: [1] UT Tyler vs. ASU/StMU winner, 9 a.m.
Semifinal #2: [2] Midwestern State vs. LCU/CU winner, 9 a.m.
Saturday, May 2
Final: Semifinal Winners, 9 a.m.