The University of Michigan women's tennis team heads to Columbus, Ohio, for the 20th annual Big Ten Conference Championship this week at the Stickney Tennis Center. The single-elimination team tournament that crowns the conference champion begins Thursday, April 26, and runs through Sunday, April 29.
Wolverines Enter as No.
For the third straight season, Michigan will play in the first-round matches to reach the quarterfinals. The tournament champion receives an automatic berth into the NCAA Championship field. This is the second straight year the two programs have met in the Big Ten's, with Michigan winning a 4-3 match last year when the competition was held at the Varsity Tennis Center. Michigan has an 8-15 record against the Badgers under head coach Bitsy Ritt , who is a 1983 graduate of Wisconsin. The Wolverines compiled a 1-1 record as host of the 2000 Big Ten Championship at the Varsity Tennis Center.