ORANGEBURG, SC—Defending Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Tennis Champion, the South Carolina State Bulldogs open the 2026 campaign over the weekend with matches versus #14 South Carolina Friday (Feb.6) in Columbia, SC.

The Bulldogs (0-0) will take on nationally-ranked #14 South Carolina (4-1) of the SEC in a non-conference battle Friday (Feb.6) in Columbia in a 2:00 p.m. start. SC State head coach Hardeep Judge is entering his 24th season at the helm of both men's and women's programs.

NEXT UP: South Carolina State will return to action on Thursday (Feb.12) on the road at Georgia Southern in a 1 p.m. start in Statesboro, GA.

ABOUT SC STATE ATHLETICS
South Carolina State University is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level intercollegiate athletic program. The university currently fields teams in 14 sports: women's volleyball, men's and women's tennis, men's and women's cross country, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's indoor track & field, softball, men's and women's outdoor track and field, women's soccer, and football, with all teams competing in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC), except for women's soccer.
 
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