2025-26 Canadian University Tennis Championships draw announced

U SPORTS tennis enters its banner season as four schools from coast-to-coast compete for the 2025-26 Canadian University Tennis Championships men’s and women’s crown in Montreal. 

Université Laval will look to repeat as women’s champions after ending University of Alberta’s five-year reign last summer, while the men’s draw will have a new titlist this year with University of Toronto looking to keep the banner in Ontario.

The women’s semifinals kick off the championships on Thursday. Université Laval begin their title defence against Dalhousie University in the day’s first tie, a rematch of last year’s semifinal when the Rouge et Or of Laval scored the sweep over the Tigers. 

The winner of the tie will await the outcome of University of Toronto and University of British Columbia. The Toronto Varsity Blues are coming off their third-straight OUA title this year.

Medals will be handed out on Saturday with bronze first, before the final scheduled at noon local time. It will be the first year since 2022-23 that the title will not be contested between Université Laval and University of Alberta.

The men’s draw is nearly identical to the women’s. University of Toronto and Dalhousie University get Friday’s semifinals underway. Then, University of British Columbia seek a third-straight final when they meet a returning Université Laval, whose last appearance was at the 2023-24 championships when they finished as runner-up to UBC.

Each winner will battle for the title on Sunday following the bronze-medal tie.