TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University tennis team opens the 2026 fall season this weekend with the Towson Hidden Duals at the Tiger Tennis Complex. The three-day event features six other teams.
The Tigers will face Morgan State (Friday-2 p.m.), Delaware State (Saturday-11:45 a.m.), Coppin State (Sunday-9 a.m.) and George Mason (Sunday-11:15 a.m.).

Head coach Jamie Peterson begins his 11th season year at the helm of the women's tennis program with 85 coaching victories. Only Ken Volk (106 wins) and Peter Walten (86) have more wins coaching the program. A two-time team captain on the Towson men's tennis team, Peterson finished his career (1991-95) with a 64-35 singles record.

Towson Hidden Duals Tournament Information
Facility: Tiger Tennis Complex | Towson, Md.
Field: Towson, Morgan State, Coppin State, Loyola, Mount St. Mary's, George Mason, Delaware State
Format: Standard format for each hidden dual matches will be four singles and one doubles. All matches will be best of three sets with a super tiebreaker used for the third set.

Season Preview
Towson returns seven of the top eight players from the 2025-26 team that finished with a 10-10 record, the first .500 season since 2018-19. Three returnees received end-of-the-year accolades from the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

Gaia Montecchi was named All-CAA Third Team in singles after finishing her sophomore season with a 15-5 record with victories on courts 1, 2 and 3. She spent most of the season at No. 2 flight – going 13-5. Towson's top doubles team of Kiersten Tambe and Chandrè Boshoff also earned All-CAA Third Team honors. Tambe has played in the No. 1 singles slot the last two seasons. Boshoff spent last season at the No. 3 singles.
 
Ashira Murray, who went 15-4 as a junior in singles action, will return for her senior season. She was undefeated in eight matches at No. 5 singles.
 
Also back are juniors Tamzin Pountney, Aubrey Carper and Chloe Courtnage. Pountney has been a mainstay at the No. 4 spot in the singles lineup. Carper and Courtnage went 7-4 last season as the No. 2 doubles team, winning five times in the last six matches.
 
Up Next
Towson will compete in the McClure Invitational at Loyola next weekend (Oct. 2-4).