TOWSON, Md. - The Towson University tennis team will make the five-mile journey down Charles Street to Cold Spring Lane this weekend for Loyola's McClure Invitational.

The Tigers will face Mount St. Mary's (Friday-3:30 p.m.), Loyola (Saturday-9 a.m.) and Morgan State (Saturday-4:30 p.m.).

Because of inclement weather, Jamie Peterson's squad was limited to one match last weekend at the Towson Hidden Duals.

McClure Invitational Information
Facility: Ridley Athletic Complex | Baltimore, Md.
Field: Towson, Loyola, Morgan State, Mount St. Mary's
Format: Standard format for each hidden dual match 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 year at the No. 3 singles.
 
Ashira Murray, who went 15-4 as a junior in singles action, is back 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
Select players will compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regionals, hosted by Liberty University, beginning October 15