The 2018 University of the Ozarks women's tennis team will be pursuing its third straight American Southwest Conference Championship Tournament appearance under the leadership of new head coach Jeff Kutac. New faces dot the women's roster this season. But the youthfulness hasn't kept the women's team from playing and training hard, according to Kutac. Ozarks does return junior Imani Doyle and sophomores Karlee Hart and Kirsten Endicott, but the rest of the roster includes freshmen. Hart posted six singles wins last season. The veteran Kutac will have the luxury of coaching at the new multi-million dollar Tennis Center expected to open later in the season. The facility will among the best in NCAA Division III and includes PlaySight technology.

 
2017 Record (ASC): 4-16 (1-3)

2017 Conference Finish: 4th, East Division

2017 Tournament: 1st round (Loss against Hardin-Simmons)

Returning Players: Imani Doyle (Junior/Fort Worth, Texas); Kirsten Endicott (Sophomore/Rogers, Ark.); and Karlee Hart (Sophomore/Van Buren, Ark.)

Newcomers: Alexandria Corona (Freshman/Willis, Texas); Alexis Rogers (Freshman/Conway, Ark.); Vaughnte Rolle (Freshman/Nassau, Bahamas); McKenna Wade (Freshman/Atkins, Ark.); and Tori Woods (Freshman/Country Club Hills, Ill.)

2017 Most Doubles Wins: (2) Imani Doyle/Karlee Hart and Maggie Johnson/Madison Sieber

2017 Most Singles Wins: (6) Karlee Hart

2017 No. 1 Singles Player: Karlee Hart

2017 No. 1 Doubles: Imani Doyle/Karlee Hart

All-Conference Players Returning: None

Program Playoff Appearances: (4) 2003, 2007, 2016, 2017

Coach Kutac Quotes:
"We have a young women's squad. We had a solid fall. The team really came together and developed. They have good energy and are working to get better individually and as a group. We play four matches in three days to open the season so that will be a great opportunity to start playing collegiate tennis."

2018 Schedule
February
9 vs Sul Ross State (Austin, Texas) - 8:30 am
10 vs Concordia University Texas (Austin, Texas) - 8:30 am
10 vs Howard Payne University (Austin, Texas) - 1:00 pm
11 vs Texas Lutheran University (Austin, Texas) - 8:30 am
17 vs John Brown University (Conway, Ark.) - 9:00 am         
17 @ Hendrix College - 2:00 pm

March
2 vs Schreiner University (Home) - 4:00 pm
9 @ Texas Wesleyan University - 2:00 pm
14 vs UA-Fort Smith (Home) - 2:00 pm
30 @ UA-Pine Bluff - 3:00 pm

April
6 @ *UT-Tyler - 4:00 pm
7 @ *LeTourneau University - 10:00 am
14 vs *Louisiana College (Home) - 10:00 am
20 @ *East Texas Baptist University - 3:00 pm
21 @ *Belhaven University - 12:00 pm
26-28 @ American Southwest Conference Tournament
*American Southwest Conference Match