Coach Marisa Arce and her team will play three matches over four days in three different cities beginning on Thursday.
That's when the Blue Demons (7-3) take on BIG EAST opponent Butler (4-6) at the XS Tennis Village on the South Side. First serve is set for 12 noon.
Right after that match, Arce & Co. head out to Cincinnati where they will encounter BIG EAST title contender Xavier (11-3) at noon on Friday.
Staying in Ohio, DePaul will face Dayton (5-11) at 9 a.m. on Sunday before returning to Lincoln Park.
The three matches in four days is good preparation for the BIG EAST Championships April 22-25 in Cayce, S.C. where the Blue Demons could play four days in a row.
Aspasia Avgeri has won six consecutive singles matches at the demanding No. 1 position and has posted a team-best 7-2 record in the dual-match season. Yuliya Kizelbasheva brings a 7-3 singles mark into Thursday's action.
Avgeri has teamed with Maddie Yergler to win six doubles matches in a row, and they are 7-2 this season at No. 3. Kizelbasheva and Lenka Antonijevic are 6-4 in the No. 1 spot.
Butler has lost two in a row and three of the last four. The Bulldogs had seven matches postponed or canceled because of COVID-19 protocols.
At the other end of the spectrum, Xavier has won eight of its last 10 matches and is 5-1 at the Jim and Mary Brockhoff Family Tennis Facility.
The Blue Demons edged Xavier 4-3 in the 2019 BIG EAST Championship title match behind Alina Kuzmenkova's thrilling comeback win in the final singles match.
Dayton has lost three-straight and five of its last six matches. The Flyers have faced two other BIG EAST teams, losing to Butler 4-3 and to Xavier 7-0.
Recaps and results can be accessed at depaulbluedemons.com.
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