Match #1
ART U Urban Knights (0-0) vs. Portland State Pilots (0-0)
Thursday, February 1, 2024 at Noon
Daly City, Calif. – Bay Club South San Francisco
Live Results

Match #2
ART U Urban Knights (0-0) vs. Dominican Penguins (0-0)
Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 11 a.m.
San Rafael, Calif. – Castellucci Family Tennis Center

Academy of Art women's tennis begins its 16th spring season with refreshed spirits and a balanced mix of talent in 2024. Reprising her role leading the program, Head Coach Nicole Briceño returns after six years to guide eight Urban Knights from seven different countries toward postseason success.

In California for the entire month of February, ART U begins by hosting Portland State (Feb. 1) then traveling to Dominican (Feb. 3) and Menlo (Feb. 10) before a four-part home stand that features Stanislaus State (Feb. 18), Fresno Pacific (Feb. 24), UH Hilo (Feb. 26), and Concordia (Feb. 29). As the calendar turns to March, the Knights will be in Southern California to take on Hawaii Pacific (Mar. 10) in a neutral site matchup then Azusa Pacific (Mar. 11) prior to hosting new Pacific West Conference member Westmont (Mar. 16) and challenging both Cal State LA (Mar. 22) and Point Loma (Mar. 23) in Fresno. ART U is then slated to make its way to Florida for the first time in five years to take on Tampa (Mar. 26), Embry-Riddle (Mar. 28), and Rollins (Mar. 29) with Senior Day versus Dominican (Apr. 7) and a rematch at Stanislaus State (Apr. 13) wrapping up the regular season. The postseason then begins as the PacWest Conference Championship Tournament returns to Surprise, Ariz. on Apr. 17-20. For a more in-depth look at the 2024 schedule, click here!

A quartet of familiar faces compose the Urban Knights' senior and junior classes with Viktoria Leth the lone senior while Maria Vittoria Casucci, Erika Hellbe, and Paulina Alvarez entering their junior seasons. Leth was undefeated in the third and fourth singles positions last year in addition to logging seven doubles wins alongside Alvarez, the 2022 ITA West Region Rookie of the Year. Hellbe was selected to the 2023 All-PacWest Second Team in doubles, carries the most career doubles victories on the squad with 18 to date.

Returning as the team's lone sophomore, Jessica Plazas looks to build upon a dynamic debut campaign that saw her named ITA West Region Rookie of the Year as well as All-PacWest Second Team in both singles and doubles. She will be joined by a three-part freshman class that includes Amelija Supulniece, Georgiana Parr, and Estelle Najean. Each member of the trio thrived in their respective home countries with Supulniece highlighting with a national ranking as high as No. 10 in Latvia.

First serves will be tossed on Thursday, Feb. 1 as Academy of Art embarks upon its 2024 campaign together.