ITA Kickoff Weekend comes to Lubbock in 2026
June 11, 2025 | Women's Tennis
LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas Tech is set to host ITA Kickoff Weekend for the fourth time in program history in January 2026. Tech will be the 1-seed and will host 2-seeded Oklahoma State, 3-seeded Wichita State and 4-seeded Long Beach State. The Lady Raiders last hosted ITA Kickoff Weekend in 2016, 2017 and 2018.
ITA Kickoff Weekend is used to qualify for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. It features 56 of the nation's best women's programs competing at 14 women's host sites across the country. Held from January 23-26, 2026, the Kickoff Weekend Draft provides coaches the opportunity to choose which host site they would like to compete at in the new year.
Based on ITA Year-End Ranking, the women's hosts are the 14 best teams in the country from the previous year. The draft order also follows ITA Year-End Rankings with the No. 15 ranked team getting the first pick in the draft and subsequent picks following the rankings until each host site has four total teams. Texas Tech finished the season ranked No. 14, which is the cutoff for host sites in ITA Kickoff Weekend.