TEMPE, Ariz. - Following the ITA Kickoff Weekend draft the UC Santa Barbara Men's Tennis team already knows part of their 2026 spring schedule. The Gauchos will open up their 2026 spring season at the ITA Kickoff Weekend.

The Gauchos will head to Los Angeles, California joining No. 55 Pacific, No. 62 New Mexico and host institution No. 14 UCLA. The event will be held from January 23-26. The Kickoff Weekend Draft provides coaches the opportunity to choose which host site they would like to compete at in the new year.

The event serves as the qualifying pathway to the ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships. The ITA Kickoff Weekend features 56 of the nation's best men's programs competing at 14 men's host sites across the country.

The 14 host sites are as follows:
1. Wake Forest University
2. TCU
3. University of Texas
4. Stanford University
5. University of Virginia
6. Ohio State University
7. NC State
8. Columbia University
9. University of San Diego
10. Mississippi State University
11. University of Arizona
12. Cal
13. University of South Carolina
14. UCLA

To see the full 56 team selection, click here. The Gauchos full 2026 schedule will be released later in the year.