Michigan State University
TCU JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff
Three Spartan Women’s Tennis Players Open Spring Season at TCU Tournament
1/15/2026 4:39:00 PM | Women's Tennis
Fazlagic, Purser and Parkins-Godwin travel to Fort Worth, Texas for the JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff in the first spring action.
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Michigan State women's tennis kicks off the spring portion of its schedule in Fort Worth, Texas this weekend, playing in the TCU JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 16-17.
Three Spartans will be in attendance for the tournament, with seniors Sarah Fazlagic, Issey Purser and redshirt-junior Oriana Parkins-Godwin all partaking in the action. The Michigan State players will be facing players from host TCU and North Texas over the weekend.
Friday and Saturday's action begins at 2 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. CT with doubles matches, followed by singles. Friday's matches will be played outdoors on TCU's Bartzen Varsity Courts, while Saturday's slate is set to take place indoors.
Fans can follow the Spartans' play in Fort Worth with "Watch Live" and "Live Results" links at MSUSpartans.com.
This is the second year of the TCU JAE Foundation Battle for the Boot Spring Kickoff, with teams such as Illinois, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Missouri and SMU competing against the Horned Frogs last season.
The Jae Foundation is a foundation in memoriam of Jae Bing. The event aims to spotlight mental health check-ins in young adults and those struggling with their mental health.
For Fazlagic, Purser and Parkins-Godwin, this serves as all three Spartans' third tournament of 2025-26 season and their first of the new year.
This weekend is the first of back-to-back weekends in Texas for the Spartans, as the complete team will open up team dual action next weekend in the ITA Kickoff in College Station, Texas, opening against host, No. 2 Texas A&M on Saturday, Jan. 24, and then playing either Arizona State or TCU on Sunday, Jan. 25.
Fans can keep up to date with the Spartan women's tennis team on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter by following @MSU_WTennis.
