No. 11 Tennessee (0-0) will play at No. 11 North Carolina (0-0) Thursday.
The top-25 match is the first regular season contest of the 2022 season for both schools.
Tennessee defeated Notre Dame, 3-0, and Dayton, 5-1, in exhibition matches ahead of its season-opener at North Carolina.
The Tar Heels defeated VCU, 5-0, and BYU, 2-0, in exhibition play ahead of Thursday’s match against Tennessee.
Kickoff between the Lady Vols and North Carolina is slated for 7 p.m. EDT Thursday. ACC Network Extra will televise the season-opening match at Dorrance Field.
Tennessee is 18-7-1 in season-opening matches and 4-4-0 all time when opening a season on the road.
The Lady Vols will play No. 23 SMU Aug. 21 (7 p.m. EDT, SEC Network+) in its first regular season home contest.
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