AIKEN, S.C. – The University of South Carolina Aiken men's and women's tennis teams have cancelled their season-opening trip to the state of Georgia and will now open their 2011 spring season at home at 12 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6 against Young Harris.

The Pacers had been scheduled to open their year against Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College on Friday, Feb. 4 on the road. One day later, they were scheduled to take on national power Valdosta State in Valdosta, Ga. on Saturday, Feb. 5.

The USC Aiken men's tennis team was ranked in the top 30 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for all of the 2010 season. The Pacers were ranked as high as 17th nationally.

Playing one of the toughest schedules in all of NCAA Division II tennis, USC Aiken was able to make its fifth consecutive NCAA regional appearance. The Pacers bowed out in the first round, but still finished the year with a very respectable 11-12 overall record. In the toughest tennis league in all of NCAA Division II, USC Aiken finished with a 2-7 mark in the Peach Belt Conference.

USC Aiken men's tennis team opens the 2011 spring season ranked 25th nationally.

USC Aiken's 2010 women's tennis team closed last year with a 9-11 record. The Pacers finished their conference season with a mark of 4-8. The four wins in league play helped the Pacers reach at least four wins in league action for the third time in the last four years.