Tusculum Takes Top Spot in 2023 South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll, Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Tusculum has been picked first in the 2023 South Atlantic Conference men's tennis preseason poll, the league office announced today. The Pioneers received five first-place votes from the League's head coaches with 130 total points.
Anderson and Wingate tied for the No. 2 slot with 128 points each. Anderson had five first place votes, while Wingate had three. Carson-Newman came in at No. 4 with 105 points, and Lenoir-Rhyne placed fifth in the poll with 102 points.
Lincoln Memorial was voted No. 6 with 88 points. Limestone came in at No. 7 with 79 points, followed by Newberry at No. 8 with 60 points.
Catawba took the No. 9 slot with 57 points and at No. 10 was Coker with 56 points. Mars Hill placed eleventh with 42 points, while UVA Wise received 25 points at No. 12, and Emory & Henry rounded out the poll at No. 13 with 14 points.
In addition to the preseason poll, the SAC announced its preseason all-conference teams. Highlighting the first team were doubles partners Hugo Nossler and Florian Walcher of Wingate, Rhodri Atkinson and Frank Bonacia from Tusculum, and Thibaut Decaluwe and Samuel Winter of Coker.
Atkinson and Walcher were named first team singles, in addition to their doubles honors. Also earning spots on the singles list were Juan Sengariz of Anderson, Mateo Bivol from Newberry, and Marc Janse and Marnix Van Dalen from Carson-Newman.
The 2023 South Atlantic Conference Men's Tennis season gets underway on Wednesday, February 1. Check out the full schedule of men's tennis matches at www.thesac.com.
2023 SAC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1. |
Tusculum (5) |
130 |
|
T-2. |
Anderson (5) |
128 |
|
T-2. |
Wingate (3) |
128 |
|
4. |
Carson-Newman |
105 |
|
5. |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
102 |
|
6. |
Lincoln Memorial |
88 |
|
7. |
Limestone |
79 |
|
8. |
Newberry |
60 |
|
9. |
Catawba |
57 |
|
|
Coker |
56 |
|
|
Mars Hill |
42 |
|
|
UVA Wise |
25 |
|
|
Emory & Henry |
14 |
2023 SAC Men's Tennis Preseason All-Conference
First Team Doubles
Hugo Nossler/Florian Walcher, Wingate
Rhodri Atkinson/Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
Thibaut Decaluwe/Samuel Winter, Coker
Second Team Doubles
Lars Hordijk/Marc Janse, Carson-Newman
Juan Sengariz/Julian Kenzlers, Anderson
Nemanja Subanovic/Marco Jalalian, Tusculum
Third Team Doubles
Greyson Doscotch/Aaron Cabo, Anderson
Edis Nokic/Gabriel Constantino, Wingate
Faris Hadzisadikovic/Youssef Ardouni, Mars Hill
First Team Singles
Juan Sengariz, Anderson
Florian Walcher, Wingate
Mateo Bivol, Newberry
Rhodri Atkinson, Tusculum
Marc Janse, Carson-Newman
Marnix Van Dalen, Carson-Newman
Second Team Singles
Frank Bonacia, Tusculum
Lars Hordijk, Carson-Newman
Edis Nokic, Wingate
Gabriel Constantino, Wingate
Gjorgji Jankulovski, Carson-Newman
Third Team Singles
Greyson Doscotch, Anderson
Thibaut Decaluwe, Coker
Kenta Kondou, Tusculum
Philip Olsson, Anderson
Nemanja Subanovic, Tusculum
Julian Kenzlers, Anderson
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