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Tennis Picked 6th in USA South East Division

Tennis Picked 6th in USA South East Division

Release Link: http://usasouth.net/sports/ wten/2017-18/releases/ 20180125gq0lxg

The USA South Athletic Conference's women's tennis coaches have released their 2018 preseason polls. Each divisional preseason poll only includes votes from coaches within that particular division-only. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.

Head Coach Ed Steele's tennis team is picked to finish in 6th in the USA South East Division. The top six teams will qualify for the USA South Tournament.

This season, the Conference welcomes new League members Berea College, Brevard College and Pfeiffer University. Brevard and Pfeiffer will not be included in the polls as they are each reclassifying from Division II and are not eligible for championship honors this season. 

 

Salem will play their first match on February 16th at home against Guilford. Their first USA South East Division match is at Mary Baldwin on March 10th. 

The 2018 USA South Women's Tennis Tournament will be played April 13-15 in LaGrange, Georgia as a part of the USA South Spring Sports Festival, hosted by the City of LaGrange and Troup County. The tournament will take place both at the McCluskey Tennis Center and the LaGrange College Varsity Courts. The top-four teams from each division will advance to the tournament.

 

2018 USA South Women's Tennis Coaches Preseason Poll
East Division

Rank

Institution (1st Place Votes)

Pts.

1.

Methodist (6)

60 

2.

N.C. Wesleyan (2)

58 

3.

Meredith (1)

48 

4.

Averett

46 

5.

Ferrum 

35 

6.

Salem 

29

7.

William Peace

22 

8.

Greensboro 

15 

9.

Mary Baldwin 

11

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*Pfeiffer

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*Ineligible for USA South Championship (Div. III Reclassifying Member)

2018 USA South Women's Tennis Coaches Preseason Poll
West Division

Rank

Institution (1st Place Votes)

Pts.

1.

Covenant (4)

43 

2.

Piedmont (3)

42 

3.

Huntingdon

34 

4.

LaGrange (1)

31 

5.

Agnes Scott 

30 

6.

Maryville 

22 

7.

Berea 

12 

8.

Wesleyan 

10 

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*Brevard

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*Ineligible for USA South Championship (Div. III Reclassifying Member)