BOSTON – Returning the 2015 GNAC Player and Rookie of the Year, the Suffolk women's tennis team has been selected to finish second in the preseason poll according to a vote by the league's seven head coaches, the conference announced Tuesday afternoon.
The dynamic co-captain duo of senior Aidiana Sagyndykova and junior Valentina Medina, who took home the league's top honors of player and rookie a year ago, and their fellow Rams garnered 41 points with one-first place nod to be pegged just seven points behind conference powerhouse Simmons. With nine straight conference crowns the Sharks were once again pegged the league's favorite with seven first-place votes for 48 points.
The 2015 conference tournament runner-up, Johnson & Wales took third with 37 points with the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) (28), Albertus Magnus (18), Anna Maria (13) and Mount Ida (11) rounding out the poll.
Suffolk quest to build upon its 10 victories from a year ago, the most since the 2007 Suffolk Hall of Fame squad put together a 14-win undefeated season, begins Tuesday, Sept. 6 when the Rams entertain Rhode Island College.
| 2016 GNAC WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON COACHES' POLL | ||||||
| SCHOOL 1. Simmons 2. Suffolk 3. Johnson & Wales 4. Saint Joseph (Conn.) 5. Albertus Magnus 6. Anna Maria 7. Mount Ida |
POINTS (FPV) 48 (6) 41 (1) 37 28 18 13 11 |
2015 OVERALL 10-9 10-5 12-4 8-7 8-6 2-9 3-9 |
2015 GNAC RECORD 6-0 5-1 4-2 3-3 2-4 0-6 1-5 |
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