Men's tennis team picked for third, Tech women tabbed fifth in OVC poll
The Tennessee Tech men's tennis team has been picked to finish third in the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference standings and the Golden Eagle women are tabbed for fifth place, according to a preseason poll of the league's head coaches.
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech men's tennis team has
been picked to finish third in the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference
standings and the Golden Eagle women are tabbed for fifth place,
according to a preseason poll of the league's head coaches.
Eastern Kentucky's men and women are predicted to win both OVC
Tennis titles. The Colonel men earned 47 points while the Lady
Colonels took 74 points.
In the men's division, the Jacksonville State men received 44
points for a predicted second place finish while Tech followed in
third with 36 points. The Golden Eagles received one first-place
vote. Murray State (27) and Morehead State (24) completed the top
five. Rounding out the men's poll are Austin Peay (20), Eastern
Illinois (19) and Tennessee State (7).
On the women's side, Jacksonville State grabbed second place with
69 points followed by Murray State with 63 points. UT Martin earned
62 points for a fourth-place predicted finish while Tech received
49 points to place fifth. Rounding out the women's poll are Eastern
Illinois (36), Austin Peay (34), Morehead State (33), Southeast
Missouri (21) and Tennessee State (9).
2010 OVC Men's Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Eastern Kentucky (5 first-place votes) - 47
2. Jacksonville State (2 first-place votes) - 44
3. Tennessee Tech (1 first-place votes) - 36
4. Murray State - 27
5. Morehead State - 24
6. Austin Peay - 20
7. Eastern Illinois - 19
8. Tennessee State - 7
2010 OVC Women's Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Eastern Kentucky (4 first-place votes) - 74
2. Jacksonville State (2 first-place votes) - 69
3. Murray State (1 first-place vote) - 63
4. UT Martin (2 first-place votes) - 62
5. Tennessee Tech (1 first-place vote) - 49
6. Eastern Illinois - 36
7. Austin Peay - 34
8. Morehead State - 33
9. Southeast Missouri - 21
10. Tennessee State - 9
