Women's tennis picked fifth in Big Sky preseason poll
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OGDEN, Utah -- Northern Colorado's women's tennis team, which is scheduled to begin its 2010 season at the end of the month, has been picked to finish fifth in the Big Sky Conference.
The league released its preseason men's and women's tennis polls this afternoon, and the Bears women's team is viewed as the fifth best team in the league, ahead of Eastern Washington, Weber State, Portland State and Idaho State, but behind Montana, Montana State, Northern Arizona and preseason-No. 1 Sacramento State.
Northern Colorado's men's team, which will start its season Saturday, Jan. 16, at Denver, under the direction of first-year coach Tim Bearman, is picked as the eighth-best team in the Big Sky's men's tennis race.
Sacramento State is again the pick to win the men's title hunt, with Montana State, Eastern Washington, Montana and Weber State making up the top five.
The Bears are picked ahead of Idaho State.
Sacramento State, the defending men's and women's conference
champions, was nearly unanimously selected to finish first in the
preseason poll as both teams received at eight first place votes
for 64 points each. The Hornet women's team has won eight
consecutive Big Sky titles and 62 consecutive matches over league
competition while the men's team has won two of the last three
championships and seven since joining the conference in
1996-97.
In the preseason poll on the men's side, Montana State was
selected second with 51 points. Eastern Washington received one
first-place vote and was selected third with 48 points. Montana and
Weber State follow with 44 and 37 points respectively. Northern
Arizona earned 30 points for sixth place while Portland State
garnered 21 points for seventh. Northern Colorado edged out the
Bengals for eighth place with 14 points.
On the women's side Northern Arizona was selected second with 50
points. Montana State and Montana tied for third, both with 47
points; however Montana State earned one first-place vote. Northern
Colorado and Eastern Washington followed with 36 and 31 points
respectively. Weber State finished in seventh place with 25 points
and Portland State captured 16 points for eighth place.
The 2010 Big Sky Conference Championship will be played April
24-25 at the Gold River Racquet Club in Sacramento. The top four
men's and women's teams from the regular season advance to the
championship.
2010 Big Sky
Conference Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
(First-Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Sacramento State (8).......................... 64
2. Northern Arizona ............................... 50
T3. Montana State (1)............................ 47
T3. Montana.......................................... 47
5. Northern Colorado..............................
36
6. Eastern Washington............................
31
7. Weber State....................................... 25
8. Portland State.............................. 16
9. Idaho State........................................ 8
2010 Big Sky
Conference Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
(First-Place Votes in Parenthesis)
1. Sacramento State (8).......................... 64
2. Montana State................................... 51
3. Eastern Washington (1)....................... 48
4. Montana............................................ 44
5. Weber State....................................... 37
6. Northern Arizona................................ 30
7. Portland State.................................... 21
8. Northern Colorado..............................
14
9. Idaho State ....................................... 10
