January 25, 2008
Contact: Heather Sulkowski
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8297
hsulkowski@limestone.edu

 

LIMESTONE MEN'S TENNIS TEAM PICKED NO.2 IN PRESEASON POLL

Thomasville, NC> The Limestone College men's tennis team takes the second spot in this year’s preseason poll. The Saints team wrapped up the 2006-07 season with the highest conference finish in program history with an 8-1 league record and 18-13 overall record, finishing just behind Anderson in the regular season.

The Saints also had a successful fall season, competing at the ITA Regional and the Conference Carolinas Individual Tournament. The Saints are ranked in the ITA DII Preseason National Poll coming in at No. 33.

Under the direction of first year head coach Keith Turner, Limestone returns last year’s conference Freshman of the Year and First Team All-Conference honoree, Philippe Hogan. Along with Hogan, All-Conference honoree Christian Munn will return, accompanied by four other returnees and four newcomers.

ams more often. We’ll see how it goes. The schedule will make us or break us.”

 


Conference Carolinas Pre-Season Coaches Poll (1st place votes in parenthesis)
1. Anderson University (9) 81
2. Limestone College 71
3. Mount Olive College (1) 66
4. Lees-McRae College 52
5. Barton College 47
6. Erskine College 38
7. Queens University of Charlotte 31
8. Coker College 29
9. Pfeiffer University 26
10. St. Andrews Presbyterian College 9

 




 
 
 

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