New York, N.Y. - The Skyline Conference's eight head men's tennis coaches recently cast their ballots for their 2016 preseason poll and two-time defending champion Yeshiva University was selected to capture the crown for the third season in a row.
Farmingdale State was selected fourth in the poll with 33 total points. Last season the Rams posted a 4-2 mark in the conference and earned the #3 seed for the playoffs. FSC defeated Purchase in the semifinals but fell, 5-4, at Yeshiva in the finals.
This year the men's tennis team opens Skyline Conference play on Saturday, April 2nd at Sarah Lawrence at 1:00 p.m.
2016 Skyline Conference Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
1. Yeshiva, 49 (7)
2. Purchase, 40
3. Mount Saint Mary, 34 (1)
4. Farmingdale State, 33
5. St. Joseph's-Long Island, 25
6. Sarah Lawrence, 17
7. Sage, 15
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn, 11
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
To view the complete Skyline Conference press release, click HERE.
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