BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The Concord University men's tennis team has been slotted to tie for seventh in the Mountain East Conference preseason coaches' poll, the league office announced Friday afternoon.
West Liberty picked up six of eight first-place votes and 48 total points as it edged West Virginia Wesleyan (44 points) who grabbed the final two first-place votes. Charleston (37), Fairmont State (29), Shepherd (22), UVa.-Wise (22), Concord (11) and West Virginia State (11) completed the poll.
Head coach
Joe Blankenship welcomes back returners
Stan Cohen,
William Dick,
Alfonso Jimenez,
Javier Lietor and
Daniel Rose from last year's squad. Local talent
Alec Lusk (Pineville, West Virginia) and
Adam Tolliver (Glen Daniel, West Virginia) along with
Aiki Kato are the new players to the program.
The Mountain Lions are coming off a 1-10 season in 2015-16, however, Concord made the MEC Tournament semifinals during the 2014-15 season.
CU begins the season at Fairmont State March 11. The first home match for Concord is April 2 versu Shepherd.
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