Wingate Picked as South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Wingate Bulldogs have been picked as the 2024 South Atlantic Conference men's tennis preseason favorites, the league office announced today. The Bulldogs received 11 first place votes and 142 points total.
Tusculum was voted No. 2 with 119 points, while Newberry was picked third with one first place vote and 106 points. Anderson and Catawba tied for No. 4 with 104 points each, with Anderson receiving the final first place vote.
Limestone placed No. 6 with 93 points and Carson-Newman was voted No. 7 with 81 points. Lenoir-Rhyne took the No. 8 spot with 78 points, while Lincoln Memorial was voted No. 9 with 61 points. Coker followed with 50 points at No. 10. Rounding out the preseason poll was Mars Hill at No. 11 with 38 points, UVA Wise at No. 12 with 20 points, and Emory & Henry at No. 13 with 18 points.
The SAC also announced its preseason all-conference teams. The first team doubles partners were Natasha Forrest and Summer Reeves of Carson-Newman, Chloe Kosmrlj and Suzuka Sambyakugari of Wingate, and Elodie Baechler and Valentina Loretz of Tusculum.
Kosmrlj and Sambyakugari were named first team singles, in addition to their doubles honors. Also appearing on the first team singles were Wingate's Fernanda Castillo, Carson-Newman's Anita Chornei, Limestone's Anamaria Kiszner-Luca, and Lenoir-Rhyne's Evgeniya Pugina.
2024 Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
Rank School (First Place Votes) Score
1 Wingate (11) 142
2 Tusculum 119
3 Newberry (1) 106
T-4 Anderson (1) 104
T-4 Catawba 104
6 Limestone 93
7 Carson-Newman 81
8 Lenoir-Rhyne 78
9 Lincoln Memorial 61
10 Coker 50
11 Mars Hill 38
12 UVA Wise 20
13 Emory & Henry 18
2024 SAC Women's Tennis Preseason All-Conference
First Team Doubles
Natasha Forrest/Summer Reeves, Carson-Newman
Chloe Kosmrlj/Suzuka Sambyakugari, Wingate
Elodie Baechler/Valentina Loretz, Tusculum
Second Team Doubles
Sofia Hernandez / Ami Miya, Catawba
Runa Mudderisoglu/Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Evgeniya Pugina/Nellie Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
Third Team Doubles
Sophia Cardenas/Margarita Nikonorova, Newberry
Emma Arnal/Alexa Gamborino-Suarez, Newberry
Anamaria Kiszner-Luca/Monika Temkova, Limestone
First Team Singles
Fernanda Castillo, Wingate
Anita Chornei, Carson-Newman
Anamaria Kiszner-Luca, Limestone
Chloe Kosmrlj, Wingate
Evgeniya Pugina, Lenoir-Rhyne
Suzuka Sambyakugari, Wingate
Second Team Singles
Miya Ami, Catawba
Elodie Baechler, Tusculum
Sofia Cardenas, Newberry
Natasha Forrest, Carson-Newman
Valentina Loretz, Tusculum
Paulina Loretz, Tusculum
Third Team Singles
Ylva Frafjord Landa, Tusculum
Elana Mackey, Mars Hill
Runa Muderrisoglu, Lenoir-Rhyne
Aina Miralles, Newberry
Margarita Nikonorova, Newberry
Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne
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