Women’s Tennis Picked Eighth in GNAC Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Posted: Aug 21, 2019

WINTHROP, Mass. - The Albertus Magnus College women's tennis team was picked to finish eighth in the 2019 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Preseason Coaches' Poll. The poll, released on Wednesday afternoon, was voted on by the league's eight head coaches.

The Falcons earned nine points, finishing just behind the University of Saint Joseph (CT). Johnson & Wales University received 58 points and three of the possible eight first-place votes to take the number one spot in the rankings.

Regis (Mass.) College placed second on the poll with 50 points and one first-place vote after finishing fourth in the standings last season. Eastern Nazarene College was slotted third in the preseason rankings with 49 points and one first-place vote.

Colby-Sawyer College took fourth place in the voting with 46 points and the final three first-place votes, while Simmons University and Suffolk University took fifth and sixth place, finishing with 31 and 25 points, respectively.

The Falcons will open the 2019 campaign against Lehman College on Saturday, Aug. 31, at home at the Celentano Courts at 1:00 PM.

2019 GNAC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
1. Johnson & Wales (3) - 58
2. Regis (1) - 50
3. Eastern Nazarene (1) - 49
4. Colby-Sawyer (3) - 46
5. Simmons - 31
6. Suffolk - 25
7. Saint Joseph (CT) - 20
8. Albertus Magnus – 9

Albertus Magnus College, founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of Peace, is a Catholic College in the Dominican Tradition. It is recognized as a Top 100 Regional University in the north by US News & World Report Best Colleges guide for 2019. The College has an enrollment of 1,500 students in its traditional undergraduate program, accelerated adult degree programs, and 12 graduate programs, including a new Master of Public Administration and the only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling in Connecticut. In the last few months, the College received two significant federal grants, $300,000 from the Department of Justice and a $2 million Title III grant from the Department of Education.