Wingate Picked As South Atlantic Conference 2022 Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll Favorite and All-Conference Teams Announced
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Wingate has been voted as the 2022 South Atlantic Conference women's tennis preseason poll favorite, the league office announced today. The League's head coaches gave the Bulldogs 11 first-place votes and a total of 143 points.
Queens was voted second with one first-place vote and 135 points, while Newberry was picked third with one first-place vote and 124 points. Carson-Newman was voted in at No. 4 with 121 points, followed by Lenoir-Rhyne at No. 5 with 109 points.
Tusculum placed No. 6 with 96 points and Anderson was voted No. 7 with 95 points. Limestone took the No. 8 spot with 83 points, while Lincoln Memorial was voted No. 9 with 76 points. Catawba followed with 60 points at No. 10, Mars Hill was No. 11 with 49 points, Coker was picked No. 12 with 43 points, and UVA Wise was No. 13 with 36 points.
The SAC also announced its preseason all-conference teams. The first team doubles partners were Natasha Forrest and Hannah Price of Carson-Newman, Caity Klaassen and Viktorija Veselinova of Queens, & Anna Greer and Katie Robeson of Anderson.
Greer was named first team singles, in addition to her doubles honors. Also earning spots on the singles list were Ana Carla Resende of Carson-Newman, Judit Gonzalez Agud of Newberry, Gemma Southwick of Lenoir-Rhyne, Valentina Ascarrunz of Lincoln Memorial, and Elena Gunfaus of Wingate.
The 2022 South Atlantic Conference Women's Tennis season gets underway on Wednesday, February 2. Check out the full schedule of women's tennis matches at www.thesac.com.
2022 Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
|
Rank |
School (First Place Votes) |
Points |
|
1 |
Wingate (11) |
143 |
|
2 |
Queens (1) |
135 |
|
3 |
Newberry (1) |
124 |
|
4 |
Carson-Newman |
121 |
|
5 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
109 |
|
6 |
Tusculum |
96 |
|
7 |
Anderson |
95 |
|
8 |
Limestone |
83 |
|
9 |
Lincoln Memorial |
76 |
|
10 |
Catawba |
60 |
|
11 |
Mars Hill |
49 |
|
12 |
Coker |
43 |
|
13 |
UVA Wise |
36 |
2022 SAC Women's Tennis Preseason All-Conference
First Team Doubles
Natasha Forrest / Hannah Price, Carson-Newman
Caity Klaassen / Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Anna Greer / Katie Robeson, Anderson
Second Team Doubles
Emilie Hansen/Rory Church, Tusculum
Nastassia Chamoun/Lucy Spice, Newberry
First Team Singles
Anna Greer, Anderson
Ana Carla Resende, Carson-Newman
Judit Gonzalez Agud, Newberry
Gemma Southwick, Lenoir-Rhyne
Valentina Ascarrunz, Lincoln Memorial
Elena Gunfaus, Wingate
Second Team Singles
Flaminia Guidantoni, Wingate
Camilla Ciaccia, Wingate
Viktorija Veselinova, Queens
Grace Forbes, Queens
Emilie Hansen, Tusculum
Alicia Wahlberg, Lenoir-Rhyne