Mount Olive Selected Favorite in 2020 Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Mount Olive has been chosen as the favorite in the 2020 Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll.
The league office officially released the preseason tally voted on by the league’s head coaches on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.
In the preseason poll, Mount Olive, Limestone and Emmanuel all received multiple first-place votes, but the Trojans did not receive a vote lower than a third-place finish to collect 110 points in total. The Trojans had four first-place votes.
Limestone was second in the preseason poll with a total of 106 points. The Saints had three first-place votes. Emmanuel received four first-place votes and a total of 103 points to sit third in the preseason tally.
Barton (90) was fourth in the poll followed by Erskine (81) and Belmont Abbey (76). The Crusaders received the other first-place vote. Converse (54), Lees-McRae (49), North Greenville (42), Southern Wesleyan (34), Chowan (32) and King (11) closed out the voting in the preseason poll.
2019-20 Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll
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Team
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1st
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Total
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1. Mount Olive
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4
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110
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2. Limestone
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3
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106
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3. Emmanuel
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4
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103
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4. Barton
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90
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5. Erskine
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81
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6. Belmont Abbey
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1
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76
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7. Converse
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54
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8. Lees-McRae
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49
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9. North Greenville
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42
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10. Southern Wesleyan
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34
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11. Chowan
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32
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12. King
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11
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2019-20 Conference Carolinas Women’s Tennis Players to Watch
(Submitted by Conference Carolinas head coaches)
Barton
Marissa Stevenson, Sr., Kirk Michael, Isle of Man
Belmont Abbey
Carlie Davis, So., Flagler Beach, Fla.
Erica Dorn, Jr., Alpharetta, Ga.
Laura Seib, So., Beverley Park, Australia
Chowan
Margarita Lopareva, Jr., Moscow, Russia
Arina Karbolina, So., Almaty, Kazakhstan
Converse
Steffi Kong, Sr., Singapore
Taylor Parrott, Sr., Simpsonville, S.C.
Snigdha Musugunthan, So., Chennai, India
Belen Vendrell, So., Buenos Aires, Argentina
Emmanuel
Maria Raich, Sr., Cervera, Spain (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Victoria Silva, Sr., Valencia, Venezuela
Erskine
Faith Wright, So., Columbia, Mo.
Luize Valtere, Fr., Altamonte Springs, Fla.
Eileen Rickert, Jr., Charleston, S.C. (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
King
Lauren Smorgonsky, So., Worcester, Mass.
Marilyn Roustand, Jr., Mexico City, Mexico
Anny Mincey, Fr., Rockvale, Tenn.
Lees-McRae
Jaden Acklin, Sr., Banner Elk, N.C.
Sandy Allen, Jr., Saint Johns, Fla.
Nursharneem Shamsuddin, So., Sabah, Malaysia
Limestone
Camille Haus, Sr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Alexandra Dolfi, Jr., Sospel, France (2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Mount Olive
Lina Maria Alarcon, So., Villa Vicencio, Colombia (2019 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, 2019 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2019 All-Conference Carolinas selection)
Liza Voloshyna, Fr., Kherson, Ukraine
North Greenville
Larissa Berger, Fr., Hartsville, S.C.
Nikita Berger, Jr., Hartsville, S.C.
Southern Wesleyan
Iva Jankovic, So., Belgrade, Serbia
Noemi Aguirre, Jr., Mexico City, Mexico
Paulina Jankun, Jr., Elblag, Poland