Belmont Abbey Tops Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – The Conference Carolinas men’s tennis head coaches voted on the 2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll and Belmont Abbey was selected to win a fourth regular-season title.
The Crusaders, who won the past two tournament titles and had at least a share of two of the past three regular-season titles, collected 93 points and six-of-10 first-place votes while 2023 regular-season champion and tournament runner-up Francis Marion was picked second with 85 points and two first-place votes. Mount Olive was picked third with 80 points and the remaining first-place tallies. Conference newcomer Young Harris was picked fourth with 74 points and Emmanuel rounded out the top five with 60 points.
Barton was sixth with 59 points followed by Lees-McRae (44), Converse (38), North Greenville (35), Chowan (24) and King (13).
The spring season begins today with the conference championship set for April 26-28 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina.
2024 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
| School |
Total (First Place) |
| Belmont Abbey |
93 (6) |
| Francis Marion |
85 (2) |
| Mount Olive |
80 (2) |
| Young Harris |
74 |
| Emmanuel |
60 |
| Barton |
59 |
| Lees-McRae |
44 |
| Converse |
38 |
| North Greenville |
35 |
| Chowan |
24 |
| King |
13 |
2024 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis
Players to Watch
Barton
- Felipe Mioch, So., Diemen, Netherlands
- Guillem Busquets Brau, So., Sabadell, Spain
- Hannes Tylehed, Jr., Stockholm, Sweden (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
Belmont Abbey
- Nicholas Cary, Sr., Lutz, Florida (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas; 2022 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Andres Golindano, Sr., Fort Lauderdale, Florida (2023 Third Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team; 2022 Conference Carolinas Tournament MVP; 2021 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year)
- Zak Vince, So., Clermont, Florida
Chowan
- Alvaro Juscamaita, Sr., Ayacucho, Peru
Converse
- Stanley Waters, So., Charleston, South Carolina
- Takuma Furumaki, Fr., Shizuoka-shi, Japan
- Leopold Morel, Jr., Les Gonds, France
Emmanuel
- Murilo Martins, Fr., São Paulo, Brazil
- James Girdler, Jr., New South Wales, Australia
- Georg Stettler, Fr., Basel, Switzerland
Francis Marion
- Martin Barbera, Jr., Morelia, Mexico (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
- Leonel Gonzalez, Sr., Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico (2023 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Harri Lloyd-Evans, Jr., Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom (2022 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas)
King
- Rhys Halcrow, Jr., Portland, England
- Andre Schiabel, Sr., Sao Carlos, Brazil
- Isaac Yang, Fr., Lima, Peru
Lees-McRae
- Max Borisov, Jr., Sofia, Bulgaria (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament Team)
- Ezequiel Arce, Jr., Luque, Paraguay
Mount Olive
- Kristoffer Dalbak, Fr., Oslo, Norway
- Niklas Gruenefeldt, So., Angern an der March, Austria
- Guilherme Zotin de Oliveira, Sr., Rio Claro, Brazil (2023 First Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas All-Tournament; Spring 2021 Second Team All-Conference Carolinas, Conference Carolinas Tournament MVP)
North Greenville
- Christo Timini, Fr., Limassol, Cyprus
- Joao Silva, Fr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil
- William Hernandez, So., Cumming, Georgia
Young Harris
- Rodrigo Mendoza, Sr., Chihuahua, Mexico
- Mason Harmon, So., Alpharetta, Georgia