GREENVILLE, S.C. – In the 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll, Belmont Abbey College is picked as champions by the league’s men’s tennis coaches, the conference office announced on Friday.
The Crusaders have won the last three Conference Carolinas Tournament titles as they sit atop the poll with 114 points and seven first place votes. Barton College received three first place votes and 99 points as the Bulldogs are picked second ahead of 2024 regular season champion Young Harris College. The Mountain Lions collected 94 points and are just ahead of the University of Mount Olive’s 92 points. The Trojans received one first place vote.
Francis Marion University received the final first place vote and rounded out the top five with 83 points as they were followed by Emmanuel University’s 61 points. North Greenville University (50), Lees-McRae College (41), Shorter University (35), Chowan University (28) and King University (24) rounded out the poll.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis Championship is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 24-Sunday, April 27 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina.
The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches and they can't vote for their own school.
2025 Conference Carolinas
Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
|
School |
Total (First Place) |
| 1 |
Belmont Abbey |
114 (7) |
| 2 |
Barton |
99 (3) |
| 3 |
Young Harris |
94 |
| 4 |
Mount Olive |
92 (1) |
| 5 |
Francis Marion |
83 (1) |
| 6 |
Emmanuel |
71 |
| 7 |
Converse |
61 |
| 8 |
North Greenville |
50 |
| 9 |
Lees-McRae |
41 |
| 10 |
Shorter |
35 |
| 11 |
Chowan |
28 |
| 12 |
King |
24 |
2025 Conference Carolinas Men’s Tennis
Players to Watch
Barton
- Johan Holgersson, Sr., Bromma, Sweden (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Hannes Tylehed, Sr., Stockholm, Sweden (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Felipe Mioch, Jr., Diemen, Netherlands
Belmont Abbey
- Tim Stemler, So., Kaiserslautern, Germany (2024 ITA Southeast Region Rookie of the Year)
- Nicholas Cary, Gr., Lutz, Florida
- Charlie Fremaux, Jr., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chowan
- Marcel Ungerboeck, So., Kirchschlag, Austria
- Egor Pishchelev, Fr., Syktyvkar, Russia
- Thales Sette, Fr., Sao Paulo, Brazil
Converse
- Leopold Morel, Sr., Les Gonds, France
- Manuel Roncero, So., Valencia, Spain
- Marty Letessier, Jr., Nimes France
Emmanuel
- Henrique Castro, So., Sao Paulo, Brazil; (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Aleksander Simvoski, So., Durban, South Africa
- Murilo Gracio, So., Sao Paulo, Brazil; (2024 second team All-Conference Conference Carolinas)
Francis Marion
- Martin Barbera, Sr., Morelia, Mexico (2024 Conference Carolinas Player of the Year, 2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Miguel Maia, Fr., Barcelona, Spain
- Harri Lloyd-Evans, Sr., Newport, South Wales, United Kingdom (2022 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
King
- Bar Meshel
- Danny Neleman, Fr., Thornlie, Washington
Lees-McRae
- Max Borisov, Sr., Sofia, Bulgaria (2024 first team All-Conference Carolinas, 2023 first team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Andrew Kunaka, Sr., Harare, Zimbabwe (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Ezequiel Arce, Sr., Luque, Paraguay
Mount Olive
- Kristoffer Dalbak, So., Oslo, Norway (2024 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, 2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Bram Poel, Jr., Leiden, Netherlands (2024 third team All-Conference Carolinas)
- Philip Peter Carstensen, Jr., Vanløse, Denmark
North Greenville
- Juho Kantola, Gr., Tuusula, Finland
- Christo Timini, So., Limassol, Cyprus
- Gabriel Pegoraro, So., São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
Shorter
- David Arrieta, Sr., Velencia, Venezuela
- Agustin Yap, So., Viña del Mar, Chile
- Carlos Tubio, So., Boiro, Spain
Young Harris
- Noah Pawirodirjo, Fr., The Netherlands
- Caleb McCurry, Sr., Rome, Georgia (2024 second team All-Conference Carolinas
- Greyson Williams, So., Miramar, Florida