MADISON, N.J. (January 28, 2019) - The FDU-Florham men's tennis team was picked fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom Preseason Coaches Poll Monday.
The Devils earned 34 points, just three points behind second place Manhattanville and two behind third place King's. Defending MAC Freedom Conference Champions Wilkes earned all first seven first-place votes, collecting 49 points.
DeSales was picked fifth with 26 points, while Eastern slotted in sixth with 20 points. Misericordia and Delaware Valley filled out the poll, predicted seventh and eighth respectively. The Devils earned the No. 2 seed in the MAC Freedom Championship last season. falling to King's 5-3 in the semifinals. The team also qualified for the ECAC Tournament, falling to Pfeiffer in the semifinals.
The Devils return a pair of MAC Freedom Second Team selections from last season in juniors
Kevin Weller and
Chris Fiorenza. Freshman
JT Murray finished as the runner-up in the MAC Individual Championship at No. 3 singles, as Weller advanced to the Quarterfinal Round of the tournament.
| 2019 MAC Freedom Men's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
Points |
(1st Place Votes) |
| 1 |
Wilkes |
49 |
(7) |
| 2 |
Manhattanville |
37 |
|
| 3 |
King's |
36 |
|
| 4 |
FDU-Florham |
34 |
|
| 5 |
DeSales |
26 |
|
| 6 |
Eastern |
20 |
|
| 7 |
Misericordia |
13 |
|
| 8 |
Delaware Valley |
9 |
|
| 2018 MAC Freedom Men's Tennis Final Standings |
|
|
| Finish |
Team |
Conf. |
Overall |
|
|
| 1 |
Wilkes |
6-0 |
21-6 |
|
|
| 2 |
King's |
5-1 |
14-7 |
|
|
| 3 |
FDU-Florham |
4-2 |
15-6 |
|
|
| 4 |
DeSales |
3-3 |
9-6 |
|
|
| 5 |
Eastern |
2-4 |
5-8 |
|
|
| 6 |
Misericordia |
1-5 |
1-12 |
|
|
| 7 |
Delaware Valley |
0-6 |
3-14 |
|
|
