Colby-Sawyer Seeks Fourth Straight Title, Tabbed Preseason Favorites
WINTHROP, Mass. – Colby-Sawyer earned the top spot in this year's Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Women's Tennis Preseason Poll as it seeks its fourth-consecutive GNAC title.
The Chargers claimed 24 points in this year's voting, including four first place votes casted by the league's five women's tennis head coaches this past week.
The defending champions are coming off of an undefeated GNAC season as they went 4-0 (10-8-1 overall) in conference play to earn the top seed in the 2023 GNAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament. In the postseason, they defeated the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) in the semifinals before knocking off Regis, 6-3, in the Championship match. In NCAA play, Colby-Sawyer fell short to Middlebury in the first round.
The University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) was picked second in the poll with 17 points and earned the other first place vote.
Rounding out the poll in order were last year's runner-up Regis (14 points), Simmons (13), and Albertus Magnus (7).
GNAC women's tennis teams hit the court on Saturday, Aug. 31 to begin their non-conference schedules with league play starting on Tuesday, Sept. 3. Teams will complete a four-game single round robin conference season with the top-four teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for the 2024 GNAC Women's Tennis Championship Tournament. The semifinal round is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 12 with the championship match a week later on Saturday, Oct. 19. The winner of that match will be named the 2024 GNAC Women's Tennis Champion and earn the league's automatic qualifier into the 2025 NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Championship in the spring.
2024 GNAC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
| 1. | Colby-Sawyer | 24 (4) |
| 2. | University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) | 17 (1) |
| 3. | Regis | 14 |
| 4. | Simmons | 13 |
| 5. | Albertus Magnus | 7 |
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