FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
SNHU is the Reigning NE10 Champion.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Adelphi and Southern New Hampshire share the top spot in the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Both programs earned 23 points and three first-place votes among the six NE10 head coaches to enter the 2023-24 season as league favorites.
Traditionally released in the spring, the NE10 Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll was announced prior to the fall season due to a change in conference scheduling with the departure of Le Moyne College. There will now be a select number of conference matches played this fall, with the rest scheduled for the spring season. The NE10 Men's Tennis Championship will still occur in the spring on Saturday, May 4.
SNHU, the reigning NE10 champion, and Adelphi both earned a share of the conference regular season championship in 2022-23. It was the Penmen who advanced to the NE10 Men's Tennis Championship final and defeated Le Moyne, 4-2, to win their first league title in four years and deny the Dolphins their third-straight championship.
Both Adelphi and SNHU went 5-1 in conference matches last spring, with the programs earning the No. 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, in the NE10 Championship. SNHU won a semifinal match against Adelphi, 4-1, to advance to the championship match at Le Moyne.
Saint Michael's is ranked third in the Coaches' Poll (13 points), followed by Bentley (12 points), Franklin Pierce (10 points) and Assumption (9 points). The top four teams in the standings at the conclusion of regular season play will participate in the NE10 Championship.
To view the complete NE10 Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll, please see below. Men's tennis matches begin on Sept. 6 when Adelphi hosts Dominican (NY). The first conference match is set for Sept. 9 when Franklin Pierce visits Adelphi. For the full schedule, please click HERE.
ABOUT THE NE10
The NE10 is an association of 12 diverse institutions serving student-athletes across 24 NCAA Division II sports. Together we build brilliant futures by embracing the journey of every student-athlete.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the NE10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
