Lakeland College

Muskies Picked to Tie for Third in NAC Preseason Coaches' Poll

Athletics - posted on 3/19/2007

The Lakeland College men's tennis team was picked to tie for third place with Marian College in the Northern Athletics Conference, according to the preseason coaches' poll.

Concordia University, Wis., received six of the seven first place votes, making the Falcons the heavy favorite to win the inaugural conference title this season. Concordia University Chicago, which received the remaining first place vote, was selected to finish second.

The Falcons finished last season with a 12-11 overall record and captured their seventh consecutive conference championship in the former Lake Michigan Conference.

The Cougars of Concordia University Chicago took the last two conference titles of the former Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference and finished last season with an 8-5 overall record.

The Muskies finished last season with a 6-10 overall record, but were able to capture second place in the Lake Michigan Conference tournament.

2007 NAC Men's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Poll

1. Concordia University Wisconsin, 48 (6)
2. Concordia University Chicago, 35 (1)
3. Lakeland College, 29
Marian College, 29
5. Aurora University, 27
6. Dominican University, 19
7. Rockford College, 9

First place votes in parentheses

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