SAC Men’s Tennis preseason poll, All-SAC teams

ROCK HILL, S.C. - Mars Hill is picked to finish in fifth place in a vote of the league's head men's tennis coaches, the conference announced. The Lions were tied for fifth in the poll with Tusculum with 52 points.

The Lions are led by second team preseason All-Conference selection Lucas Simm. In 2010, Simm posted a 9-7 overall record, 6-2 in the SAC, playing No. 3 singles.

Anderson University is the favorite to win the 2011 South Atlantic Conference men's tennis championship.

The top six teams in the conference standings at the end of the season advance to the 2011 Food Lion SAC Tournament. The tournament will be at the Rock Hill Tennis Center in Rock Hill, S.C. Quarterfinals will be Wednesday, April 20, with the semifinals on Thursday, April 21. The championship match will be Friday, April 22.

Mars Hill opens the 2011 regular season on Friday, February 4, at Coker. The match will begin at 1 p.m.

2011 SAC MEN'S TENNIS COACHES POLL
Poll 1st Points
1. Anderson 5 90
2. Wingate 2 87
3. Lincoln Memorial 2 81
4. Brevard 1 56
5. Mars Hill 52
5. Tusculum 52
7. Catawba 47
8. Carson-Newman 46
9. Lenoir-Rhyne 21
10. Newberry 18

2011 SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE
PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE MEN'S TENNIS TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
Scott McCormick, Brevard
Trent Slagle, Carson-Newman
Philipp Hoffmann, Lincoln Memorial
Steven Lin, Tusculum
Luis Zamora, Tusculum
Matt Lichtenstein, Wingate
Braeden Patchell, Wingate
Flavio Rathsam, Wingate

SECOND TEAM
Stan Atema, Anderson
Cole Altizer, Brevard
Shane Apps, Brevard
Tom Goosens, Lincoln Memorial
Lucas Simm, Mars Hill
Drew Kiser, Tusculum
Oliver Smith, Tusculum
Drew Owen, Wingate