SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Following a second place regular season finish in 2009, the Endicott College men’s tennis team has been selected to finish third according to the 2010 TCCC Preseason Polls, it was announced by TCCC Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye on Thursday morning. The Gulls were 11-6 overall and 7-2 in league games last season before falling to Salve Regina University in the TCCC Semifinals.

Roger Williams (18-7, 9-0) received 10 of the 12 first-place votes in the 2010 TCCC preseason poll. Salve Regina was selected by the coaches as the runner-up in the conference and received one first-place vote, while Colby-Sawyer was picked fourth and garnered the remaining first-place vote. Nichols was selected to finish fifth by the coaches. This season, Anna Maria and Regis join competition for the 2010 Men’s Tennis Championship. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head men’s tennis coaches.

Teams received 12 points for every first place vote received, 11 points for second place votes, 10 points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.

2010 TCCC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll

Roger Williams	141 (10)
Salve Regina	125 (1)
Endicott	113
Colby-Sawyer	111 (1)
Nichols	105
Western New England	88
Curry	66
Eastern Nazarene	55
Gordon	52
Wentworth	40
Anna Maria	25
Regis	12

                                   Release courtesy of The Commonwealth Coast Conference