COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women's tennis team is picked to finish seventh in the Southeastern Conference this season, according to a preseason poll of the league's head coaches and announced today by the conference office.
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Florida, the defending SEC tournament and regular season champion, is picked to repeat as the conference champion, according to the preseason poll which is based on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 vote. The Gators, who went undefeated in SEC matches last season, are also No. 1 in the Oracle/ITA preseason national team rankings. They take on the Aggies at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station on Sunday, March 5.
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Georgia, 2016 NCAA tournament semifinalist Vanderbilt, Auburn, South Carolina and LSU complete the top six teams in the SEC preseason poll. Kentucky is picked to finish eighth and is followed by Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Arkansas. The top 11 teams in the preseason poll all advanced to the NCAA tournament last year.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Missouri round out the 14-team poll.
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The complete poll with points is as follows:
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Team                    Points
1. Florida                  196
2. Georgia                 181
3. Vanderbilt             151
4. Auburn                  147
5. South Carolina      135
6. LSUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 121
7. Texas A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 104
8. Kentucky               102
9. Mississippi State     85
10. Ole Miss               73
11. Arkansas               66
12. Alabama               53
13. Tennessee             25
14. Missouri                20
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The 21st-nationally ranked Aggies, under the direction of second-year head coach Mark Weaver, open the 2017 regular season on Saturday, Jan. 21 as they play host to Stephen F. Austin at the Mitchell Tennis Center. Texas A&M is scheduled to host 12 home matches overall during the regular season, including its SEC season opener against No. 16 South Carolina on Friday, March 3.
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Tickets to all home matches are available for purchase online at http://12thmanfoundation.com/ticket-center/tennis.aspx
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The complete Texas A&M season schedule is available at http://12thman.com/schedule.aspx?path=wten
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Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Aggie-Womens-Tennis/143874782434654
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Florida, the defending SEC tournament and regular season champion, is picked to repeat as the conference champion, according to the preseason poll which is based on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 vote. The Gators, who went undefeated in SEC matches last season, are also No. 1 in the Oracle/ITA preseason national team rankings. They take on the Aggies at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station on Sunday, March 5.
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Georgia, 2016 NCAA tournament semifinalist Vanderbilt, Auburn, South Carolina and LSU complete the top six teams in the SEC preseason poll. Kentucky is picked to finish eighth and is followed by Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Arkansas. The top 11 teams in the preseason poll all advanced to the NCAA tournament last year.
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Alabama, Tennessee and Missouri round out the 14-team poll.
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The complete poll with points is as follows:
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Team                    Points
1. Florida                  196
2. Georgia                 181
3. Vanderbilt             151
4. Auburn                  147
5. South Carolina      135
6. LSUÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 121
7. Texas A&MÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 104
8. Kentucky               102
9. Mississippi State     85
10. Ole Miss               73
11. Arkansas               66
12. Alabama               53
13. Tennessee             25
14. Missouri                20
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The 21st-nationally ranked Aggies, under the direction of second-year head coach Mark Weaver, open the 2017 regular season on Saturday, Jan. 21 as they play host to Stephen F. Austin at the Mitchell Tennis Center. Texas A&M is scheduled to host 12 home matches overall during the regular season, including its SEC season opener against No. 16 South Carolina on Friday, March 3.
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Tickets to all home matches are available for purchase online at http://12thmanfoundation.com/ticket-center/tennis.aspx
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The complete Texas A&M season schedule is available at http://12thman.com/schedule.aspx?path=wten
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Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Aggie-Womens-Tennis/143874782434654