COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women's tennis team is picked to finish ninth 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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Georgia is picked to win the conference regular season title which is based on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 vote. The top 10 teams in the preseason poll all advanced to the NCAA tournament last year.
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The complete results of the poll are as follows:Â
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The SEC boasts six teams listed in the Oracle/ITA Women's Division I Women's National Team Rankings top 25 released today, including five in the top 15: Vanderbilt (2), Georgia (5), Florida (11), Ole Miss (12) and South Carolina (14).
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The Aggies, under the direction of four-year head coach Mark Weaver, return three letterwinners from last year's team that tied for ninth in the SEC with a 5-8 record and advanced to the NCAA second round for the seventh straight season.
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Weaver also welcomes five freshmen who formed a recruiting class that was ranked an all-time high No. 2 in the nation according to Tennis Recruiting Network (TRN). The class includes a NCAA-best three blue-chip recruits.
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Texas A&M is currently 4-0 after opening the spring season with shutout victories over Utah, Grand Canyon, UTSA and Houston. The Aggies return to the courts Friday, Feb. 1, for a doubleheader at the George P Mitchell Tennis Center, playing host to UNLV at noon and Lamar at 4 p.m.
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General admission seating is free at all regular-season men's and women's home matches this season.
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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: https://www.facebook.com/AggieWTEN.
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Georgia is picked to win the conference regular season title which is based on a 14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 vote. The top 10 teams in the preseason poll all advanced to the NCAA tournament last year.
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The complete results of the poll are as follows:Â
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| Team | Points |
| 1. Georgia | 174 |
| 2. Vanderbilt | 163 |
| 3. Florida | 154 |
| 4. South Carolina | 138 |
| 5. Ole Miss | 131 |
| 6. Auburn | 110 |
| 7. Kentucky | 86 |
| 8. LSU | 84 |
| 9. Texas A&M | 82 |
| 10. Mississippi State | 78 |
| 11. Tennessee | 70 |
| 12. Alabama | 36 |
| 13. Missouri | 24 |
| 14. Arkansas | 21 |
The SEC boasts six teams listed in the Oracle/ITA Women's Division I Women's National Team Rankings top 25 released today, including five in the top 15: Vanderbilt (2), Georgia (5), Florida (11), Ole Miss (12) and South Carolina (14).
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The Aggies, under the direction of four-year head coach Mark Weaver, return three letterwinners from last year's team that tied for ninth in the SEC with a 5-8 record and advanced to the NCAA second round for the seventh straight season.
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Weaver also welcomes five freshmen who formed a recruiting class that was ranked an all-time high No. 2 in the nation according to Tennis Recruiting Network (TRN). The class includes a NCAA-best three blue-chip recruits.
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Texas A&M is currently 4-0 after opening the spring season with shutout victories over Utah, Grand Canyon, UTSA and Houston. The Aggies return to the courts Friday, Feb. 1, for a doubleheader at the George P Mitchell Tennis Center, playing host to UNLV at noon and Lamar at 4 p.m.
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General admission seating is free at all regular-season men's and women's home matches this season.
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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: https://www.facebook.com/AggieWTEN.