MANSFIELD, Mass. – The Assumption University men's tennis program was selected to finish sixth in the Northeast-10 Conference Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon. Both Southern New Hampshire and Adelphi earned 23 points and three first-place votes among the six NE10 head coaches to enter the 2023-24 season as league favorites.
 
Traditionally released in the spring, the NE10 Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll was announced prior to the fall season due to a change in conference schedule with the departure of Le Moyne College. There will now be a select number of conference matches played this fall, with the rest scheduled for the spring season. The NE10 Men's Tennis Championship will still occur in the spring on Saturday, May 4.
 
SNHU, the reigning NE10 champion, and Adelphi both earned a share of the conference regular season championship in 2022-23. It was the Penmen who advanced to the NE10 Men's Tennis Championship final and defeated Le Moyne, 4-2, to win their first league title in four years and deny the Dolphins their third-straight championship.
 
Adelphi and SNHU went 5-1 in conference matches last spring, with the programs earning the No. 2 and 3 seeds in the NE10 Championship, respectively. SNHU won a semifinal match against Adelphi, 4-1, to advance to the championship match at Le Moyne.
 
Saint Michael's is ranked third in the Coaches' Poll (13 points), followed by Bentley (12 points), Franklin Pierce (10 points), and Assumption (9 points). The top four teams in the standings at the conclusion of regular season play will participate in the NE10 Championship.
 
The Greyhounds finished last season with an 8-10 overall record and posted a 0-6 record in NE10 action. In his second year, head coach Cris Popa brought in five new student-athletes along with nine returners.

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