Monmouth Men, Fairfield Women Picked as 2020 MAAC Tennis Preseason Favorites
Edison, N.J. (Jan. 16, 2020) – Monmouth University has been named the preseason favorite to win the 2020 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s Tennis Championship, while Fairfield University was named the favorite to win the 2020 MAAC Women’s Tennis Championship, as voted on by the league's head coaches.
The Monmouth men finished with a total of 49 points and seven first-place votes, while the Fairfield women finished with 47 points and five first-place votes. The Hawks are four-time defending champions, winning in 2016, 2017, 2018, and 2019. The Stags come into 2020 as defending champions, returning the 2019 MAAC Tennis Player and Rookie of the Year in Amanda Nowak.
On the men’s side, Fairfield finished in second with a total of 37 points. In third was Quinnipiac University with 35 points.
Marist College and Siena College round out the top five, receiving 33 and 20 points respectively. The Red Foxes made it to the semifinals last season, where they played eventual second place finisher’s Quinnipiac. Niagara University and Rider University round out the field with the Purple Eagles receiving 15 total points and the Broncs receiving seven points.
On the women’s side, Quinnipiac finished in second with 42 points, collecting two first-place votes. The Bobcats were last years top seed, winning in 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014.
Siena and Marist follow up in third and fourth place with Siena receiving 35 points and Marist receiving 30 points. Niagara, Monmouth, and Rider round out the seven-team poll. The Purple Eagles received 21 points. The Hawks and Broncs received 14 and seven points respectively.
The MAAC Men’s and Women’s Championships return to the Mercer County Tennis Center in West Windsor, New Jersey on April 25 and 26. For more information visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
| Men’s Preseason Poll |
| 1. |
Monmouth (7) |
48 |
| 2. |
Fairfield |
42 |
| 3. |
Quinnipiac |
33 |
| 4. |
Marist |
31 |
| 5. |
Siena |
20 |
| 6. |
Niagara |
15 |
| 7. |
Rider |
7 |
| Women’s Preseason Poll |
| 1. |
Fairfield (5) |
47 |
| 2. |
Quinnipiac (2) |
42 |
| 3. |
Siena |
35 |
| 4. |
Marist |
30 |
| 5. |
Niagara |
21 |
| 6. |
Monmouth |
14 |
| 7. |
Rider |
7 |
About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 39
th year of competition during the 2019-20 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.