Monmouth Men, Quinnipiac Women Picked as 2021 MAAC Tennis Preseason Favorites
EDISON, NJ (Feb. 24, 2021) – The Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) has announced the 2020-21 Preseason Coaches’ Poll for men’s and women’s tennis, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Monmouth University has been named the preseason favorite to win the 2020 MAAC Men’s Tennis Championship, while Quinnipiac University was named the favorite to win the 2020 MAAC Women’s Tennis Championship.
On the men’s side, Monmouth received six of seven possible first place votes, totaling 48 points. Quinnipiac totaled 38 points and received one first place vote, good for second place. Fairfield University claimed third in the Preseason Poll, followed by Marist College, Siena College, Niagara University, and Rider University.
For the women, Quinnipiac received four of seven possible first place votes, totaling 46 points. Fairfield totaled 44 points and received three first place votes, good for second place. Siena College claimed third in the Preseason Poll, followed by Marist College, Niagara University, Rider University, and Monmouth University.
For the full Preseason Poll breakdown for both men’s and women’s tennis, see below.
The 2021 MAAC Men's & Women's Tennis Championship heads back to the Mercer County Park Tennis Center in West Windsor, NJ. For more information visit
maacsports.com/tennis.
| Men's Preseason Coaches' Poll |
| 1 |
Monmouth (6) |
48 |
| 2 |
Quinnipiac (1) |
38 |
| 3 |
Fairfield |
36 |
| 4 |
Marist |
29 |
| 5 |
Siena |
22 |
| 6 |
Niagara |
15 |
| 7 |
Rider |
8 |
| Women's Preseason Coaches' Poll |
| 1 |
Quinnipiac (4) |
46 |
| 2 |
Fairfield (3) |
44 |
| 3 |
Siena |
34 |
| 4 |
Marist |
29 |
| 5 |
Niagara |
21 |
| 6 |
Rider |
12 |
| 7 |
Monmouth |
10 |
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) celebrates its 40th year of competition during the 2020-21 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.