NEWTOWN, Pa. (January 26, 2024) – The MAC Freedom released its preseason coaches’ poll Friday and the Stevens Institute of Technology women’s tennis team was picked first, the league office announced. The poll was conducted among the conference’s seven head coaches.  

The two-time defending MAC Freedom champion, Stevens received four first-place votes to amass 34 points and earn the preseason favorite designation. Lebanon Valley, who is new to the MAC Freedom this season, and Misericordia, who fell to Stevens in last season’s championship match, each totaled 28 points to tie for second. Lebanon Valley received two first-place votes, while Misericordia had one. DeSales (19 points) and Arcadia (18) rounded out the top five. 

The entire poll can be found below:

Stevens went 11-10 one season ago, including a perfect 7-0 mark in conference play to extend the Ducks’ regular season conference winning streak to 14. The Ducks scored a 5-0 victory over Lycoming in the conference semifinal and then bested Misericordia 5-1 to earn the MAC Freedom crown. The Ducks posted a first-round victory over Husson in the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 15 Johns Hopkins. Following the season, then-first-year Stephanie Untermeyer was tabbed the league’s Rookie of the Year, while Arik Zeevy was named Coach of the Year to lead the Ducks’ postseason honors. The program also placed five players on the two all-conference teams, while another two received an honorable mention.

In the fall portion of the 2023-24 schedule, the Ducks blanked Stockton 9-0 in Hoboken, snapping the Ospreys’ three-match winning streak in the all-time series. 

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