FARMINGTON, Utah (Dec. 18, 2024) – For the sixth-straight season, the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks were picked to win the Big Sky by league head coaches in Monday's 2024 Big Sky Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll. The preseason poll was voted on by the league's head coaches, who could not vote for their own team.
The Lumberjacks received 58 points in Monday's coaches' poll, while earning two first-place votes.
Northern Arizona returns three All-Big Sky honorees in singles action, with Guadiana Campos, Ava Neyestani and 2023 Freshman of the Year Patrycja Niewiadomska coming back for another season in Flagstaff.
NAU finished last season 13-7 overall and a perfect 8-0 in league play as the Lumberjacks won another regular-season title in 2023.
Sacramento State, despite finishing second in the preseason poll with 57 points, earned the most first-place votes on Monday after totaling four.
Weber State was slotted third overall, with 56 points and earned the final three first-place votes.
The 2024 Big Sky Conference Women’s Tennis Championship will take place April 25-27 in Phoenix, Arizona. The single-elimination tournament will feature six teams, with the top two seeds receiving a bye into the semifinal round. The winner of the championship will receive the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Women's Tennis Tournament.
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2024 Big Sky Women’s Tennis Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. Northern Arizona (2) – 58
2. Sacramento State (4) – 57
3. Weber State (3) – 56
4. Montana State – 36
5. Montana – 31
6. Idaho State – 29
7. Idaho – 24
8. Portland State – 23
9. Eastern Washington – 10
* - First-Place Votes in Parentheses