LA MIRADA, Calif. --- The PacWest Conference Office released its Tennis Preseason Polls on Wednesday afternoon, projecting the Biola men's team to finish seventh and women's tennis to finish 10th of 14 teams.

Both poll positions would qualifies Head Coach David Goodman's teams for the PacWest Championships for the second-straight year. The women's tennis team qualified for the first time in 2019 after defeating Dominican and Hawaii Hilo at the Biola Tennis Center. Biola Men's Tennis defeated Holy Names 4-0 in Surprise, Arizona during the Championship to finish in seventh place last year and also gave the No.6-ranked Point Loma a run for their money in San Diego during the regular season.

The Eagles' women's tennis team was ranked ahead of Hawaii Hilo, Holy Names, Dominican and Chaminade with 67 points. Hawaii Pacific won the preseason poll with 198 points and is ranked No. 8 nationally to start the year. Azusa Pacific (No. 14) and Academy of Art (No. 19) are also ranked by the ITA and finished two and three in the women's poll.

Azusa Pacific and Hawaii Pacific also went one-two in the men's poll, as the No. 7 Cougars edged out the No. 9 Sharks for the top spot. Hawaii Hilo is the third PacWest team in the top-10 of the ITA Preseason Poll and is ranked third in the conference projection

Goodman's men's squad returns two All-PacWest players in Edwyn Ramos and Derek James while adding a highly regarded transfer Alexei Prokopchuk from Cerritos College. And Biola Women's Tennis adds three freshman led by Colbeyshae Emery, who advanced to the third round of the ITA West Region draw back in October. 

Biola Men's and Women's Tennis open up their home schedule by hosting Westmont College on Tuesday February 4, followed shortly thereafter by a Cornerstone Cup matchup with Azusa Pacific on Monday February 10 at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. The men's team will conclude their regular season schedule with 11 of their final 12 matches at home before traveling to Surprise for the Championships beginning April 22 and the women will conclude their regularly scheduled matches with 11 of their final 15 fixtures at the Biola Tennis Center.

Live camera feeds will be provided for all home matches at http://live.biola.edu/tennis/. Live commentary will also be provided for men's and women's matches on the following dates:
February 4 - MTEN & WTEN vs Westmont
February 10 - MTEN & WTEN vs Azusa Pacific
February 25 - MTEN & WTEN vs Hope International
March 16 -  MTEN & WTEN vs Colorado Mesa
March 24 -  MTEN & WTEN vs Hawaii Hilo
March 31 -  MTEN & WTEN vs Concordia
April 11 -  MTEN & WTEN vs Arizona Christian
 

2020 MEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL
	TEAM	POINTS	2019 RECORD
1.	Azusa Pacific (5)	61	23-4
2.	Hawai`i Pacific (3)	59	18-5
3.	Hawai`i Hilo	48	15-5
4.	Sonoma State	39	11-6
5.	Concordia	31	12-10
6.	Point Loma	21	9-10
7.	Biola	18	10-14
8.	Holy Names	11	4-12
First-place votes in parenthesis

 

2020 WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL
	TEAM	POINTS	2019 RECORD
1.	Hawai`i Pacific (12)	194	23-4
2.	Azusa Pacific (2)	178	18-5
3.	Academy of Art	154	15-5
4.	Sonoma State	141	11-6
5.	Fresno Pacific	140	12-10
6.	Concordia	124	9-10
7.	Point Loma	122	10-14
8.	Cal State LA	114	4-12
9.	Stanislaus State	77
10.	Biola	67	9-12
11.	Hawai`i Hilo	57
12.	Holy Names	43
13.	Dominican	40
14.	Chaminade	19
First-place votes in parenthesis