January 27, 2010
Contact: Mike Christie, Assistant Commissioner

N.C. Wesleyan Picked to Capture USA South Men's Tennis Title

(FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - N.C. Wesleyan College, under third-year Head Coach Dominic Modise, was picked to win the 2010 USA South Athletic Conference men's tennis title in the preseason coaches' poll. The Bishops captured both the USA South Regular Season and Tournament crowns last spring.

N.C. Wesleyan received six of seven first-place votes (36 points) as head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.

Christopher Newport University earned second in the poll with 29 points and the final first-place vote. Averett University placed third in the poll with 25 points while Methodist University followed in fourth with 24 points.

The 2010 USA South Men's Tennis Tournament will once again be played at the Burlington Tennis Center in Burlington, North Carolina on April 16-18.

2010 USA South Men's Tennis Coaches Poll
Rank	Institution (1st place Votes)	Pts.
1.	N.C. Wesleyan (6)	36
2.	Christopher Newport (1)	29
3.	Averett	25
4.	Methodist	24
5.	Greensboro	13
6.	Ferrum	11
7.	Shenandoah	9