The Lewis-Clark State College men’s tennis team remained at No. 21, while the women’s team fell one notch to No. 16 in the NAIA Tennis Coaches Top 25 poll, which was released on Tuesday.
The Warriors men received 133 points in the poll to hold down the No. 21 spot heading into a critical week. The Warriors hit the road and face No. 18 Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday and then No. 7 Oklahoma Christian on Saturday. LCSC, 8-14 overall, must be ranked in the top 25 in the final poll in order to qualify for the national tournament. The final poll comes out May 4.
These are the final two matches of the regular season for the Warrior men.
LCSC’s women slipped one spot after Southern Nazarene moved from No. 17 to the No. 15 spot with 183 points. LCSC, 6-9 overall, has 181 points.
Like the men, the Warrior women need to be ranked in order to qualify for nationals. The Warrior women play three ranked opponents this week, starting with No. 13 Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday, then Southern Nazarene on Friday, and No. 8 Oklahoma Christian on Saturday.
The Warriors women have qualified for nationals 13 straight years and 16 overall, while the men have made the trip 10 straight years to nationals and 19 overall.
2010 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll #5 - (April 20)
|
RANK
|
LAST POLL
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
2010* RECORD
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (13)
|
16-1
|
374
|
|
2
|
2
|
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (1)
|
20-2
|
362
|
|
3
|
3
|
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
15-3
|
347
|
|
4
|
3
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
16-5
|
341
|
|
5
|
5
|
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)
|
15-4
|
326
|
|
6
|
6
|
Vanguard University (Calif.)
|
13-7
|
311
|
|
7
|
10
|
Oklahoma Christian University
|
19-2
|
297
|
|
8
|
7
|
Westmont College (Calif.)
|
9-7
|
294
|
|
9
|
9
|
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
|
10-10
|
266
|
|
10
|
8
|
Graceland University (Iowa)
|
9-5
|
265
|
|
11
|
11
|
Shorter College (Ga.)
|
15-4
|
257
|
|
12
|
13
|
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)
|
13-3
|
247
|
|
13
|
12
|
Union College (Ky.)
|
14-6
|
235
|
|
14
|
15
|
Saint Thomas University (Fla.)
|
11-5
|
209
|
|
15
|
14
|
Martin Methodist College (Tenn.)
|
15-3
|
204
|
|
16
|
16
|
Xavier University (La.)
|
10-13
|
199
|
|
17
|
17
|
Tennessee Wesleyan College
|
8-3
|
181
|
|
18
|
20
|
Oklahoma Baptist University
|
8-6
|
172
|
|
19
|
24
|
McKendree University (Ill.)
|
14-2
|
150
|
|
20
|
19
|
Webber International University (Fla.)
|
15-7
|
147
|
|
21
|
21
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
8-14
|
133
|
|
22
|
18
|
Lindenwood University (Mo.)
|
13-4
|
129
|
|
23
|
22
|
Bethel University (Tenn.)
|
6-5
|
117
|
|
24
|
23
|
Lee University (Tenn.)
|
7-8
|
86
|
|
25
|
25
|
Aquinas College (Mich.)
|
12-5
|
85
|
Others receiving votes: William Carey University (Miss.), 53; Ohio Dominican University, 51; Walsh University (Ohio), 37; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), 36; Bethany College (Kan.), 23; Biola University (Calif.), 13; Indiana Wesleyan University, 12; University of Northwestern Ohio, 9; Campbellsville University (Ky.), 8; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.), 7; Spring Arbor University (Mich.), 1; Northwood University (Fla.), 1; Missouri Valley College, 1.
*Records as submitted by schools and raters
2010 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll #5 – (April 20)
|
RANK
|
LAST POLL
|
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
|
2010* RECORD
|
TOTAL POINTS
|
|
1
|
1
|
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (12)
|
16-3
|
343
|
|
2
|
2
|
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (1)
|
22-1
|
332
|
|
3
|
4
|
Concordia University (Calif.)
|
17-3
|
317
|
|
4
|
3
|
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)
|
17-3
|
314
|
|
5
|
5
|
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)
|
12-6
|
295
|
|
6
|
6
|
Brenau University (Ga.)
|
10-6
|
289
|
|
7
|
6
|
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.)
|
14-10
|
277
|
|
8
|
8
|
Oklahoma Christian University
|
14-4
|
264
|
|
9
|
10
|
Vanguard University (Calif.)
|
11-7
|
256
|
|
10
|
9
|
Northwood University (Fla.)
|
7-5
|
250
|
|
11
|
11
|
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)
|
10-3
|
228
|
|
12
|
12
|
Shorter College (Ga.)
|
16-5
|
222
|
|
13
|
13
|
Oklahoma Baptist University
|
6-10
|
211
|
|
14
|
15
|
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)
|
12-4
|
190
|
|
15
|
17
|
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
|
6-6
|
183
|
|
16
|
15
|
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
|
6-9
|
181
|
|
17
|
14
|
Indiana Wesleyan University
|
18-1
|
179
|
|
18
|
18
|
Lee University (Tenn.)
|
10-6
|
159
|
|
19
|
19
|
Xavier University (La.)
|
13-13
|
150
|
|
20
|
20
|
William Carey University (Miss.)
|
16-4
|
133
|
|
21
|
21
|
Georgetown College (Ky.)
|
10-10
|
121
|
|
22
|
24
|
Westmont College (Calif.)
|
5-12
|
108
|
|
23
|
23
|
University of Mobile (Ala.)
|
15-4
|
98
|
|
24
|
22
|
Biola University (Calif.)
|
7-12
|
85
|
|
25
|
25
|
Spring Hill College (Ala.)
|
11-6
|
72
|
Others receiving votes: William Jewell College (Mo.), 58; Cumberland University (Tenn.), 50; Ohio Dominican University, 38; McKendree University (Ill.), 35; Indiana University Southeast, 18; Taylor University (Ind.), 16; Missouri Valley College, 16; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.), 6; Marian University (Ind.), 3; Nebraska Wesleyan University, 1; Brescia University (Ky.), 1.
