POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist men's tennis team starts their 2022 spring season Sunday, Jan. 30th at Army. The match is scheduled for 9 a.m. The match was intitially scheduled for Saturday before a winter storm pushed it to Sunday. THe previously planned match against St. John's is postponed to a later date.
 

Preseason Poll

• The Marist men's tennis program was picked to finish fifth in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• The Red Foxes earned 23 points in the poll and sees Monmouth (seven first-place votes, 49 points), Fairfield (41 points), Quinnipiac (34 points) and Siena (26 points) ranked ahead of them.

 

Last Season

• Last Season, the men's tennis program finished 2-1 in dual matches with a 2-0 MAAC record. 
• The Red Foxes only competed in three dual meets due to a campus wide COVID -19 pause.
• Despite the shortened season, the Red Foxes earned the four seed in the MAAC Championships.

Scouting Army

• Army men's tennis began their season January 15, they are currently 1-2 overall. 
• The Black Knights secured their first win of the season in their final match of the Arthur Ashe Invitational against Illinois State University with a score of 4-3. 
• In five singles, Vishnu Bodavula defeated Arvid Hjalte, 6-3,6-3 and doubles partner Nathan Jose beat Dominick Cuchran, 7-5, 6-1, in six singles. 

 

Up Next

• The Marist men's tennis team head to Lehigh University Saturday, Feb. 5th. Match starts at 3 p.m.