Posted by Beth Cormack - Thu, May. 24, 2012 - [ Men's Tennis ] - Viewed 360 times

The Bethany College men's tennis team is ranked no. 14 for the fifth consecutive time in the NAIA Postseason Men's Tennis Top 25 Poll as released by the National office May 22.

The men's tennis team represented the KCAC at the NAIA National Tournament on May 15 to 19 in Mobile, Ala.,  defeating the 19th seed Olivet Nazarene 6-3 before falling to no. 3 Oklahoma Christian 5-0.  The team won their 9th consecutive KCAC Championship this year.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groupings.

RANK

LAST

SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)

RECORD

TOTAL POINTS

1

3

Oklahoma Christian (12)

20-3

312

2

1

Fresno Pacific (Calif.)

25-2

302

3

2

Embry-Riddle (Fla.)

20-4

292

4

4

Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

21-3

282

5

5

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)

17-8

272

6

6

Vanguard (Calif.)

15-10

262

7

7

Xavier (La.)

18-8

251

8

8

Westmont (Calif.)

12-10

242

9

10

William Carey (Miss.)

17-5

228

10

12

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)

19-6

219

11

9

Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)

13-11

217

12

11

Concordia (Calif.)

9-13

205

13

13

Aquinas (Mich.)

26-3

187

14

14

Bethany (Kan.)

22-4

183

15

15

Belhaven (Miss.)

16-4

174

16

16

Cumberland (Tenn.)

18-3

164

17

18

Campbellsville (Ky.)

19-7

148

18

17

Warner (Fla.)

13-6

137

19

19

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

11-9

131

20

21

Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)

15-5

126

21

20

Northwestern Ohio

19-7

114

22

22

Shorter (Ga.)

12-15

101

23

23

Webber International (Fla.)

15-7

88

24

RV

Spring Arbor (Mich.)

24-3

73

25

24

Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)

7-9

69


Others receiving votes: Lee (Tenn.) 66; Pikeville (Ky.) 48; Biola (Calif.) 27; Hastings (Neb.) 16; McPherson (Kan.) 14; Bethel (Tenn.) 11; Asbury (Ky.) 11; Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) 8; Northwood (Fla.) 5; Graceland (Iowa) 3; SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 3; Davenport (Mich.) 1; Georgetown (Ky.) 1; Oklahoma Baptist 1.