NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 21, 2020 – The Colby-Sawyer men's tennis team was tabbed to finish third in the 2020 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) standings.  

Eastern Nazarene received all eight first-place votes for 64 points, unanimously taking the top spot in the rankings. Johnson & Wales finished second in the poll with 47 points, followed by Colby-Sawyer College in the third position with 39 points, while Regis College was just off the pace with 37 points for the fourth spot. Full GNAC release > HERE

Colby-Sawyer went 8-10 overall and 3-2 in conference action last season. The Chargers will return a duo of All-GNAC second-team honorees to this year's lineup. Sophomore Julius Lowman (Bavaria, Germany) and senior Mike White (Woburn, Mass.) each went 4-1 in conference play last season. Lowman was tied for the most singles wins on the team with 11 playing at the No. 3, No. 4 and No. 5 slots. White finished third on the team with 10 total wins playing out of the second spot. He recorded the team's lone point against eventual conference champion Eastern Nazarene, with an impressive 6-3 and 6-4 victory at No. 2. White also posted victories over Division II players from Saint Anselm and Saint Michael's.

The Chargers' season began in the fall with a few tournaments and pair of dual matches, which they split. The spring portion kicks off on Saturday, Feb. 29 at Castleton. The team then plays at MIT before heading to Florida for a slew of matches in Orlando during spring break week. The conference slate begins upon their return on Sunday, March 15 against Regis. The match will take place at the Boss Tennis Center at Dartmouth College.  

The GNAC Tournament will begin with the third- and fourth-seeded teams hosting a first-round contest on Wednesday, April 22, with the winners advancing on to the semifinals to play at the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds on Saturday, Apr. 25. The 2020 GNAC Championship contest is scheduled for Saturday, May 2.
 
2020 Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll

Place	Team	Points	1st Place
1.	Eastern Nazarene	64	8
2.	Johnson & Wales	47
3.	Colby-Sawyer	39
4.	Regis	37
5.	Suffolk	26
6.	Norwich	24
7.	Albertus Magnus	14
8.	Lesley	9

 
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