Hampden-Sydney and Roanoke Sit Second and Third

SALEM, Va. --- Washington and Lee University received all 10 first place votes and collected 100 points overall in the 2008 ODAC Men's Tennis Coaches Poll.  Hampden-Sydney College picked up 85 nods for second place and Roanoke College notched 78 tallies for third place.

Washington and Lee (20-3, 9-0 ODAC), took home its 27^th league crown last year and qualified for the NCAA Tournament where the Generals fell in the first round to Johns Hopkins, 5-1.  The Generals return four All-ODAC First Team selections in seniors Nate Estes, Seth Feibelman and Tim Ross and junior Jamie McCardell and one ODAC Honorable Mention selection in senior Stuart Sanford.

Hampden-Sydney (10-6, 5-4 ODAC) was defeated in the semifinal round to eventual ODAC champion, Washington and Lee in last year's conference tournament.  The Tigers are excited to return three ODAC all-conference team selections including sophomores Williams Moss, the 2007 Player of the Year and Rookie of the year, as well as Kenneth Holzapfel and senior Andrew McLeod.

Roanoke (15-7, 8-1 ODAC) lost  to Washington and Lee in the conference championship match last year.  The Maroons return several all-conference team selections from last years squad including senior Kyle Allen, juniors Sam Jordan and Drew Rogers and sophomore Sam Sherrill.

Listed below is the entire 2008 ODAC coaches poll. For a more in-depth view into each of the teams, please visit the ODAC on the web at www.odaconline.com

2008 ODAC Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll
(#) Denotes First Place Votes