Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Picked to Finish Fifth in MAC
January 31, 2007 | Women's Tennis
Jan. 31, 2007
CLEVELAND, Ohio (BGSUFalcons.com) - The Mid-American Conference Preseason Coaches Poll has been released for 2007, and the Bowling Green State University tennis team has been picked to finish fifth in the nine-team loop. The poll is a result of voting by the league's nine head coaches.
In a narrow vote, Western Michigan was chosen as the league favorite, while Buffalo was picked for second and Miami third. The Broncos received 71 points and six of the nine first-place votes, while UB garnered 70 points and two first-place votes. The RedHawks had 58 points and the final first-place vote.
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Eastern Michigan was chosen for fourth, followed by the Falcons. Toledo, Ball State, Northern Illinois and Akron rounded out the voting.
The Falcons of head coach Penny Dean returned seven letterwinners from a year ago, including senior Ashley Jakupcin, who earned All-MAC Second-Team honors in 2005-06. Erica Wolfe is the Falcons' other senior, while Jenna Nussbaum and Andrea Volle comprise Dean's junior class.
Sophomores Libby Harrison, Kelsey Jakupcin and Stefanie Menoff complete the list of returnees, while freshmen Katia Babina and Samantha Kintzel are the two first-year players on the nine-member Falcon squad.
BGSU's next action is Friday, Feb. 9, when the Falcons host Duquesne to begin a stretch of three matches in three days at the Shadow Valley Tennis Club. The Falcons' MAC opener is March 24 at NIU.
