CACC RELEASES 2025 WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL

August 21, 2025

CACC RELEASES 2025 WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL

Courtesy of CACC Athletics

New Haven, Conn. (8/21/25) Wilmington University has been selected first in the 2025 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll. The results of the balloting were announced today by CACC Commissioner Dan Mara.

Wilmington (17-5, 10-0 in 2024-25) enjoyed an undefeated conference regular season last fall before winning its fourth consecutive CACC championship. The Wildcats received four first-place votes and 24 total points in the poll.

Thomas Jefferson University gained the other two first-place votes and finished second in the balloting with 19 points. Goldey-Beacom College was chosen for third place (17 points), followed by Chestnut Hill College in fourth (15). Post University (10) and Dominican University New York (5) complete the poll.

The regular season begins on September 6 when Chestnut Hill travels to Bloomsburg University. Conference play is slated to start the following Saturday, Sept. 13. At the end of the fall season, the top four teams in the standings will qualify for the CACC Championship tournament, to be hosted by Wilmington from Oct. 18-19 at Delcastle Tennis Center in Wilmington, Del. The CACC champion will automatically qualify for the 2026 NCAA East Region Championship in May.

2025 CACC WOMEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON COACHES POLL
(First-place votes in parentheses)
1. Wilmington University (4) 24 pts.
2. Thomas Jefferson University (2) 19
3. Goldey-Beacom College 17
4. Chestnut Hill College 15
5. Post University 10
6. Dominican University New York 5

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.