Auburn Montgomery Nabs No. 1 Spot in Women's Tennis Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -
Defending national champion Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) narrowly held off
last season's national runner-up Fresno Pacific (Calif.) for the top
spot in the 2012 NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, the
national office announced Tuesday. The Lady Senators hoisted their
seventh national title banner in the last eight years and 11th in school
history by defeating Fresno Pacific, 5-3, in the championship match in
Mobile, Ala., on May 21. Auburn Montgomery picked up six of the 10
first-place votes
and earned 247 total points.