EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The Horizon League announced Thursday afternoon that University of Southern Indiana Men’s Tennis would finish fifth in the 2024 Under Armour Men’s #HLTennis Preseason Poll as voted by the league’s head coaches. The Screaming Eagles will represent the South Division in the conference in its second season in NCAA Division I.
The Horizon League, Ohio Valley Conference, and Missouri Valley Conference have teamed up to support men’s tennis in 2024. The league will consist of 11 teams with two divisions and the top three teams from each division will make the postseason tournament in West Lafayette, Indiana April 26-28.
In the South Division, Belmont University was predicted to finish first after receiving six first-place votes. The Bruins were also projected to win the tennis championship by collecting nine of the 11 coaches votes. Tennessee State University and Tennessee Tech University were both voted to finish second while Lindenwood University was set to finish fourth. Rounding out the poll was USI and Eastern Illinois University.
In the North Division, earning the most votes was Cleveland State University who brought in three first-place votes. Also receiving top votes were Northern Kentucky University and Youngstown State University, each earning one vote. Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis and Chicago State were picked to finish four and fifth, respectively.
The Screaming Eagles went 7-14 overall and 3-6 in conference play last season and will begin the 2024 spring campaign on February 2 against Lipscomb University.
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2024 Under Armour Men’s #HLTennis Preseason Poll
North Division
Pl. Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.      Cleveland State (3) — 22
2.      Northern Kentucky (1) – 19
3.      Youngstown State (1) – 18
4.      IUPUI – 10
5.      Chicago State – 6
South Division
Pl. Team – Pts. (First-place votes)
1.      Belmont (6) – 36
T2. Tennessee State – 27
T2. Tennessee Tech – 27
4. Lindenwood – 13
5. Southern Indiana – 12
6. Eastern Illinois – 11
Projected 2024 Horizon League Men’s Tennis Champion
Belmont – 9
Cleveland State – 1
Tennessee Tech – 1
