FOREST, Va. ---�Washington and Lee University, winners of the last five conference titles, headline the 2015�ODAC�Men's Tennis Preseason Poll.� The Generals earned 100 total points, including 10 first place votes from the league's head coaches.��Virginia Wesleyan Collegesits second with 87 tallies, while�Bridgewater College�holds down third with 77 points and the remaining top nod.

The Maroons went 2-0 to start the 2014 season and closed out the regular season winning four of their last six matches.� The final push of the regular season gave Roanoke the #7 seed in the ODAC Tournament.� Roanoke fell in the ODAC Quarterfinals to Virginia Wesleyan College.� The Maroons look to go on their third straight winning season and eye a higher seed in the ODAC Tournament in 2015.

The Maroons return four players from the 2014 team with Matt Kessler, Jacob Morris, Joseph Ross and Chris Teeple.� Joseph Ross was the #1 player for the Maroons last year, putting together a record of 10-5 in singles play.� He was also able to put together a mark of 6-4 in ODAC singles matches.� Ross finished the year with a record of 6-2 in his final eight matches.� Matt Kessler played #2 singles for the Maroons and finished the year with a record of 6-8.� As the #2 player, he picked up wins over Lynchburg and Shenandoah in ODAC play.� He also finished the season 6-9 in doubles action, splitting partnership between Joseph Ross and Chris Migliarese.�

Jacob Morris played predominantly #3 singles for Roanoke, holding a 5-7 record in that position.� He also played three matches at #4, where he was 2-1 on the season.� Morris came on strong in the end of the season, winning four of his last seven, including matches against Lynchburg, Emory & Henry and Shenandoah.� He was also strong in doubles play, where he held a 10-5 record in 2014.� He split time playing with Migliarese, Ross and Lewis Young.� Morris and Migliarese won their #2 doubles match in the ODAC Tournament First Round match against Virginia Wesleyan.� Chris Teeple played #5 and #6 singles for the Maroons and had a record of 3-4 for the year.� HE was 2-0 at the #5 singles position.� Teeple won singles matches against St. John Fischer, Emory & Henry and Shenandoah.

The Maroons open the season on February 15^th as they travel to the Greenbrier to play a match against Bluefield College, West Virginia Wesleyan and Liberty.� Those matches will begin at 9:00 AM.� Roanoke returns from the Greenbrier to go straight into an ODAC contest, playing Bridgewater at home on February 28^th, who is ranked #18 in the ITA Atlantic South Preseason Poll.���

Roanoke will then travel to Hilton Head, SC to play in six matches over the Spring Break week of March 1^st-7^th.� During that span, Roanoke will take on Mount Union, St. John Fisher, Elizabethtown, Penn State-Harrisburg, Wilkes and Wartburg.� Once the Maroons return from sunny South Carolina, they will be engrossed in ODAC play for the remainder of the season.� Roanoke will play away matches on March 14^th and 19^th, taking on Hampden-Sydney and Lynchburg, respectively.

�The Maroons will then have two back to back home matches on March 21^st and 22^nd, taking on Shenandoah and Guilford.� Over March 26-27 the Maroons will face off against Virginia Wesleyan who is ranked #17 in the ITA Atlantic South Region preseason poll.� Roanoke will play one other team who is ranked regionally (and nationally) in Washington & Lee.� The Maroons will take on the Generals on April 4^th at the Elizabeth Campus Courts.� W&L is ranked #5 in the South Atlantic Region and #34 in the ITA National preseason poll.

Roanoke will play at Emory & Henry on April 5^th at 4:00 PM.� The Maroons will close the regular season with a home match against Randolph-Macon on April 18^th at 1:00 PM.

Listed below is the full 2015 ODAC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll.� For more information on ODAC men's tennis, visit any of the participating school's websites, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at�www.odaconline.com.� Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on�Facebook.� You can also follow the ODAC on Twitter@odacathletics.�
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2015 ODAC MEN'S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes

1. Washington and Lee (10)	100 pts.
2. Virginia Wesleyan	87 pts.
3. Bridgewater (1)	77 pts.
4. Randolph-Macon	64 pts.
5. Guilford	57 pts.
5. Roanoke	57 pts.
7. Hampden-Sydney	54 pts.
8. Emory & Henry	38 pts.
9. Randolph	36 pts.
10. Shenandoah	23 pts.
11. Lynchburg	12 pts.

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