Kenyon Tops NCAC Women's Tennis Coaches' Poll

CLEVELAND, OH – Kenyon has been tabbed as the favorite for the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference women's tennis season, based on votes submitted by the league coaches.
 
The Kenyon Owls, aiming for their 22nd NCAC title, topped the 2025 Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Poll with 48 points and six first-place votes. The Denison Big Red secured second place, earning 43 points and the remaining first-place vote. DePauw followed in third with 35 points, while Oberlin (26), Wooster (19), Ohio Wesleyan (15), and Wittenberg (10) rounded out the seven-team field.
 
Last season, Kenyon recorded an overall record of 15-7, a perfect 6-0 mark in league play, and earned the NCAC Championship and Tournament titles. The Owls return four all-conference selections from a season ago. Junior Eleni Lazaridou (Veroia, Greece/4th Lyceum of Veria), the 2024 NCAC Player of the Year, will take the court after finishing her sophomore campaign with a 16-4 overall record and a perfect 5-0 NCAC mark all at the top singles flight. Lazaridou and former teammate Allaire Berl earned the 2024 NCAC Doubles Team of the Year honor after posting a 12-5 overall record and 4-0 mark in conference action at the No. 1 doubles flight. Junior Shadia Amado Aguad (Arequipa, Peru/Colegio Anglo Americano Presco) also returns after posting a 17-3 record across the No. 2, 3, and 4 singles flights, earning her a second-team all-conference nod in 2024. Doubles duo of sophomore Anna Brand (Aschaffenburg, Germany/Friedrich-Dessauer-Gymnasium) and senior Lalasa Nagireddy (Dublin, OH/Dublin Jerome) will hit the court this season after posting an 11-3 record from the third flight and earning 2024 All-NCAC third-team accolades.
 
The 2024 season begins on Saturday, February 1, while the first league match is slated for Saturday, February 8, with DePauw hosting Kenyon. The NCAC Tournament, which features a new six-team format, will be held Friday-Sunday, April 25-27.
 
2025 North Coast Athletic Conference
Women's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses, followed by total points)
1.  Kenyon (6)  48
2.  Denison (1)  43
3.  DePauw  35
4.  Oberlin  26
5.  Wooster  19
6.  Ohio Wesleyan  15
7.  Wittenberg  10

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