GREENVILLE, S.C. (Jan. 24) – After making an eighth trip to the NCAA Tournament in 2024, the University of Mount Olive men's tennis program was picked fourth overall in the preseason Conference Carolinas poll, which was announced by the league office on Friday morning.
In 2024, the Trojans earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history while finishing the season with an impressive 17-6 overall mark. Mount Olive made a fantastic run through the league tournament with three victories to reach the championship match, including defeating the No. 1 seed Young Harris by a 4-0 margin. The Trojans ultimately finished as the runner-up, but the deep run allowed UMO to return to the national stage for the first time since 2021. Mount Olive enters the 2025 spring under the leadership of head coach Julieta Boerr.
Athletes to Watch
- Kristoffer Dalbak, So., Oslo, Norway (2024 Conference Carolinas Freshman of the Year, All-Conference Carolinas Second-Team)
- Bram Poel, Jr., Leiden, Netherlands (2024 All-Conference Carolinas Third-Team)
- Philip Peter Carstensen, Jr., Vaerloese, Denmark
The Crusaders were selected as the preseason favorite with seven-place votes after winning the previous three Conference Carolinas Tournament titles. Barton garnered three first-place nods to be slotted at second while the regular season champion Young Harris was picked third. Mount Olive was selected fourth with one first-place vote while Francis Marion rounded out the top five.
The 2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Championship is scheduled to take place from Thursday, April 24-Sunday, April 27 at the Palmetto Tennis Center in Sumter, South Carolina.
UMO opens the spring campaign on Saturday, Feb. 1, when it travels to face Campbell in a non-conference match, starting at 2 p.m.
2025 Conference Carolinas Men's Tennis Preseason Poll (First-Place Votes)
1. Belmont Abbey (7)
2. Barton (3)
3. Young Harris
4. Mount Olive (1)
5. Francis Marion (1)
6. Emmanuel
7. Converse
8. North Greenville
9. Lees-McRae
10. Shorter
11. Chowan
12. King
