Written by Andrew Capitelli (SJC-LI Sports Information)

New York, NY| The St. Joseph's College (L.I.) men's tennis team was selected to finish fifth in the Skyline Conference Coaches' Preseason Poll, which was released on the conference website on Thursday morning.

After a season in which the Golden Eagles posted a 2-4 regular season conference record and barely missed out on a playoff berth, head coach Glenn Nathan returns three members from last season's squad.

St. Joseph's collected 25 total points, eight points fewer than Farmingdale St. who checked in at fourth. Yeshiva was the top vote-getter, collecting 49 total points and seven first-place votes. Purchase (40 points) and Mt. St. Mary (34 points, 1 first-place vote) wrapped up the top-three.

2015-16 Skyline Conference Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches Poll

Team (2015 record / 2015 Skyline record), Points (first-place votes)

1. Yeshiva (13-4 / 6-0), 49 (7)
2. Purchase (9-3 / 5-1), 40
3. Mount Saint Mary (5-8 / 3-3), 34 (1)
4. Farmingdale State (10-5 / 4-2), 33
5. St. Joseph's-Long Island (3-8 / 2-4), 25
6. Sarah Lawrence (3-10 / 0-6), 17
7. Sage (2-9 / 1-5), 15
8. St. Joseph's-Brooklyn (3-9 overall), 11

For the full Skyline write-up, redirect here.

St. Joseph's returns action on Thursday, March 24 when it hosts CCNY at the OFC at 5:00 PM.