Cowboys Top ASC Preseason Poll

RICHARDSON, Texas – Hardin-Simmons’ men’s tennis team has been picked to win the 2022 ASC West Division in this year’s preseason poll voted on by the ASC head coaches.

The Cowboys are coming off a 2021 campaign that went the distance, ending in the ASC Championship match where the Cowboys fell to Concordia 5-4 to claim the runner-up spot in the ASC.

Senior Alex Pavkovich and junior Nathaniel Schoendorf were selected as ASC Preseason Players to Watch for the Cowboys. Pavkovich advanced to the NCAA Singles Championship Tournament held in Chattanooga, Tenn. last season.

UT Dallas has been picked to win the ASC East. UTD received 53 points and nine out of 11 first place votes to secure the top spot in the East Division. HSU collected 65 points and 10 first place votes to lead the West Division.

LeTourneau was picked second in the East with 42 points and one first place vote. They were followed by East Texas Baptist (28), Ozarks (27) and Belhaven (15/1).

In the West Division, defending ASC champion Concordia Texas received 54 votes and one first place vote, followed by Mary Hardin-Baylor (40), McMurry (29), Howard Payne (27) and Sul Ross State (12).

UT Dallas went 9-9 in 2021 and won the East with a 4-0 record. Hardin-Simmons was 10-7 overall and 5-0 in West Division play and advanced to the finals of the ASC Championship.

In addition to the preseason poll, 21 players were named to the ASC Men’s Tennis Preseason Watch List by the head coaches. Among the players returning for the new season are three all-conference selections and six individual award winners.
The men’s tennis spring season will begin Friday, January 28. The 2022 ASC Men’s Tennis Championship is scheduled for May 5-7 and will be hosted by the West Division #1 seed.

2022 ASC Men’s Tennis Preseason Poll
East Division

Rank	Team (1st place votes)	Pts.	2021 Record (ASC)
1.	UT Dallas (9)	53	9-9 (4-0)
2.	LeTourneau (1)	42	11-5 (4-1)
3.	East Texas Baptist	28	6-7 (3-2)
4.	Ozarks	27	6-12 (1-3)
5.	Belhaven (1)	15	0-6 (0-4)

West Division

Rank	Team (1st place votes)	Pts.	2021 Record (ASC)
1.	Hardin-Simmons (10)	65	10-7 (5-0)
2.	Concordia Texas (1)	54	13-5 (4-1)
3.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	40	2-10 (2-3)
4.	McMurry	29	7-10 (3-2)
5.	Howard Payne	27	1-17 (1-4)
6.	Sul Ross State	12	0-9 (0-5)

2022 ASC Men’s Tennis Preseason Players to Watch
Players selected by their respective head coach

Name	Cl.	School	Hometown
Gaspar Meda	Jr.	Belhaven	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Bryce Livingston	Sr.	Belhaven	Columbia, Miss.
Evan Pena Jr. ^W	Sr.	Concordia Texas	Rio Grande City, Texas
Andres Padilla	Jr.	Concordia Texas	Houston, Texas
Slade Austin	Fr.	East Texas Baptist	Arlington, Texas
Abraham Silva	Sr.	East Texas Baptist	Jacksonville, Texas
Alex Pavkovich ^{N W}	Sr.	Hardin-Simmons	Queensland, Australia
Nathaniel Schoendorf	Jr.	Hardin-Simmons	Argyle, Texas
Logan Knight	Fr.	Howard Payne	Big Lake, Texas
Landon Ferree ^A	So.	Howard Payne	Little River-Academy, Texas
Julian Lee ^{S E}	Jr.	LeTourneau	Albuquerque, N.M.
Patrick Baney ^F	So.	LeTourneau	Indialantic, Fla.
Nicolas Cusano	Fr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Austin, Texas
Alejandro Omana ^W	Jr.	Mary Hardin-Baylor	Fort Worth, Texas
Chase Daniell * ^W	Sr.	McMurry	Wills Point, Texas
Haruto Kansaku	Jr.	Ozarks	Osaka, Texas
Aaron Gambrell * ^E	Jr.	Ozarks	Lindale, Texas
Kyle Villalon ^A	Fr.	Sul Ross State	Corpus Christi, Texas
Jackson Taylor	Fr.	Sul Ross State	Bryan, Texas
Ashwin Vaithianathan * ^{E P}	Sr.	UT Dallas	Highlands Ranch, Colo.
Aryan Sharma	Fr.	UT Dallas	Mumbia, India