BRENTWOOD, Tenn. – Jacksonville State's men's and women's tennis teams are picked to finish second according to the 2010 Ohio Valley Conference Preseason Poll released by the league office on Friday.

Eastern Kentucky's men and women are predicted to win their respective 2010 OVC Tennis titles in a poll of the league's head coaches. The Colonel men earned 47 points while the Lady Colonels took 74 points. The Gamecocks received 44 points for a predicted second place finish while Tennessee Tech followed in third with 36 points. Murray State and Morehead State completed the top five with 27 and 24 points, respectively. Rounding out the men's poll are Austin Peay (20), Eastern Illinois (19) and Tennessee State (7).

On the women's side, Jacksonville State grabbed second place with 69 points followed by Murray State with 63 points. UT Martin earned 62 points for a fourth-place predicted finish while Tennessee Tech received 49 points to place fifth. Rounding out the women's poll are Eastern Illinois (36), Austin Peay (34), Morehead State (33), Southeast Missouri (21) and Tennessee State (9).

The Gamecocks had four players ranked on the OVC Top 10 list. Brian Kenyon is ranked fifth and Chris Duke is tied for eighth while Senior Viviane Marani and Junior Martina Dessbesell were ranked second and fifth on the women's side.

2010 OVC Men's Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Eastern Kentucky (5 first-place votes) – 47
2. Jacksonville State (2 first-place votes) – 44
3. Tennessee Tech (1 first-place votes) – 36
4. Murray State – 27
5. Morehead State – 24
6. Austin Peay - 20
7. Eastern Illinois – 19
8. Tennessee State - 7
2010 OVC Women's Tennis Predicted Order of Finish
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Eastern Kentucky (4 first-place votes) – 74
2. Jacksonville State (2 first-place votes) – 69
3. Murray State (1 first-place vote) – 63
4. UT Martin (2 first-place votes) – 62
5. Tennessee Tech (1 first-place vote) – 49
6. Eastern Illinois – 36
7. Austin Peay - 34
8. Morehead State – 33
9. Southeast Missouri - 21
10. Tennessee State - 9
2010 OVC Men's Top Ten Player Rankings
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Alex Das Izquierdo, Jr., Valencia, Spain - Eastern Kentucky
2. Greg Anderson, RSr., Johannesburg, South Africa - Morehead St.
3. Leonardo Locatelli, Sr., Pelotas, Brazil - Austin Peay
4. Jeff Rutherford, Sr., Richmond, Ky. - Eastern Illinois
5. Brian Kenyon, So., Medesto, Calif. - Jacksonville State
6. Hugo Klientovsky, So., Colombe, France - Eastern Kentucky
7. Nik Schroeder, So., Erwitte, Germany - Eastern Kentucky
t8. Parul Verma, So., Chandigarh, India - Eastern Kentucky
t8. Chris Duke, Sr., Australia - Jacksonville State
10. Renaldo Demoney, Jr., Cape Town, South Africa - Murray State
2010 OVC Women's Top Ten Player Rankings
(as voted on by the league's head coaches)
1. Myriem Mhirit, Jr., Rabat, Morocco - Eastern Kentucky
2. Viviane Marani, Jr., Sao Paulo, Brazil - Jacksonville State
3. Anouk Faure, Jr., Versoix, Switzerland - Eastern Kentucky
4. Martie Wahl, Sr., Cape Town, South Africa - UT Martin
5. Martina Dessbesell, Jr., Panambi, Brazil - Jacksonville St.
6. Angela McGahee, Sr., Memphis, Tenn. - Murray State
7. Mariana Pagen, Sr., Campos Salle, Brazil - Austin Peay
8. Belisa de Brito, Sr., Curitiba, Brazil - UT Martin
9. Madeleinne Antero, Jr., Santiago, Chili - Morehead State
10. Jodie Tiley, So., Cambridge, England - UT Martin