Women's Tennis

Central Islip, N.Y. - The women's tennis coaches in the East Coast Conference have selected the New York Institute of Technology Bears as an unanimous favorite to win the ECC Women's Tennis Championship in 2015.  NYIT's Alessia Rossetti (Minusio, Switzerland) has also been named the Preseason Player of the Year.

NYIT took all eight first place votes in the poll after the 2014-15 season ended with the Bears celebrating their third straight ECC title. NYIT was unblemished in ECC play with a perfect 8-0 mark during the regular season and finished with an overall record of 20-5 to finish the year ranked No. 14 in the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II national poll. The Bears' continued their recent NCAA Division II Tournament success as well, advancing to the Round of 16 for the third straight season.

NYIT has five student-athletes retuning from the 2014-15 squad, including the ECC Preseason Player of the Year, Alessia Rossetti. Rossetti was an ECC All-Conference First Team selection a year ago after posting a 26-3 singles record and a 24-4 mark in doubles play. She was unbeatable in ECC action, going 7-0 in singles and 7-0 in doubles play. Rossetti was recognized nationally for her play, finishing the season as the No. 28 singles player in the ITA Division II rankings. Rossetti and former teammate, Sara Burinato, were also ranked as the No. 21 doubles duo in the nation.

Queens College was the runner-up in the poll with 56 points after receiving all eight second place votes. Like NYIT, the Knights also advanced to the NCAA Round of 16 and finished as the No. 25 team in the Oracle/ITA rankings. University of the District of Columbia narrowly outpaced LIU Post by one point. 43-42, to round out the top three in the ECC preseason rankings.

2015 ECC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll

( ) – first place votes