BURNSVILLE, Minn. - Augustana University was again selected in the NSIC Preseason Women's Tennis Coaches’ Poll to win the NSIC. The Vikings are the 14-time defending NSIC Champions, have won 160 consecutive NSIC regular season matches and have been picked to win the league every year since the preseason poll's inception in 2018.
The Vikings amassed 81 points and all nine first place votes after going 18-5 and 9-0 in the NSIC in 2024, while advancing to the NCAA Central Region Tournament. Minnesota State was selected second with 70 points and the other first place vote (coaches cannot vote for their own team). Sioux Falls was third with 63 points while the University of Mary was fourth with 58 points.
The preseason coaches’ poll is based off each coach ranking each team with the top team receiving 9 points, second 8, third 7, etc.
The 2025 NSIC Women's Tennis season gets underway on Friday, January 31 with non-conference action. The 2025 NSIC Women's Tennis Tournament will consist of the top six teams in the final NSIC standings competing in a single elimination format on April 25-27 at Huether Family Match Pointe in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. New this season, with the six-team format, the top two teams in the final standings will receive a first round bye in the NSIC Tournament.