Women's Tennis Tabbed 5th In Preseason CCS Poll
ATLANTA, Ga.- The Collegiate Conference of the South has released their annual preseason women's tennis poll as voted on by the leagues coaches.
Huntingdon sits in the no. 5 spot with 24 points, looking to bounce back from a first-round tournament exit to Agnes Scott a year ago. The Hawks return key doubles duo Taji Williams and Ella Hathcock, along with sophomore Natalie Tedesco.
Asbury women’s tennis team has been selected as the projected leader in the 2025 Collegiate Conference of the South (CCS) Women’s Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll. In their first year as a CCS member, the Eagles earned 48 points, including six first-place votes, as voted on by the league’s eight head coaches.
Asbury enters the season fresh off a dominant 14-1 campaign, where they dropped just one match all year. The Eagles set a program record by winning their first 13 matches, marking the best start in school history. Leading the charge is Ariadna Zegarra, who posted an impressive 14-3 singles record and a 12-4 doubles mark. She will be joined by Martina Paillet and Kourtney Kawata, both of whom had standout seasons—Paillet finished 9-5 in both singles and doubles, while Kawata went undefeated in singles at 10-0.
Conference play kicks off on Wednesday, March 5, with conference teams taking to the court. Follow all the CCS women’s tennis action with updated scores, schedules at standings at www.
The 2025 CCS Women’s Tennis Championship Tournament starts with the Top 6 teams on Thursday, April 24 and the championship game is scheduled for Saturday, April 26 hosted by the Chattanooga Champions Club.
Below is a look at the 2025 CCS Women’s Tennis Preseason Poll. First-place votes are in parentheses:
2025 CCS WOMEN’S TENNIS PRESEASON POLL
| 1. Asbury | 48 (6) |
| 2. Piedmont | 44 (2) |
| 3. Maryville | 34 |
| 4. Covenant | 33 |
| 5. Huntingdon | 24 |
| 6. Agnes Scott | 18 |
| 7. Belhaven | 17 |
| 8. LaGrange | 6 |
The Hawks enter the 2025 season under the guidance of new head coach, Kathleen Thompson. After a series of scrimmage matches against a plethora of community colleges, the Hawks kick off their season on February 14th and 15th at home, facing Brevard and MUW. Their two-match home stand makes way for four consecutive road matches, facing Oglethorpe, Piedmont, Truett-McConnell, and Indiana Wesleyan before returning to the George S. Gibbs Tennis Center on March 15th to host LaGrange.
Following their home showdown with LaGrange, the Hawks travel to Berea, Asbury, Johnson, and Maryville to close out the month of March. On April 4th, the Hawks square off with Covenant College at home before hitting the road again to take on Agnes Scott. Matches with LaGrange and Belhaven on the 8th and 17th of the month close out the regular season for Huntingdon at home.
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