INDIANAPOLIS – University of Indianapolis and Drury University were respectively voted in the preseason coaches' poll as the choice to win the 2025 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) men's tennis East and West divisions, the league office announced on Thursday.
The preseason poll is selected by the league's head coaches, who, per GLVC Bylaws, are not permitted to vote for their own team.
EAST
No. 1 Indianapolis
- Received all five possible first-place votes and 25 total points.
- Ranked 12th in Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) D-II Preseason Poll.
- Won GLVC East Division and GLVC Championship Tournament titles.
- Won NCAA Midwest Regional #1 as the top seed, advancing to NCAA national quarterfinals.
- Coached by reigning GLVC Coach of the Year Malik Tabet, who enters his 11th season after a 19-5 overall and 5-0 GLVC record in 2024.
- Return trio of starters in Matthieu Derache, Manuel Lanteri, and David Simeonov
No. 2 McKendree
- Received one first-place vote and 21 total points.
- Ranked 24th in ITA D-II Preseason Poll.
- Earned No. 2 East seed in GLVC Championship last season falling in the semifinals.
- Picked up at-large bid to NCAA Midwest Regional as No. 5 seed, advancing to the Midwest Regional Championship.
- Coached by Chance Joost, who enters his first season, taking over a team that went 18-5 overall and 4-1 GLVC record in 2024.
- Return starters Mathijs Aalpol, Seb Holden, Luka Kalenic, and Bendix Schroeder.
No. 3 Lewis
- Received 14 total points.
- Coached by Greg Coach, who enters his second season after the Flyers went 10-13 overall and 1-4 in GLVC play in 2024.
- Return First Team All-GLVC selection Indrek Soome.
WEST
No. 1 Drury
- Received two first-place votes and 14 total points.
- Ranked 23rd in ITA D-II Preseason Poll.
- Won West Division title and earned No. 1 West seed in GLVC Championship last season, advancing to the GLVC Championship.
- Picked up at-large bid to NCAA Midwest Regional as No. 4 seed.
- Coached by Tim Garner, who enters his second season after a 16-5 overall and 4-0 GLVC record in 2024.
- Return First Team All-GLVC selection Yaroslav Sharyy.
No. 2 Rockhurst
- Received two first-place votes and 13 total points.
- Earned No. 3 West seed in GLVC Championship last season.
- Coached by Jamie McDonald, who enters his fifth season after a 9-11 overall and 2-2 GLVC record in 2024.
- Return one First Team All-GLVC selection: Semyon Tsyrenov.
No. 3 Southwest Baptist
- Received one first-place vote and 12 total points.
- Earned No. 2 West seed last season, losing in the semifinals.
- Coached by Bryson Crowell, who enters his first season after an 8-13-1 overall and 3-1 GLVC record in 2024.
- Return four upperclassman.
Rounding out the East poll respectively in fourth through sixth was Maryville University (11 points), University of Illinois Springfield (9), and University of Missouri-St. Louis (8). The West poll was respectively completed by Quincy University (7) and William Jewell College (4) in fourth and fifth.
The complete poll and voting results can be found below.
EAST
| Place |
School |
Point (1st-Place Votes) |
| 1. |
Indianapolis |
25 (5) |
| 2. |
McKendree |
21 (1) |
| 3. |
Lewis |
14 |
| 4. |
Maryville |
11 |
| 5. |
Illinois Springfield |
9 |
| 6. |
Missouri-St. Louis |
8 |
WEST
| Place |
School |
Point (1st-Place Votes) |
| 1. |
Drury |
14 (2) |
| 2. |
Rockhurst |
13 (2) |
| 3. |
Southwest Baptist |
12 (1) |
| 4. |
Quincy |
7 |
| 5. |
William Jewell |
4 |