INDIANAPOLIS – Indianapolis and Drury were respectively voted in the preseason coaches' poll as the choice to win the 2026 Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) men's tennis East and West divisions, the league office announced on Friday.
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 four possible first-place votes and 16 total points.
- Ranked 17th in Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II Preseason Poll.
- Won GLVC Regular Season East Division and GLVC Championship titles.
- Advanced to quarterfinals of NCAA Tournament as No. 8 seed after beating No. 9 Charleston.
- Coached by reigning GLVC Coach of the Year Malik Tabet, who enters his 14th season after a 22-4 overall and 5-0 GLVC record in 2025.
- Return pair of First Team All-GLVC selections, Mathieu Derache and Asier Ayllon Prado, as well as ITA Midwest Region Player to Watch Tadeo Gaggiofatto.
- Ayllon Prado also earned GLVC Freshman of the Year honors.
No. 2 Missouri-St. Louis
- Received one first-place vote and 12 total points.
- Earned No. 2 East seed in GLVC Championship last year.
- Coached by Megan Holdridge, who enters her fifth season after a 12-8 overall and 4-1 GLVC record in 2025.
- Return five starters: Daniel Berdecio, Joan Garros, Tanin Ramnath, Henry Roberts, and Percy Siercke.
WEST
No. 1 Drury
- Received three first-place votes and 15 total points.
- Earned No. 2 West seed in GLVC Championship last season.
- Appeared in NCAA Tournament as No. 5 seed.
- Coached by Tim Garner, who enters his third season after a 13-6 overall and 2-2 GLVC record in 2025.
- Return First Team All-GLVC selections Matthieu Gachon and Lukas Rieber.
No. 2 Rockhurst
- Received two first-place votes and 14 total points.
- Won GLVC Regular Season West Division title and advanced to GLVC Championship game last year.
- Appeared in NCAA Tournament as No. 4 seed.
- Coached by Jamie McDonald, who enters his sixth season after a 15-7 overall and 4-0 GLVC record in 2025.
- Return seven players, including six upperclassmen.
Rounding out the East poll respectively in third through fifth was McKendree (11 points), Maryville (7), and Illinois Springfield (4). The West poll was respectively completed by Quincy (9), Southwest Baptist (8) and William Jewell (4) in third through fifth.
The complete poll and voting results can be found below.
EAST
| Place |
School |
Point (1st-Place Votes) |
| 1. |
Indianapolis |
16 (4) |
| 2. |
Missouri-St. Louis |
12 (1) |
| 3. |
McKendree |
11 |
| 4. |
Maryville |
7 |
| 5. |
Illinois Springfield |
4 |
WEST
| Place |
School |
Point (1st-Place Votes) |
| 1. |
Drury |
15 (3) |
| 2. |
Rockhurst |
14 (2) |
| 3. |
Quincy |
9 |
| 4. |
Southwest Baptist |
8 |
| 5. |
William Jewell |
4 |