The Southern Athletic Association released its Men's Tennis Preseason Poll on Thursday.

Centre was picked to finish 7th out of 8 teams. The Colonels are coming off a 2024 campaign in which the team finished with an overall mark of 8-12, including a 2-4 record in the SAA.

The team will be led by sophomore, Dylan Dethridge, who led the Colonels with 14 singles wins and tied for a team-high 9 doubles wins a season ago. Isaac Flanery also returns after posting 6 singles and 8 doubles wins in 2025.

The Colonels begin the spring season against Maryville on February 14th.

Below are the full results of the SAA Preseason Poll:

Trinity - 56 (7)
Sewanee - 49 (1)
Southwestern - 45
Oglethorpe - 34
Rhodes - 34
Berry - 26
Centre - 21
Millsaps - 15