BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. -- The Mountain East Conference released the 2024 MEC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll on Wednesday afternoon. West Virginia State checked-in at No. 3 in the preseason poll with 17 points. 

The Yellow Jacket lineup in 2024 will include All-MEC standouts Amanda Menendez Thomasson and Tuva Wallin. WVSU finished 8-8 in 2023, 4-2 in league play, advancing to the finals of the MEC Tournament and appearing in the opening round of the NCAA Atlantic Regional.

UC was a unanimous selection during preseason balloting, collecting five first-place votes and 25 points. Charleston is coming off a 21-2 campaign in 2023, which included a trip to the NCAA Sweet 16 in Orlando, Florida last May. This spring, Charleston returns reigning MEC Player of the Year Prinkle Singh, and first team All-MEC standouts Sofiia Krasikova and Filippa Larsson.
 
Fairmont State was second in preseason voting with one first-place vote and 21 points. Fairmont State is coming off a 13-7 campaign that included a berth in the 2023 NCAA Atlantic Regional. The Falcons will be led this spring by returning first team All-MEC standout Maria Fonseca.

The second half of the poll included West Virginia Wesleyan (13) at No. 4, followed by Frostburg State (9) and Davis & Elkins (5).
 
2024 MEC Women's Tennis Preseason Poll
1. Charleston (5) – 25
2. Fairmont State (1) – 21
3. West Virginia State – 17
4. West Virginia Wesleyan – 13
5. Frostburg State – 9
6. Davis & Elkins – 5
 
( ) – First-place votes
* Coaches unable to vote for own team