Jan. 31, 2008

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Holy Cross men's tennis team has been picked to finish seventh in the 2008 Patriot League preseason poll as voted on by head coaches and sports information directors from around the league. Navy was picked to finish first as it earned 10 of 14 first place votes and 70 total points. Army had four first place votes and 64 total points as it was picked to finish second, followed by Bucknell (48 total points), Colgate (44 total points), Lehigh (31 total points), Lafayette (25 total points) and Holy Cross (12 total points).

The Crusaders are set to kick off the 2008 season when they travel to St. Francis (N.Y.) on February 17, at 12:00 p.m.