Another Week on Top of ITA College Tennis Rankings for Virginia, North Carolina
Domijan, Embree atop singles rankings, Duke and USC No. 1 in doubles
Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): USC, UCLA, Ole Miss, Georgia, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Duke, Ohio State, and Kentucky. On the women’s side, North Carolina is followed by Duke, Texas A&M, Florida, UCLA, Nebraska, USC, Alabama, Michigan, and Northwestern.
Conference Count: Men’s Top 25: SEC – 7; ACC – 4; Big Ten, Big 12 & Pac-12 – 3; Big East, Conference USA, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, & WCC – 1. The SEC boasts four men’s teams inside the Top 10 while the ACC and the Pac-12 each have two. Women’s Top 25: ACC & SEC – 6; Pac-12 – 5; Big Ten – 4; Big East, Big West, Big 12 & Conference USA – 1. The Big Ten and the SEC both have three women’s teams in the Top 10.
Double-Dip: A total of 11 schools have both their men’s and women’s programs ranked inside the Top 25. Duke, UCLA, and USC find both their men’s and women’s teams inside the Top 10 this week.
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School |
Men |
Women |
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16 |
15 |
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Clemson |
25 |
14 |
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Duke |
8 |
2 |
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Georgia |
5 |
12 |
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Northwestern |
18 |
10 |
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Notre Dame |
22 |
19 |
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Texas A&M |
11 |
3 |
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Tulsa |
21 |
24 |
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UCLA |
3 |
5 |
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USC |
2 |
7 |
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Vanderbilt |
23 |
13 |
Top 25 Caliber:
Four teams made the leap into the Top 25 this week, including the men from
Baylor and Notre Dame as well as the women of Arizona State and Georgia Tech.
Baylor jumped 19 spots to No. 19 after a convincing 6-1 win over former No. 5
Kentucky, while Notre Dame moved ahead five spots to No. 22 after a 4-1 win over
former No. 13 Illinois. On the women’s side, Arizona State advanced nine spots
in the rankings to No. 18 following a 5-2 win over former No. 25 Memphis while
Georgia Tech climbed to No. 25 after registering a 4-3 win over former No. 16
Florida State.
Top 75 Newcomers:
A total of 12 teams (eight women, four men) made their way into the Top 75 this
week. Of the 12 teams, eight are making their 2013 debut: Men – Pacific
(California) and Nevada; Women – SMU, Iowa, Chattanooga, Kansas, East Carolina,
and North Florida.
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Men |
Women |
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Pacific (California) (66) |
SMU (48) |
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UNC Wilmington (72) |
Oregon (55) |
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Nevada (73) |
Iowa (58) |
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Georgia State (75) |
Indiana (60) |
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Chattanooga (67) |
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Kansas (68) |
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East Carolina (72) |
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North Florida (74) |
Upset Central:
Below is a listing of all of the upsets of both men's and women's Top 25 teams
from the previous week. All listed results are from Monday, March 4th through
Sunday, March 10th. In total, four Top five teams were defeated, including
former No. 5 Kentucky who fell twice in the previous week.
Men
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Women
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Team |
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Top 10 ITA Singles Rankings:
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Men |
School |
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Women |
School |
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1. Alex Domijan |
Virginia |
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1. Lauren Embree |
Florida |
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2. Emilio Gomez |
USC |
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2. Sabrina Santamaria |
USC |
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3. Peter Kobelt |
Ohio State |
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3. Zsofi Susanyi |
California |
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4. Matija Pecotic |
Princeton |
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4. Gina Suarez-Malaguti |
North Carolina |
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5. Jarmere Jenkins |
Virginia |
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5. Robin Anderson |
UCLA |
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6. Mikelis Libietis |
Tennessee |
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6. Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar |
Texas A&M |
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7. KU Singh |
Georgia |
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7. Lauren Herring |
Georgia |
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8. Marcos Giron |
UCLA |
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8. Danielle Lao |
USC |
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9. Ray Sarmiento |
USC |
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9. Anett Schutting |
California |
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10. Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
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10. Mary Weatherholt |
Nebraska |
Top Five ITA Doubles Rankings:
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Men |
School |
Women |
School |
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1. Cunha/ Hemmeler |
Duke |
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1. Christian/ Santamaria |
USC |
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2. Jenkins/ Styslinger |
Virginia |
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2. Bolender/Bektas |
Michigan |
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3. Cochrane/Mies |
Auburn |
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3. Fuller/Garcia |
Georgia |
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4. Hundal/Spir |
Georgia Tech |
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4. Szekely/Boren |
Tennessee |
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5. Wagland/Pieters |
Georgia |
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5. Belaya/Loomans |
William and Mary |
Top Freshmen:
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Men |
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Women |
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12. Mac Styslinger, Virginia |
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11. Krista Hardebeck, Stanford |
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18. Romain Bogaerts, Mississippi State |
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13. Julia Elbaba, Virginia |
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22. Ryan Shane, Virginia |
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23. Whitney Kay, North Carolina |
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26. Michael Redlicki, Duke |
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33. Ronit Yurovsky, Michigan |
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40. Jared Hiltzik, Illinois |
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34. Anne-Liz Jeukeng, Clemson |
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45. Chris Diaz, Ohio State |
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38. Nadia Ravita, Kentucky |
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49. Julian Lenz, Baylor |
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50. Daneika Borthwick, Florida State |
Coming Up Next: The 2013 ITA Team Rankings will be published again next Tuesday, March 19th, while the singles and doubles rankings return on March 26th. Beginning Tuesday, April 9th, singles and doubles rankings will be posted each week.
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Division I Men's Top 25 |
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Division I Women's Top 25 |
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1. Virginia |
1 |
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1. North Carolina |
1 |
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2. USC |
3 |
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2. Duke |
2 |
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3. UCLA |
2 |
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3. Texas A&M |
4 |
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4. Ole Miss |
9 |
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4. Florida |
5 |
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5. Georgia |
7 |
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5. UCLA |
3 |
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6. Tennessee |
10 |
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6. Nebraska |
10 |
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7. Oklahoma |
6 |
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7. USC |
12 |
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8. Duke University |
4 |
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8. Alabama |
6 |
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9. Ohio State |
8 |
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9. Michigan |
8 |
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10. Kentucky |
5 |
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10. Northwestern |
7 |
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11. Texas A&M |
14 |
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11. Miami (Florida) |
13 |
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12. Pepperdine |
12 |
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12. Georgia |
9 |
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13. Mississippi State |
11 |
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13. Vanderbilt |
11 |
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14. Texas |
21 |
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14. Clemson |
17 |
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15. Illinois |
13 |
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15. California, Berkeley |
18 |
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16. California, Berkeley |
24 |
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16. Stanford |
20 |
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17. Drake |
16 |
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17. Auburn |
14 |
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18. Northwestern |
18 |
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18. Arizona State |
27 |
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19. Baylor |
38 |
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19. Notre Dame |
15 |
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20. Harvard |
17 |
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20. Purdue |
21 |
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21. Tulsa |
15 |
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21. Texas Tech |
23 |
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22. Notre Dame |
27 |
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22. Florida State |
16 |
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23. Vanderbilt |
19 |
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23. UC Irvine |
24 |
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24. Wake Forest |
22 |
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24. Tulsa |
22 |
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25. Clemson |
20 |
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25. Georgia Tech |
32 |
