Minimal Movement in Campbell/ITA Rankings after ITA Kick-Off Weekend


Minimal Movement in Campbell/ITA Rankings after ITA Kick-Off Weekend
Stanford, Virginia still grasping the top spot

SKILLMAN, N.J. - The third annual ITA Kick-Off Weekend completed play earlier this week, advancing the 15 men's and 15 women's teams that successfully won both of their matches to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. For an event that is well-known for competitive pairings and possible upsets, most of the top teams in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings remained somewhat unchanged. The Virginia men and Stanford women continue their hold on the No. 1 spot since the start of the 2011 spring season.

Follow the Leader:For the men, following Virginia is (in order): USC, Tennessee, Ohio State, Texas, UCLA, Florida, Stanford, Baylor and Texas A&M. On the women's side, Stanford is followed by: Florida, Baylor, UCLA, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan, California, Clemson and Miami (FL).

Conference Count:Men's Top 25: ACC, Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC - 5; Pac-10 - 4; Big Ten - 3; Big East and West Coast - 1. Five different conferences placed at least one team in the top 10, with the Big 12 and Pac-10 leading the way with three teams each featured in the top 10 spots. Women's Top 25: SEC - 7; ACC and Pac-10 - 6; Big 12, Big East and Big Ten - 2. Four different conferences placed at least one team in the top 10, with the ACC and Pac-10 reeling in three schools apiece thanks to three schools from California, two from North Carolina and Miami's latest bump into the top 10.

Up A Set: A listing of all of the upsets from both men's and women's college tennis from the previous week. The men's results are listed first, followed by the women.

Men

at #36 University of Notre Dame

def.

#17 University of Oklahoma

4-1

at #33 University of Minnesota

def.

#28 Fresno State

4-2

at #42 Boise State University

def.

#30 University of Wisconsin

4-0

at #40 Mississippi State University

def.

#32 University of Arizona

7-0

#44 University of Miami (Florida)

def.

at #32 University of Arizona

4-3

at #41 University of Nebraska

def.

#38 Vanderbilt University

5-2

#46 Indiana University-Bloomington

def.

at #43 Brigham Young University

4-3

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

def.

at #49 TCU

4-3

at #66 Cornell University

def.

#50 Binghamton University

6-1

at #72 University of Arkansas

def.

#68 SMU

5-2

at #75 College of William and Mary

def.

#69 University of South Carolina

4-0

at Princeton University

def.

#71 Penn State University

4-3

Purdue University

def.

at #73 Yale University

3-4

Boston College

def.

at #73 Yale University

4-3


Women

#23 University of Arkansas

def.

at #4 Notre Dame

4-3

#24 University of Washington

def.

at #14 Florida State Univ

4-3

at #24 University of Washington

def.

#16 Texas (Austin)

4-3

at #28 University of South Florida

def.

#25 University of Illinois

4-3

#39 University of Oklahoma

def.

at #29 UNLV

4-1

at #36 Texas A&M University

def.

#32 University of Tulsa

5-2

#47 Yale University

def.

at #41 University of Utah

5-2

#56 Sacramento State

def.

at #43 Pepperdine

4-2

at #66 Winthrop University

def.

#57 William & Mary

4-3



Twice as Nice: This week 15 schools once again had both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this the Campbell/ITA Top 25 Rankings. It is also worth noting that the top eight ranked women's programs are also ranked on the men's side, while eight of the top 10 men's squads also appear in the women's rankings.

TEAM

MEN

WOMEN

Baylor

9

3

California

18

8

Duke

14

6

Florida

7

2

Georgia

11

16

Georgia Tech

22

13

Michigan

23

7

Mississippi

17

18

North Carolina

20

5

Stanford

8

1

Tennessee

2

11

Texas

5

21

UCLA

6

4

USC

2

19

Washington

25

15


The Battle in Seattle: The University of Washington will host the 37th annual ITA Men's Team Indoor Championship at the Nordstrom Tennis Center and Seattle Sports Club. Duke, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, UCLA, USC and Washington look to knock off the three-time defending champion Virginia Cavaliers.

On the Way to UVA: The University of Virginia will host the 24th annual Championship at the Boar's Head Sports Club, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Arkansas, Baylor, Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Michigan, North Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia and Washington aim to dethrone Northwestern, the two-time defending champs.

Coming Up Next: The 2011 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, February 8th, followed by an additional set of team rankings on February 14 that will be used for seeding the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. Singles and doubles rankings will be published every other week, beginning Feb. 14.
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