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ITA Attendance Race


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Virginia, Illinois and Texas A&M continue to lead '08 Race

Fans continued to flock through the gates in Charlottesville, Va., Urbana, Ill., and College Station, Texas in March as Virginia, Illinois and Texas A&M remained atop the leader boards in the ITA Attendance Race.
   On the men's side Virginia continues to lead in overall attendance with 5,424 fans through March. Texas A&M surged to second place overall thanks to 3,381 fans coming out to matches last month. Texas A&M also registered the highest single match attendance last month with 766 turning out when Oklahoma came to town on March 28. Illinois maintained its lead in average attendance with 560 spectators per match.
   Texas A&M widened its lead in the women's race and leads in all categories. The Aggie women's program has drawn 3,946 fans this season to George P. Mitchell Tennis Center, averaging 564 per match. Baylor also jumped into the race at No. 2 in the overall categories thanks in part to their March 26 match against No. 1 Northwestern that drew 606 fans.
   The A&M men and women also drew the highest single match totals last month with 766 fans coming out for their March 28 doubleheader against Oklahoma and Nebraska, respectively.
   To follow are race leaders through March 31:
 
Overall Season Leaders  
Total Attendance - Division I Men  
  School Total
1 Virginia 5424
2 Texas A&M 4716
3 Illinois 3925
4 Tulsa 3775
5 Washington 3554
6 Michigan 2754
7 Georgia 2582
8 Boise State 2221
9 Arkansas 2200
10 Mississippi 1969
   
March Matches Only  
Total Attendance - Division I Men  
  School Total
1 Texas A&M 3381
2 Illinois 1388
3 Virginia 1246
4 Washington 1245
5 Mississippi 1172
   
Overall Season Leaders  
Average Attendance - Division I Men  
  School Avg
1 Illinois 560
2 Virginia 545
3 Texas A&M 471
4 Michigan 306
5 Tulsa 290
6 Mississippi 281
7 Washington 273
8 Georgia 258
9 Florida    213
10 Boise State 170
   
March Matches Only  
Average Attendance - Division I Men  
  School Avg
1 Virginia 623
2 Texas A&M 483
3 Illinois 462
4 Mississippi 293
5 Michigan 280
   
Single Match - Division I Men  
  Match Total Date
1 Virginia at Illinois 1231 Jan. 25
2 Texas at Virginia 983 Feb. 29
3 Oklahoma at Texas A&M* 766 March 28
4 Kentucky at Virginia 716 Feb. 8
5 Miami at Virginia 637 March 28
* - Highest in March  
   
Overall Season Leaders  
Total Attendance - Division I Women  
  School Total
1 Texas A&M 3946
2 Baylor 1587
3 Georgia 1364
4 College of Charleston 1243
5 Florida State 1079
   
March Matches Only  
Total Attendance - Division I Women  
  School Total
1 Texas A&M 2827
2 College of Charleston 1116
3 Baylor 1003
   
Overall Season Leaders  
Average Attendance - Div I Women  
  School Avg
1 Texas A&M 564
2 Baylor 176
3 Illinois 165
4 Michigan 164
5 Georgia 151
   
March Matches Only  
Average Attendance - Div I Women  
  School Avg
1 Texas A&M 565
2 Baylor 201
3 Georgia 191
   
Single Match - Division I Women  
  Match Total Date
1 Nebraska at Texas A&M* 766 March 28
2 Houston at Texas A&M 714 Feb. 2
3 Wake Forest at Texas A&M 658 March 1
4 Northwestern at Baylor 606 March 26
* Highest in March    
     

Note: All divisions are eligible for the race. More submissions are needed at non-Division I level however to build standings. Women's lists will expand with more submissions.

 

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