Emory, Williams claim top spots in Division III Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings
Top spots: Williams College held on to the top spot in the women’s team rankings while Emory moved up one spot, swapping places with former No. 1 Washington University on the men’s side. The Ephs have not yet begun play in 2009 but earned the preseason top ranking by recording victories over No. 6 Amherst, No. 10 Wellesley and No. 23 Vassar in the fall. The Eagles of Emory are 5-0 this spring including wins over No. 2 Washington University and No. 3 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps at the ITA Division III National Men’s Team Indoor Championship.
Rounding out the Top 10: Following Emory in this week’s men’s top 10 are (in order): Washington University, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Middlebury, Williams, Amherst, Kenyon, Gustavus Adolphus, UC Santa Cruz and Trinity (Texas). On the women's side, Williams is followed by (in order): Washington and Lee, Carnegie Mellon, University of Chicago, Denison, Amherst, Emory, Mary Washington, Pomona-Pitzer and Wellesley.
Carnegie Mellon, Emory win ITA Division III National Team Indoors: Carnegie Mellon, the No. 5 seed in the inaugural Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division III National Women's Team Indoor Championship garnered its third consecutive upset in as many days last weekend to capture the event’s first title with a 6-3 win over No. 2 Emory, on the campus of Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. This newest addition to the ITA national tournament calendar joined its men's counterpart, the ITA National Division III Men's Team Indoor Championships, which was also hosted by Gustavus Adolphus at the Swanson Tennis Center, February 20-22. In a finals matchup that pitted the top two seeds against one another, No. 2 Emory University upset top-ranked Washington University, 6-3, to capture the team’s third ITA Division III National Men's Team Indoor Championship title.
Twice as Nice: Sixteen Division III schools have both their men’s and women’s programs ranked inside this week’s top 25.
TEAM Men Women
- Amherst 6 6
- Bowdoin 11 12
- Carnegie Mellon 16 3
- Chicago 25 4
- Denison 24 5
- DePauw 17 16
- Emory 1 7
- Johns Hopkins 15 21
- Gustavus Adolphus 8 18
- Mary Washington 12 8
- Middlebury 4 13
- Redlands 13 14
- Trinity (Texas) 10 17
- Washington U. 2 15
- Washington & Lee 18 2
- Williams 5 1
Mark Your Calendar: This year's NCAA Division III Championship begins May 8-10 for both men and women with first, second and third round play at campus sites. The final eight men’s teams face off May 19-24 at Biszantz Family Tennis Center in Claremont, California, while the women’s final eight teams compete May 19-24 at Collins Hill Athletic Club in Lawrenceville, Georgia.
Campbell Soup Company to Serve as Title Sponsor: The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the governing body of college tennis, announced that a multi-year agreement has been reached between the ITA and the Campbell Soup Company in which the company will serve as the title sponsor for the ITA College Tennis Rankings and the ITA College Players of the Year awards. It is important and factually accurate to include “Campbell” in the title so please remember when referring to the ITA Rankings to cite as Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. The next team rankings will be released on Tuesday, March 17, as well as the next regional singles and doubles rankings.
Men’s Division III Top 25
Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings:
Rank, school LW (11/6)
1. Emory University 2
2. Washington University 1
3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 3
4. Middlebury 5
5. Williams 6
6. Amherst 7
7. Kenyon 8
8. Gustavus Adophus 9
9. UC Santa Cruz 4
10. Trinity University (TX) 12
11. Bowdoin 11
12. University of Mary Washington 10
13. University of Redlands 13
14. Trinity College 14
15. Johns Hopkins 15
16. Carnegie Mellon 16
17. DePauw University 18
18. Washington and Lee 19
19. Whitman College 20
20. The University of Texas at Tyler 21
21. Bates College 22
22. Salisbury 23
23. Christopher Newport University 24
24. Denison 26
25. University of Chicago 25
Women’s Division III Top 25
Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings:
Rank, school LW (2/24)
1. Williams 1
2. Washington and Lee 2
3. Carnegie Mellon 8
4. Chicago 15
5. Denison 3
6. Amherst 4
7. Emory 5
8. Mary Washington 6
9. Pomona-Pitzer 7
10. Wellesley 9
11. Tufts 10
12. Bowdoin 11
13. Middlebury 13
14. Redlands 14
15. Washington U 16
16. DePauw 12
17. Trinity (TX) 17
18. Gustavus Adolphus 18
19. Coe 19
20. Univ. of the South 20
21. Johns Hopkins 21
22. College of New Jersey 27
23. Vassar 22
24. UW-Whitewater 23
25. Skidmore 24
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at www.itatennis.com.