Baylor Rejoins Virginia at No. 1 in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings
Falconi, Smith top spots in singles; Tennessee, Duke tops in doubles

SKILLMAN, N.J. - For the last Campbell/ITA College Tennis Ranking of the regular season, prior to the NCAA Championship selections, it is only fitting that a new women's team sits at No. 1. In the ever-changing women's team rankings, Baylor has once again leap-frogged back ahead of North Carolina to claim the top spot for the third time in the last seven weeks. It is the eighth time in the past 11 weeks that a new team is ranked No. 1 in the women's rankings.

The top-ranked Virginia men's tennis team has sat atop the rankings all 11 weeks since capturing the ITA Men's Team Indoor title. The Cavaliers recently completed an undefeated run through the ACC regular season for the fourth consecutive season. UVA also tied the school record for wins in a season with their 32nd victory of the season.

Meanwhile, the North Carolina women dropped a spot to No. 2 after being edged 4-3 by Georgia Tech in the ACC Women's Championship Final after completing the first 11-0 regular season in ACC history. New No. 1 Baylor has suffered only two losses on the season to the aforementioned Tar Heels and to fourth-ranked Michigan. The Lady Bears ended the season on an 18-match win streak, including an undefeated mark of 11-0 in Big 12 play as they head into their conference championship this weekend.

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

Conference Count: Men's Top 25: ACC - 6; Big 12 and SEC - 5; Pac-10 - 4; Big Ten - 3; Big East and WCC - 1. Women's Top 25: ACC and SEC - 6; Pac-10 - 5; Big Ten - 3; Big 12 and Big East - 2; Colonial - 1. 

Spring and Fall: Each week there are many shifts among the men's and women's teams appearing in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. Listed below are the teams appearing in the top 50, making the most movement and worth keeping an eye on.

Twice as Nice: Fifteen schools have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this week's top 25 - once again - the highest total on the season. The men's program ranking is listed first, followed by the women's program ranking. Baylor (7/1), California (17/12), Duke (16/10), Florida (6/3), Georgia (12/19), Georgia Tech (24/13), Illinois (14/21), Michigan (25/4), Mississippi (18/16), North Carolina (19/2), Stanford (8/8), Tennessee (2/14), Texas (3/18), UCLA (9/7) and USC (5/20). 

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Double Dose:

Conference Central: All remaining conference tournaments throughout the country will be taking place this weekend. Champions earn automatic bids into next month's NCAA Championships. Be sure to check out the ITA's Conference Central for links to each conference championship site as well as a list of champions for all completed tournaments.

Path to Athens: The 2010 NCAA Men's and Women's Division I Championships will take place at the Dan McGill Tennis Complex in Athens, Georgia, May 20-31. This year's NCAA selection show will take place May 4 on ESPNews.Be sure to check out the ITA's Championship Central over the next month for previews, results and more.

Next Up: The next weekly National team rankings will be published Monday, May 3, along with the National singles and doubles rankings.

 
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at www.itatennis.com.