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SKILLMAN, N.J. - For just the third time in the last ten weeks, the No. 1 team in both the men's and women's Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings remained the same.
The top-ranked Virginia men's tennis team has sat atop the rankings all ten 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, who claim the top spot for the fifth time this season, recently completed the first 11-0 regular season in ACC history and will enter this week's Conference Championships as the top seed for the first time in over two decades.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): Tennessee, Texas, Ohio State, USC, Florida, Stanford, UCLA, Baylor and Texas A&M. On the women's side, North Carolina is followed by: Baylor, Florida, Michigan, Notre Dame, Northwestern, UCLA, Clemson, Stanford and Duke.
Conference Count: Men's Top 25: ACC - 6; Big 12, Pac-10 and SEC - 5; Big Ten - 2; 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.
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Top 5 Rising (M) |
Top 5 Falling (M) |
Top 5 Rising (W) |
Top 5 Falling (W) |
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#44 Oklahoma St. (+10) |
#49 Clemson (-5) |
#45 Harvard (+11) |
#30 DePaul (-8) |
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#48 LSU (+7) |
#50 South Carolina (-5) |
#40 Nebraska (+9) |
#28 Iowa (-7) |
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#27 Wisconsin (+5) |
#12 Kentucky (-4) |
#37 Oklahoma (+6) |
#46 Long Beach (-6) |
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#42 Miami (+5) |
#47 Binghamton (-4) |
Several (+5) |
Rice (-6) |
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#43 Boise St. (+5) |
Several (-3) |
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Several (-5) |
Twice as Nice: Fourteen schools have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this week's top 25 - the highest total on the season. The men's program ranking is listed first, followed by the women's program ranking.Baylor (9/2), California (16/12), Duke (17/10), Florida (6/3), Georgia (11/15), Georgia Tech (24/20), Illinois (14/21), Mississippi (19/17), North Carolina (18/1), Stanford (7/9), Tennessee (2/13), Texas (3/19), UCLA (8/7) and USC (5/18).
Singled Out:
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Rank |
Player |
School |
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Rank |
Player |
School |
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1 |
John-Patrick Smith |
Tennessee |
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1 |
Irina Falconi |
Georgia Tech |
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2 |
Steve Johnson |
USC |
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2 |
Jana Juricova |
California |
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3 |
Guillermo Gomez |
Georgia Tech |
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3 |
Maria Sanchez |
USC |
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4 |
Oleksandr Nedovyesov |
OklahomaState |
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4 |
Hilary Barte |
Stanford |
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5 |
Alexandre Lacroix |
Florida |
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5 |
Lenka Broosova |
Baylor |
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6 |
Austin Krajicek |
Texas A&M |
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6 |
Yasmin Schnack |
UCLA |
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7 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
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7 |
Allie Will |
Florida |
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8 |
Robert Farah |
USC |
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8 |
Laura Vallverdu |
Miami (FL) |
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9 |
Michael Shabaz |
Virginia |
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9 |
Caitlin Whoriskey |
Tennessee |
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10 |
Chase Buchanan |
Ohio State |
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10 |
Denise Dy |
Washington |
Double Dose:
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Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
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Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
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1 |
Henrique Cunha |
Reid Carleton |
Duke |
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1 |
Caitlin Whoriskey |
Natalie Pluskota |
Tennessee |
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2 |
Bradley Klahn |
Ryan Thacher |
Stanford |
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2 |
Lindsay Burdette |
Hilary Barte |
Stanford |
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3 |
Jeff Dadamo |
Austin Krajicek |
Texas A&M |
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3 |
Kristy Frilling |
Kali Krisik |
Notre Dame |
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4 |
Davey Sandgren |
John-Patrick Smith |
Tennessee |
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4 |
Marritt Boonstra |
Allie Will |
Florida |
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5 |
Steve Johnson |
Robert Farah |
USC |
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5 |
Andrea Remynse |
Yasmin Schnack |
UCLA |
Conference Central: All remaining conference tournaments throughout the country will be taking place over the next two weekends. 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's championship site.
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 Tuesday, April 27, along with the National singles and doubles rankings.
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Campbell/ITA Rankings |
4/13/10 |
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
4/13/10 |
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Division I Men's Top 25 |
Rank |
Division I Women's Top 25 |
Rank |
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1. Virginia |
1 |
1. North Carolina |
1 |
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2. Tennessee |
2 |
2. Baylor |
2 |
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3. Texas |
3 |
3. Florida |
3 |
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4. Ohio State |
5 |
4. Michigan |
4 |
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5. USC |
4 |
5. Notre Dame |
5 |
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6. Florida |
6 |
6. Northwestern |
9 |
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7. Stanford |
7 |
7. UCLA |
7 |
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8. UCLA |
12 |
8. Clemson |
8 |
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9. Baylor |
11 |
9. Stanford |
10 |
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10. Texas A&M |
9 |
10. Duke |
6 |
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11. Georgia |
10 |
11. Miami (FL) |
11 |
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12. Kentucky |
8 |
12. California |
12 |
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13. Texas Tech |
16 |
13. Tennessee |
14 |
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14. Illinois |
17 |
14. Florida State |
15 |
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15. Louisville |
15 |
15. Georgia |
13 |
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16. California |
13 |
16. South Carolina |
18 |
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17. Duke |
14 |
17. Mississippi |
17 |
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18. North Carolina |
19 |
18. USC |
16 |
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19. Mississippi |
18 |
19. Texas |
20 |
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20. Virginia Tech |
21 |
20. Georgia Tech |
25 |
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21. Oklahoma |
20 |
21. Illinois |
26 |
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22. Pepperdine |
22 |
22. VCU |
24 |
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23. Wake Forest |
23 |
23. Arizona State |
27 |
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24. Georgia Tech |
26 |
24. South Florida |
19 |
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25. Washington |
24 |
25. Arkansas |
23 |
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at www.itatennis.com. |
