UCLA Women, USC Men No. 1 for Another Week in the Campbell/ITA Team Rankings
Will, Frank still No. 1 in singles; Notre Dame, Ohio State top doubles
SKILLMAN, N.J. - With each team recording a sweep last week, the UCLA women and USC men find themselves once again ranked No. 1 in this week's Campbell/ITA College Tennis Team Rankings. The Bruins defeated conference foe Washington State 7-0, while the Trojans stepped out of Pac-12 play for the week to pick up a 7-0 win against Virginia Tech. UCLA does not take the court again until Friday, March 23, in a road contest against Colorado. USC is set to take on No. 13 Texas at 7 pm (ET) in Austin.
Virginia freshman Mitchell Frank held down the top spot in the men's singles rankings once again. Frank has still only lost one match this season. Florida junior Allie Will also stayed atop the women's singles rankings despite suffering a loss for the first time this season. Will is currently 15-1 in singles play this season.
In doubles, the Notre Dame tandem of Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews moved into the top spot this week on the women's side. Frilling and Mathews have been solid in dual play this season, posting a 9-3 record. Ohio State's Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola remained the top duo in the men's doubles rankings behind the strength of a 7-1 record against ranked competition.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following USC is (in order): Ohio State, Georgia, UCLA, Virginia, Duke, Kentucky, Pepperdine, Stanford and Florida. On the women's side, UCLA is followed by: Florida, Stanford, USC, Duke, Georgia, Virginia, Texas, California and Baylor.
Conference Count: The number of men's and women's teams from each conference that appear in the Campbell/ITA Division I Top 25 Rankings are listed numerically. Men's Top 25: SEC - 7; Pac-10 - 5; Big Ten - 4; Big 12 - 3; ACC and WCC - 2; Conference USA and WAC - 1. The Pac-12 and SEC each placed three squads in the top 10 of this week's poll. Women's Top 25: ACC and SEC - 6; Pac-12 and Big 12 - 4; Big Ten - 3; Big East and Ivy - 1. All four of the Pac-12 teams landed inside the top 10 this week, the most of any conference.
Double Dip: A total of 14 schools have placed both their men's and women's teams in this week's Campbell/ITA Rankings top 25. Duke, Florida, Georgia, Stanford, UCLA, USC, and Virginia find both their men's and women's teams in the top 10 this week.
TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
California |
12 |
9 |
Duke |
6 |
5 |
Florida |
10 |
2 |
Georgia |
3 |
6 |
Michigan |
25 |
18 |
Ole Miss |
15 |
20 |
Stanford |
9 |
3 |
Tennessee |
24 |
11 |
Texas |
13 |
8 |
Texas A&M |
20 |
16 |
Texas Tech |
22 |
17 |
UCLA |
4 |
1 |
USC |
1 |
4 |
Virginia |
5 |
7 |
Campbell/ITA Top 10 Singles Rankings:
Rank |
Player |
School |
Rank |
Player |
School | |
1 |
Mitchell Frank |
Virginia |
1 |
Allie Will |
Florida | |
2 |
Steve Johnson |
USC |
2 |
Beatrice Capra |
Duke | |
3 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
3 |
Robin Anderson |
UCLA | |
4 |
Dennis Nevolo |
Illinois |
4 |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
5 |
Eric Quigley |
Kentucky |
5 |
Mallory Burdette |
Stanford | |
6 |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
6 |
Jana Juricova |
California | |
7 |
Jarmere Jenkins |
Virginia |
7 |
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar |
Texas A&M | |
8 |
Wil Spencer |
Georgia |
8 |
Chelsey Gullickson |
Georgia | |
9 |
Kevin King |
Georgia Tech |
9 |
Jacqueline Cako |
Arizona State | |
10 |
Evan King |
Michigan |
10 |
Emina Bektas |
Michigan |
Campbell/ITA Top Five Doubles Rankings:
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School | |
1 |
Chase Buchanan |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
1 |
Kristy Frilling |
Shannon Mathews |
Notre Dame | |
2 |
Christoffer Konigsfeldt |
Nick Andrews |
California |
2 |
Mallory Burdette |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
3 |
Alex Llompart |
Finn Tearney |
Pepperdine |
3 |
Sofie Oyen |
Allie Will |
Florida | |
4 |
Kevin King |
Juan Spir |
Georgia Tech |
4 |
Kaitlyn Christian |
Sabrina Santamaria |
USC | |
5 |
Clifford Marsland |
Ashley Watling |
Tulsa |
5 |
Kristi Boxx |
Abby Guthrie |
Ole Miss |
Coming Up Next: The 2012 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, March 20th, while the next singles and doubles rankings will be posted on Tuesday, March 27. Beginning Tuesday, April 10, singles and doubles rankings will be posted each week.
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
3/6/12 |
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
3/6/12 |
Division I Men's Top 25 |
Rank |
Division I Women's Top 25 |
Rank |
1. USC |
1 |
1. UCLA |
1 |
2. Ohio State |
2 |
2. Florida |
2 |
3. Georgia |
6 |
3. Stanford |
5 |
4. UCLA |
4 |
4. USC |
4 |
5. Virginia |
3 |
5. Duke |
3 |
6. Duke |
5 |
6. Georgia |
7 |
7. Kentucky |
7 |
7. Virginia |
6 |
8. Pepperdine |
15 |
8. Texas |
9 |
9. Stanford |
10 |
9. California |
10 |
10. Florida |
9 |
10. Baylor |
11 |
11. Mississippi State |
12 |
11. Tennessee |
8 |
12. California |
8 |
12. Miami (FL) |
12 |
13. Texas |
11 |
13. Northwestern |
14 |
14. Illinois |
20 |
14. Alabama |
17 |
15. Ole Miss |
16 |
15. North Carolina |
13 |
16. San Diego |
31 |
16. Texas A&M |
15 |
17. Washington |
13 |
17. Texas Tech |
20 |
18. Auburn |
27 |
18. Michigan |
16 |
19. Fresno State |
14 |
19. Notre Dame |
21 |
20. Texas A&M |
17 |
20. Ole Miss |
25 |
21. Indiana |
18 |
21. Yale |
18 |
22. Texas Tech |
23 |
22. Vanderbilt |
22 |
23. Tulsa |
22 |
23. Nebraska |
32 |
24. Tennessee |
19 |
24. Clemson |
26 |
25. Michigan |
24 |
25. Georgia Tech |
19 |