UCLA, USC Still Undefeated, Remain No. 1 in Latest Campbell/ITA Team Rankings
Frank, Buchanan/Rola hang on to No. 1; Gators' Will stays at No.1 in singles and doubles
SKILLMAN, N.J. - Off to its best start since 1987, the UCLA women's tennis defeated top 30 opponents Arizona State and Arizona at home last weekend to move to 20-0 on the season and remain No. 1 in the Campbell/ITA Women's Team Rankings. The Bruins defeated a shorthanded Sun Devils squad 4-0 on Friday before battling past the Wildcats 5-2 on Saturday. The schedule only gets more difficult for UCLA, as the Bruins are set to travel to the Bay Area to take on No. 10 California and No. 6 Stanford this weekend.
The USC men finished off a four-match road trip with victories over Utah and Arizona last weekend. The Trojans topped the Utes 5-2 in Salt Lake City on Friday before traveling to Tucson for a 6-1 victory over the Wildcats. USC is now 23-0 this season and has a 43-match win streak going back to last season. The Trojans' final three regular season matches will all be at home, beginning this weekend with No. 12 California and No. 11 Stanford.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following USC is (in order): Ohio State, Virginia, Georgia, Duke, UCLA, Kentucky, Pepperdine, Mississippi State and Florida. On the women's side, UCLA is followed by: Florida, Duke, USC, North Carolina, Stanford, Alabama, Georgia, Miami (FL) and California.
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 - 8; Pac-12 - 5; ACC, Big 12 and Big Ten - 3; WCC - 2; Ivy League - 1. Four SEC squads are in the top 10 of this week's poll, the most of any conference. Women's Top 25: ACC and SEC - 6; Big 12, Big Ten and Pac-12 - 4; Big East - 1. All four of the Pac-12 teams landed inside the top 10 this week.
Double Dip: A total of 15 schools have placed both their men's and women's teams in this week's Campbell/ITA Rankings top 25. Duke, Florida, Georgia, UCLA, and USC find both their men's and women's teams in the top 10 this week.
|
TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
|
California |
12 |
10 |
|
Duke |
5 |
3 |
|
Florida |
10 |
2 |
|
Georgia |
4 |
8 |
|
Illinois |
23 |
23 |
|
Michigan |
22 |
14 |
|
North Carolina |
18 |
5 |
|
Ole Miss |
14 |
16 |
|
Stanford |
11 |
6 |
|
Tennessee |
15 |
21 |
|
Texas |
17 |
13 |
|
Texas Tech |
20 |
22 |
|
UCLA |
6 |
1 |
|
USC |
1 |
4 |
|
Virginia |
3 |
15 |
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 |
Eric Quigley |
Kentucky |
3 |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
|
4 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
4 |
Robin Anderson |
UCLA | |
|
5 |
Dennis Nevolo |
Illinois |
5 |
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar |
Texas A&M | |
|
6 |
Jarmere Jenkins |
Virginia |
6 |
Chelsey Gullickson |
Georgia | |
|
7 |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
7 |
Mallory Burdette |
Stanford | |
|
8 |
Evan King |
Michigan |
8 |
Jana Juricova |
California | |
|
9 |
Wil Spencer |
Georgia |
9 |
Kristi Boxx |
Ole Miss | |
|
10 |
Sebastian Fanselow |
Pepperdine |
10 |
Lauren Embree |
Florida |
Campbell/ITA Top Five Doubles Rankings:
|
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School | |
|
1 |
Chase Buchanan |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
1 |
Sofie Oyen |
Allie Will |
Florida | |
|
2 |
Kevin King |
Juan Spir |
Georgia Tech |
2 |
Shinann Featherston |
Lauren McHale |
North Carolina | |
|
3 |
Christoffer Konigsfeldt |
Nick Andrews |
California |
3 |
Mallory Burdette |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
|
4 |
Alex Llompart |
Finn Tearney |
Pepperdine |
4 |
Kristi Boxx |
Abby Guthrie |
Ole Miss | |
|
5 |
Bradley Klahn |
Ryan Thacher |
Stanford |
5 |
Kristy Frilling |
Shannon Mathews |
Notre Dame |
Coming Up Next: The 2012 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, April 17th, along with the next edition of singles and doubles rankings. Singles and doubles rankings will be posted each week for the remainder of the season.
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Campbell/ITA Rankings |
4/3/12 |
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
4/3/12 |
|
Division I Men's Top 25 |
Rank |
Division I Women's Top 25 |
Rank |
|
1. USC |
1 |
1. UCLA |
1 |
|
2. Ohio State |
3 |
2. Florida |
2 |
|
3. Virginia |
2 |
3. Duke |
3 |
|
4. Georgia |
4 |
4. USC |
4 |
|
5. Duke |
7 |
5. North Carolina |
8 |
|
6. UCLA |
5 |
6. Stanford |
6 |
|
7. Kentucky |
6 |
7. Alabama |
11 |
|
8. Pepperdine |
8 |
8. Georgia |
5 |
|
9. Mississippi State |
10 |
9. Miami (FL) |
7 |
|
10. Florida |
9 |
10. California |
9 |
|
11. Stanford |
11 |
11. Northwestern |
14 |
|
12. California |
12 |
12. Baylor |
12 |
|
13. Oklahoma |
13 |
13. Texas |
10 |
|
14. Ole Miss |
14 |
14. Michigan |
15 |
|
15. Tennessee |
19 |
15. Virginia |
13 |
|
16. Auburn |
16 |
16. Ole Miss |
16 |
|
17. Texas |
15 |
17. Nebraska |
17 |
|
18. North Carolina |
21 |
18. Clemson |
24 |
|
19. San Diego |
17 |
19. Notre Dame |
18 |
|
20. Texas Tech |
23 |
20. Texas A&M |
21 |
|
21. LSU |
27 |
21. Tennessee |
22 |
|
22. Michigan |
28 |
22. Texas Tech |
20 |
|
23. Illinois |
18 |
23. Illinois |
19 |
|
24. Harvard |
20 |
24. Vanderbilt |
23 |
|
25. Washington |
22 |
25. Georgia Tech |
25 |
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at http://www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.
