Tuesday March 19, 2013Women's Tennis Jumps to No. 2 in ITA National Rankings
Gainesville, Fla.
Women's Tennis Headline
The University of Florida women’s tennis team moved from fourth to second in the latest national rankings distributed by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association each Tuesday.
The Gators (11-2, 4-1 SEC) defeated No. 12 Georgia, 4-1, and Tennessee, 4-0, last week and improved their overall strength of schedule, while moving into a tie for first in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division standings.
Florida plays host to No. 8 Alabama (13-1, 5-0) on Friday at 5 p.m., before entertaining No. 18 Auburn (14-2, 4-1 SEC) on Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Crimson Tide are tied for the overall league lead with Texas A&M (13-1, 6-0), the only team that has defeated Florida this season in SEC action.
A complete listing of this week’s rankings can be found on the ITA website: http://www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings/2012-13_ITA_NCAA_Division_I_Women_s_Rankings/Women_s_DI_National_Team_Ranking_-_March_19.htm
Women's
National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
March 19, 2013
|
Rank |
Avg |
School |
Previous |
|
1 |
89.22 |
North Carolina |
1 |
|
2 |
75.12 |
University of Florida |
4 |
|
3 |
70.08 |
Texas A&M University |
3 |
|
4 |
66.36 |
UCLA |
5 |
|
5 |
61.13 |
University of Georgia |
12 |
|
6 |
60.76 |
University of Southern California |
7 |
|
7 |
60.32 |
Duke University |
2 |
|
8 |
58.94 |
University of Alabama |
8 |
|
9 |
55.36 |
University of Michigan |
9 |
|
10 |
54.60 |
University of Miami (Florida) |
11 |
|
11 |
51.25 |
Northwestern University |
10 |
|
12 |
46.65 |
University of Nebraska |
6 |
|
13 |
45.68 |
California |
15 |
|
14 |
43.97 |
Clemson University |
14 |
|
15 |
41.19 |
Stanford |
16 |
|
16 |
40.75 |
Vanderbilt University |
13 |
|
17 |
38.71 |
University of Notre Dame |
19 |
|
18 |
38.30 |
Auburn University |
17 |
|
19 |
37.70 |
Arizona State University |
18 |
|
20 |
36.14 |
Texas Tech University |
21 |
|
21 |
33.71 |
Purdue University |
20 |
|
22 |
33.39 |
University of Texas at Austin |
39 |
|
23 |
30.56 |
UC Irvine |
23 |
|
24 |
29.98 |
Florida State University |
22 |
|
25 |
27.39 |
University of Tulsa |
24 |
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