Stanford Women, Virginia Men Open ITA National Team Indoor Play as
Top Seeds
Virginia, Washington to host Division I Championships Feb. 18-21
SKILLMAN, N.J. - With the ITA Team Indoor
Championships taking place this weekend, the Virginia men and
Stanford women continue their hold on the top spot in the Campbell/ITA
Rankings since the start of the 2011 spring season. Both teams have
earned the No. 1 seed in their respective events, scheduled to begin
this Friday, Feb. 18 on the campuses of the University of Virginia
and the University of Washington.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following
Virginia is (in order): USC, Tennessee, Ohio State, Texas, UCLA,
Stanford, Illinois, Baylor and Texas A&M. On the women's side,
Stanford is followed by: Florida, Baylor, North Carolina,
California, Duke, UCLA, Michigan, Miami (FL) and Georgia.
Conference Count: Men's Top 25: SEC - 6; ACC and
Big 12 - 5; Pac-10 - 4; Big Ten - 2; Big East - 2 and West Coast -
1. Five different conferences placed at least one team in the top
10, with the Big 12 and Pac-10 leading the way with three teams each
featured in the top 10 spots. Women's Top 25: ACC and SEC - 7;
Pac-10 - 6; Big 12 and Big Ten - 2 and Big East - 1. Four different
conferences placed at least one team in the top 10, with the ACC and
Pac-10 reeling in three schools apiece, led by three schools from
California all appearing in the top 7.
Twice as Nice:
After posting record 18 schools that
had both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this the
Campbell/ITA Top 25 Rankings last week, 16 institutions have
accomplished the feat this week. The
South Carolina women join the Auburn and Florida State men as
newcomers to the top 25 this week.
|
TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
|
Baylor |
9 |
3 |
|
California |
19 |
5 |
|
Duke |
17 |
6 |
|
Florida |
11 |
2 |
|
Florida State |
25 |
16 |
|
Georgia |
16 |
10 |
|
Georgia Tech |
15 |
13 |
|
Mississippi |
18 |
22 |
|
North Carolina |
24 |
4 |
|
Notre Dame |
23 |
17 |
|
Oklahoma |
21 |
25 |
|
Stanford |
7 |
1 |
|
Tennessee |
3 |
11 |
|
UCLA |
6 |
7 |
|
USC |
2 |
15 |
|
Virginia |
1 |
23 |
The Battle in Seattle: The
University of Washington will host the 37th annual ITA
Men's Team Indoor Championship at the Nordstrom Tennis Center and
Seattle Sports Club. Duke, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky,
Louisville, Ohio State, Stanford, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas
Tech, UCLA, USC and Washington look to knock off the three-time
defending champion Virginia Cavaliers.
On the Way to UVA:
The University of Virginia will
host the 24th annual Championship at the Boar's Head
Sports Club, located in Charlottesville, Virginia. Arkansas, Baylor,
Cal, Clemson, Duke, Florida, Georgia Tech, Miami (FL), Michigan,
North Carolina, Stanford, Tennessee, UCLA, Virginia and Washington
aim to dethrone Northwestern, the two-time defending champs.
Singled Out:
|
Rank |
Player |
School |
|
Rank |
Player |
School |
|
1 |
Rhyne Williams |
Tennessee |
|
1 |
Maria Sanchez |
USC |
|
2 |
Alex Domijan |
Virginia |
|
2 |
Hilary Barte |
Stanford |
|
3 |
Eric Quigley |
Kentucky |
|
3 |
Kristy
Frilling |
Notre Dame |
|
4 |
Steve Johnson |
USC |
|
4 |
Jana Juricova |
California |
|
5 |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
|
5 |
Marta Lesniak |
SMU |
|
6 |
Reid Carleton |
Duke |
|
6 |
Denise Dy |
Washington |
|
7 |
Bradley Klahn |
Stanford |
|
7 |
Allie Will |
Florida |
|
8 |
Dennis Nevolo |
Illinois |
|
8 |
Denise Muresan |
Michigan |
|
9 |
Alexandre
Lacroix |
Florida |
|
9 |
Reka
Zsilinszka |
Duke |
|
10 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
|
10 |
Bianca
Eickhorn |
Miami (FL) |
Double Dose:
|
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
|
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
|
1 |
Jeff Dadamo |
Austin
Krajicek |
Texas A&M
|
|
1 |
Sofie Oyen |
Allie Will |
Florida |
|
2 |
Ed Corrie |
Jean Anderson |
Texas |
|
2 |
Keri Wong |
Josipa Bek |
Clemson
|
|
3 |
Drew Courtney |
Michael Shabaz |
Virginia |
|
3 |
Hilary Barte |
Mallory
Burdette |
Stanford |
|
4 |
Aleksey
Bessonov |
Rifat
Biktyakov |
Okla. State |
|
4 |
Mari Andersson |
Jana Juricova |
California |
|
5 |
Chris Thiemann |
Marcel
Thiemann |
Mississippi |
|
5 |
Shinann
Featherston |
Lauren McHale |
UNC |
Coming Up Next: The
2011 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue back on schedule next
Tuesday, February 22nd, while the next singles and
doubles rankings will be posted on Tuesday, March 1, and will
continue to be published every other week for the rest of the
season.
|
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
2/8/10 |
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
2/8/10 |
|
Division I Men's Top 25 |
Rank |
Division I Women's Top 25 |
Rank |
|
1. Virginia |
1 |
1. Stanford |
1 |
|
2. USC
|
2 |
2. Florida |
2 |
|
3. Tennessee |
3 |
3. Baylor |
3 |
|
4. Ohio State |
4 |
4. North
Carolina |
4 |
|
5. Texas |
5 |
5. California
|
5 |
|
6. UCLA |
6 |
6. Duke |
6 |
|
7. Stanford |
8 |
7. UCLA |
7 |
|
8. Illinois |
9 |
8. Michigan |
8 |
|
9. Baylor |
16 |
9. Miami (FL) |
10 |
|
10. Texas A&M |
10 |
10. Georgia |
12 |
|
11. Florida |
7 |
11. Tennessee |
11 |
|
12. Louisville |
13 |
12. Clemson |
9 |
|
13. Kentucky |
12 |
13. Georgia
Tech |
14 |
|
14. Texas Tech |
15 |
14. Vanderbilt |
18 |
|
15. Georgia
Tech |
21 |
15. USC |
17 |
|
16. Georgia |
11 |
16. Florida
State |
15 |
|
17. Duke |
14 |
17. Notre Dame |
13 |
|
18.
Mississippi |
17 |
18. Washington
|
23 |
|
19. California |
18 |
19. Arkansas |
21 |
|
20. Pepperdine |
20 |
20.
Northwestern |
19 |
|
21. Oklahoma |
24 |
21. Arizona
State |
20 |
|
22. Auburn |
28 |
22.
Mississippi |
16 |
|
23. Notre Dame |
25 |
23. Virginia |
25 |
|
24. North
Carolina |
19 |
24. South
Carolina |
26 |
|
25. Florida
State |
26 |
25. Oklahoma |
24 |
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at
www.itatennis.com.
