Monday, June 2, 2008

TUSCULUM WOMEN’S TENNIS ENDS YEAR RANKED 27^TH

SKILLMAN, N.J. --- The Tusculum College women’s tennis team has ended the season ranked No. 27 in the nation according to the final 2007-08 Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Top 40 announced officials. The No. 27 ranking is the second best end of the year ranking for the Pioneers. The 2003-04 squad posted a 20-1 mark and earned a No. 22 ranking.

The Pioneers tallied a 20-4 worksheet this year, winning nine of their last 10 matches, including three in a row to capture the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament title, the program’s second in school history. Tusculum’s 20 wins matched the school record set by the 2003-04 team.

Armstrong Atlantic State finished the year No. 1 after claiming its fourth national championship last month with a 5-1 win over Lynn. BYU Hawaii is second in the poll, followed by Lynn, Valdosta State, Francis Marion, West Florida, Barry, Abilene Christian, California (Pa.) and Rollins. Three of Tusculum’s four losses this year came against teams in the top 10 (Francis Marion, California, Rollins).

Columbus State is 11^th, followed by Clayton State, Florida Southern, Hawaii Pacific, Nova Southeastern, Northwood, Incarnate Word, Drury, Georgia College & State, Delta State, Tarleton State, Hawaii Hilo, Northeastern State, UC San Diego, Augusta State, Grand Valley State, Tusculum, Erskine, Slippery Rock, East Central, Northwest Missouri State, Saint Leo, Cameron, Southwest Baptist, Cal Poly Pomona, USC Aiken, CSU Los Angeles, Limestone, North Alabama and Central Oklahoma.

The 20-4 record also marked the eighth straight winning season for the Pioneers and the sixth NCAA II Tournament appearance in the last eight years. The national ranking is also Tusculum’s fifth in the last seven seasons.

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ITA Division II Women’s Tennis National Rankings (Final)
Rk.	Team	Prv.
1	Armstrong Atlantic State	2
2	BYU-Hawaii	1
3	Lynn	3
4	Valdosta State	4
5	Francis Marion	7
6	West Florida	15
7	Barry	8
8	Abilene Christian	6
9	California (Pa.)	5
10	Rollins	9
11	Columbus State	10
12	Clayton State	11
13	Florida Southern	13
14	Hawaii Pacific	16
15	Nova Southeastern	12
16	Northwood	18
17	Incarnate Word	17
18	Drury	25
19	Georgia College & State	14
20	Delta State	19
21	Tarleton State	20
22	Hawaii Hilo	21
23	Northeastern State	22
24	UC San Diego	23
25	Augusta State	26
26	Grand Valley State	24
27	TUSCULUM	27
28	Erskine	28
29	Slippery Rock	29
30	East Central	30
31	Northwest Missouri	31
32	Saint Leo	32
33	Cameron	33
34	Southwest Baptist	34
35	Cal Poly Pomona	35
36	USC Aiken	36
37	CSU Los Angeles	37
38	Limestone	38
39	North Alabama	39
40	Central Oklahoma	NR
ITA Southeast Region Rankings (Final)
Rk.	Team	Prv.
1	Lynn	1
2	Barry	2
3	Rollins	3
4	Florida Southern	5
5	Nova Southeastern	4
6	TUSCULUM	6
7	Saint Leo	7
8	Flagler	8
9	Palm Beach Atlantic	9
10	Carson-Newman	10
Tusculum Opponents in Italics