Men’s Tennis ranked ninth in Preseason Oracle/ITA Rankings
Wednesday, January 3, 2018 | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Florida men's tennis team will begin the 2018 dual match season ranked ninth in the Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association preseason rankings, as announced Wednesday. This is the Gators highest preseason ranking since opening the 2012 season ranked eighth.
The Gators are one of five SEC schools to find themselves in the preseason top 25 poll. Joining the Gators in the rankings are Georgia (No. 4), Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 14) and South Carolina (No. 20). The SEC has the second most schools ranked, trailing only the Big 12 who has six.
During the course of the season, Florida will get to showcase their talent against other highly ranked teams from across the country. During the year the Gators will play nine teams ranked in the Oracle/ITA Preseason Rankings as well as five teams that are ranked in the top 10, including No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 2 Ohio State.
Florida's top 10 team ranking to start the season coincides with their impressive individual rankings that the team earned after a strong fall season. The Gators had six student-athletes earn individual honors.
Each athlete or pair's respective preseason ranking is noted in brackets.
Singles:
No. 7 - Johannes Ingildsen [59]
No. 8 – Alfredo Perez [7]
No. 39 – Duarte Vale
Doubles:
No. 1 - Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [5]
No. 10 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler
No. 11 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford
No. 12 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco
No. 35 – Andrade and Kessler
The next set of national team rankings will be announced on January 17, 2018, while the singles and doubles rankings will make their 2018 debut on February 7.
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The Gators are one of five SEC schools to find themselves in the preseason top 25 poll. Joining the Gators in the rankings are Georgia (No. 4), Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 14) and South Carolina (No. 20). The SEC has the second most schools ranked, trailing only the Big 12 who has six.
During the course of the season, Florida will get to showcase their talent against other highly ranked teams from across the country. During the year the Gators will play nine teams ranked in the Oracle/ITA Preseason Rankings as well as five teams that are ranked in the top 10, including No. 1 Wake Forest and No. 2 Ohio State.
Florida's top 10 team ranking to start the season coincides with their impressive individual rankings that the team earned after a strong fall season. The Gators had six student-athletes earn individual honors.
Each athlete or pair's respective preseason ranking is noted in brackets.
Singles:
No. 7 - Johannes Ingildsen [59]
No. 8 – Alfredo Perez [7]
No. 39 – Duarte Vale
Doubles:
No. 1 - Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [5]
No. 10 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler
No. 11 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford
No. 12 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco
No. 35 – Andrade and Kessler
The next set of national team rankings will be announced on January 17, 2018, while the singles and doubles rankings will make their 2018 debut on February 7.
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