Florida Remains the No. 13 Team in the Nation
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 | Men's Tennis
Skillman, N.J. – Following two early victories this season, the University of Florida men's tennis team remains ranked 13th in the country according to the second ITA Division I National Men's Rankings of 2015, released today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Sophomore Maxx Lipman, a captain of this year's Gator squad, leads the Florida singles rankings at No. 34. Junior Diego Hidalgo earned the No. 60 ranking, while sophomore Elliott Orkin checks in at No. 81.
All four Florida doubles team earned a place in the 2015 opening rankings: No. 32 Gordon Watson/Hidalgo, No. 43 Josh Wardell/Oliver Landert, No. 49 Lipman/Orkin and No. 50 freshman tandem Jordan Belga/Chase Perez-Blanco.
The No. 13-ranked Florida men's team and No. 3-ranked women's team together represent one of 16 schools with both their men's and women's programs ranked in the Top 25.
The Gators continue home action as they host the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Saturday, Jan. 24 and Sunday, Jan. 25, when Ole Miss, South Carolina and Stanford visit the Alfred A. Ring Tennis Complex. The Gators will face the Rebels at 11 a.m. Saturday and will compete at a time to be determined on Sunday.
ITA Division I Men's Top 25: 1 – USC, 2 – Oklahoma, 3 – Virginia, 4 – UCLA, 5 – Ohio State, 6 – Baylor, 7 – UNC, 8 – Georgia, 9 – Texas, 10 – Texas A&M, 11 – Illinois, 12 – Duke, 13 – FLORIDA, 14 – Notre Dame, 15 – Cal., 16 – Columbia, 17 – Tennessee, 18 – Wake Forest, 19 – Kentucky, 20 – USF, 21 – Mississippi State, 22 – Clemson, 23 – Memphis, 24 – Oklahoma State, 25 – Vanderbilt
*SEC teams in italics
Gators in ITA Division I National Men's Rankings – SINGLES
| Name | Year | Rank | Career-High Ranking |
| Maxx Lipman | Sophomore | 34 | 34 |
| Diego Hidalgo | Junior | 60 | 60 |
| Elliott Orkin | Sophomore | 81 | 68 |
Gators in ITA Division I National Men's Rankings – DOUBLES
| Name | Rank | Career-High Ranking |
| Watson/Hidalgo | 32 | 32 |
| Wardell/Landert | 43 | 43 |
| Lipman/Orkin | 49 | 39 |
| Belga/Perez-Blanco | 50 | 50 |
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