Florida Rounds Out ITA Top 20
Tuesday, March 24, 2015 | Men's Tennis
SKILLMAN, N.J. – Sitting at 9-6 overall and 4-3 in the Southeastern Conference, the Florida Gators remain in the Top 20 of the latest ITA Division I rankings at the No. 20 spot.
Florida has earned a ranking in the Top 20 in every poll since the season-opening list was released on January 6. UF split their most recent conference weekend with a 4-0 win at Arkansas and 4-0 loss at Ole Miss. The Gators have nearly a full week to prepare for their next opponent, No. 45 Auburn.
Three individuals and two doubles teams remain ranked in the individual event polls. Oliver Landert and Joshua Wardell earned a career-high No. 62 doubles ranking.
The team heads to Auburn, Ala., for a 2 p.m. match versus the Tigers on Saturday, March 28.
ITA Division I Men's Top 25: 1 – Oklahoma, 2 – Baylor, 3 – Illinois, 4 – Duke, 5 – Georgia, 6 – USC, 7 – Texas, 8 – Virginia, 9 – Texas A&M, 10 – TCU, 11 – Ohio State, 12 – Wake Forest, 13 – Ole Miss, 14 – UNC, 15 – UCLA, 16 – Virginia Tech, 17 – Vanderbilt, 18 – USF, 19 – Northwestern, 20 – FLORIDA, 21 – San Diego, 22 – Oklahoma State, 23 – Louisville, 24 – LSU, 25 – Texas Tech
*SEC teams in italics
| Name | Year | Rank | Career-High Ranking |
| Diego Hidalgo | Junior | 71 | 34 |
| Elliott Orkin | Sophomore | 115 | 68 |
| Maxx Lipman | Sophomore | 118 | 34 |
| Name | Rank | Career-High Ranking |
| Watson/Hidalgo | 42 | 28 |
| Landert/Wardell | 62 | 62 |
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