Men’s Tennis moves up one spot in the Oracle/ITA Rankings
Wednesday, January 31, 2018 | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Florida men's tennis team moved up one spot to No. 8 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association Top 25 rankings, announced by the national organization Wednesday.
Top 25 Poll
The Gators moved up one spot from No. 9 after earning three wins last week. Florida opened their season with a win over UCF before winning two matches in two days against South Alabama and South Florida to win the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Championship and advance to next month's ITA National Indoor Championships in Seattle.
The top five remained unchanged with Wake Forest taking the top spot followed by Ohio State, North Carolina, Georgia, and USC.
Florida has been ranked in the top 25 of the Oracle/ITA Rankings for 30 straight weeks and the top 20 for 28 straight weeks. This is the first year that the ITA has only ranked 25 teams.
In 2017, they ranked the top 50, and prior to that, they ranked the top 75.
The Gators are one of three SEC schools ranked in the top 10 and one of five ranked in the top 25. Joining the Gators in the rankings are Georgia (No. 4), Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 15) and South Carolina (No. 24). The SEC has the second most schools ranked, trailing only the Big 12 who has six.
Individual rankings as of Nov. 15 and will be updated on Feb. 7. Numbers in the [ ] represent their preseason ranking
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
Florida will be in Orlando this Saturday when they take on Florida State in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown. The two teams will be featured, along with both women's teams, in the College MatchDay Event at the United States Tennis Association National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla. The match between the Gators and Seminoles will be the first ever college tennis match aired live on the Tennis Channel.
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Top 25 Poll
The Gators moved up one spot from No. 9 after earning three wins last week. Florida opened their season with a win over UCF before winning two matches in two days against South Alabama and South Florida to win the ITA Kick-Off Weekend Championship and advance to next month's ITA National Indoor Championships in Seattle.
The top five remained unchanged with Wake Forest taking the top spot followed by Ohio State, North Carolina, Georgia, and USC.
Florida has been ranked in the top 25 of the Oracle/ITA Rankings for 30 straight weeks and the top 20 for 28 straight weeks. This is the first year that the ITA has only ranked 25 teams.
In 2017, they ranked the top 50, and prior to that, they ranked the top 75.
The Gators are one of three SEC schools ranked in the top 10 and one of five ranked in the top 25. Joining the Gators in the rankings are Georgia (No. 4), Texas A&M (No. 7), Mississippi State (No. 15) and South Carolina (No. 24). The SEC has the second most schools ranked, trailing only the Big 12 who has six.
Individual rankings as of Nov. 15 and will be updated on Feb. 7. Numbers in the [ ] represent their preseason ranking
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
Florida will be in Orlando this Saturday when they take on Florida State in the Fresh From Florida Sunshine Showdown. The two teams will be featured, along with both women's teams, in the College MatchDay Event at the United States Tennis Association National Campus in Lake Nona, Fla. The match between the Gators and Seminoles will be the first ever college tennis match aired live on the Tennis Channel.
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