Men’s Tennis ranked 10th for third straight week
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 | Men's Tennis
TEMPE, Ariz. – The University of Florida men's tennis team remained at No. 10 in the latest Oracle/Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings, announced by the national organization Tuesday. This is the third consecutive week and fourth time this season that the Gators have been ranked 10th.
The top spot in the rankings remains unchanged for the 13th straight week with Wake Forest coming in at No. 1. The top five also remained the same for the third straight week with UCLA (No. 2), Ohio State (No. 3), Stanford (No. 4) and Texas A&M (No. 5). Florida has played three of the top 5 teams this season.
Florida has been ranked in the top 25 of the Oracle/ITA Rankings for 38 straight weeks and the top 20 for 36 straight weeks. This is also the sixth consecutive week that the Gators have been ranked in the top 10.
The Gators are one of three SEC schools ranked in the top 10 with A&M at five and Mississippi State at nine. They are also one of seven schools in the top 25. Joining the three top 10 schools are Georgia (No. 18), Vanderbilt (No. 19), Tennessee (No. 21) and Kentucky (No. 25).
Once again the Gators are scattered throughout both the singles and doubles rankings this week. In singles, Florida has four athletes ranked. Leading the way is junior Alfredo Perez who is ranked 13th. Joining Perez in the rankings is Johannes Ingildsen (No. 24), Oliver Crawford (No. 51) and Duarte Vale (No. 105).
In doubles, the Gators are one of the most represented teams in the rankings with five pairs ranked. Perez and Ingildsen have led the way for Florida all season and find themselves ranked third. The duo have been ranked in the top five all season. Chase Perez-Blanco and Crawford are ranked No.25 while Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler are ranked No. 49. Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco find themselves ranked 26th with Perez and Crawford being ranked 84th.
Singles
No. 13 – Alfredo Perez [13]
No. 24 – Johannes Ingildsen [23]
No. 51 – Oliver Crawford [54]
No. 105 – Duarte Vale [102]
Doubles
No. 3 – Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [4]
No. 25 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [23]
No. 26 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [30]
No. 49 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [55]
No. 84 – Alfredo Perez and Oliver Crawford [79]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 17
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
Florida earned the No. 3 seed in this year's SEC Tournament and will play the winner of No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 11 LSU at 1 p.m. (ET) in the quarterfinals on Friday, April 27. This year's SEC tournament will be held in Tuscaloosa, Ala. and run from Wednesday, April 25 through Sunday, April 29.
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The top spot in the rankings remains unchanged for the 13th straight week with Wake Forest coming in at No. 1. The top five also remained the same for the third straight week with UCLA (No. 2), Ohio State (No. 3), Stanford (No. 4) and Texas A&M (No. 5). Florida has played three of the top 5 teams this season.
Florida has been ranked in the top 25 of the Oracle/ITA Rankings for 38 straight weeks and the top 20 for 36 straight weeks. This is also the sixth consecutive week that the Gators have been ranked in the top 10.
The Gators are one of three SEC schools ranked in the top 10 with A&M at five and Mississippi State at nine. They are also one of seven schools in the top 25. Joining the three top 10 schools are Georgia (No. 18), Vanderbilt (No. 19), Tennessee (No. 21) and Kentucky (No. 25).
Once again the Gators are scattered throughout both the singles and doubles rankings this week. In singles, Florida has four athletes ranked. Leading the way is junior Alfredo Perez who is ranked 13th. Joining Perez in the rankings is Johannes Ingildsen (No. 24), Oliver Crawford (No. 51) and Duarte Vale (No. 105).
In doubles, the Gators are one of the most represented teams in the rankings with five pairs ranked. Perez and Ingildsen have led the way for Florida all season and find themselves ranked third. The duo have been ranked in the top five all season. Chase Perez-Blanco and Crawford are ranked No.25 while Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler are ranked No. 49. Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco find themselves ranked 26th with Perez and Crawford being ranked 84th.
Singles
No. 13 – Alfredo Perez [13]
No. 24 – Johannes Ingildsen [23]
No. 51 – Oliver Crawford [54]
No. 105 – Duarte Vale [102]
Doubles
No. 3 – Alfredo Perez and Johannes Ingildsen [4]
No. 25 – Chase Perez-Blanco and Oliver Crawford [23]
No. 26 – Andy Andrade and Perez-Blanco [30]
No. 49 – Duarte Vale and McClain Kessler [55]
No. 84 – Alfredo Perez and Oliver Crawford [79]
Numbers in the [ ] represent their previous ranking from April 17
Doubles and singles rankings are released bi-weekly
Florida earned the No. 3 seed in this year's SEC Tournament and will play the winner of No. 6 Vanderbilt and No. 11 LSU at 1 p.m. (ET) in the quarterfinals on Friday, April 27. This year's SEC tournament will be held in Tuscaloosa, Ala. and run from Wednesday, April 25 through Sunday, April 29.
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