This week, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its national rankings, moving the Southwestern women's team down from No. 16 to No. 20.
Southwestern concluded its regular season and conference tournament with a 16-5 record, finishing as the runner-up in the SCAC. The Pirates have posted wins over several currently ranked teams, including No. 24 Denison, No. 25 Kenyon, and No. 30 Skidmore.
The Pirates are also ranked fifth in the West Region, led by junior Nina Mitrofanova, the No. 12-ranked singles player in the region and part of the ninth-ranked doubles team in the region alongside Lydia Lee. Taylor Despriet is also ranked No. 23 in the region in singles, with Alli Ziehm and Emma Kesterson ranked No. 14 in doubles.
Southwestern will learn its postseason fate on Monday, May 9, when the NCAA announces its tournament field. The NCAA will announce individual qualifiers on Wednesday, May 9.
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RANK |
TEAM |
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1 |
Univ. of Chicago |
|
2 |
Pomona-Pitzer Colleges |
|
3 |
Wesleyan University |
|
4 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
|
5 |
Middlebury College |
|
6 |
Tufts University |
|
7 |
Massachusetts Inst. Of Tech. |
|
8 |
Emory University |
|
9 |
Amherst College |
|
10 |
Univ. of the South |
|
11 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
|
12 |
Case Western Reserve University |
|
13 |
Williams College |
|
14 |
Trinity University (Texas) |
|
15 |
University Of Mary Washington |
|
16 |
Univ. of Redlands |
|
17 |
Bowdoin College |
|
18 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
|
19 |
California Institute of Technology |
|
20 |
Southwestern University (TX) |
|
21 |
Washington & Lee University |
|
22 |
Colby College |
|
23 |
Christopher Newport University |
|
24 |
Denison University |
|
25 |
Kenyon College |