MSU opens at 25 in the inaugural USTA College Tennis Top 25 Rankings.
MSU Opens Inaugural USTA Poll at No. 25; ITA Releases Individual Rankings
February 08, 2017 | Women's Tennis
STARKVILLE, Miss. – In the inaugural USTA College Tennis Top 25 Team Rankings released Wednesday, the Mississippi State women's team (2-1) opened at No. 25. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association did not release a new women's poll Wednesday due to the playing of the ITA National Indoor Championships this weekend, but did release new individual rankings, where MSU was once again represented.
The Bulldogs, slotted at 24th overall in the ITA's ranking from a week ago, were off this past week as the team rested from their ITA Kick-Off Weekend trip to Ann Arbor, Mich. They will return to action this weekend, hosting ULL at 11 a.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 11, at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on campus.
In the updated ITA national doubles rankings Wednesday, State's Jasmine Lee and Lisa Marie Rioux remained in the top 10 for the Bulldogs, coming in at No. 8 in the country. Lee and Rioux have earned a 10-2 record in their first year together, while going 2-1 in dual match play. The tandem is third-highest SEC ranked duo, with Kentucky's Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi at No. 1 and Auburn's Alizee Michaud and Taylor Russo at No. 6.
The All-American Lee also represented MSU in the ITA singles rankings, as she came in at 44th overall. The senior has led MSU in dual matches this year with a 2-1 mark at the No. 1 position as part of her 6-4 record overall this year.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return home this Saturday as MSU hosts ULL (1-1) at 11 a.m. at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre to start a four-match homestand, which also includes South Alabama and Alcorn State (Feb. 19-DH) and Minnesota (Feb. 22).
About the USTA College Tennis Top 25 Poll
The USTA announced the inaugural rankings earlier last month as its latest initiative to promote the college game. The voters participating in the rankings are Casey Angle (former ITA championships director), Virgil Christian (USTA College Tennis), Granger Huntress (Texas College Tennis), Bobby Knight (College Tennis Today), Dallas Oliver (Tennis Recruiting Network), Erica Perkins Jasper (Intercollegiate Tennis Association), Mike Patrick (former University of Tennessee women's coach), Lisa Stone (Parenting Aces) and Bruce Walchuk (Universal Tennis Rating).
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
The Bulldogs, slotted at 24th overall in the ITA's ranking from a week ago, were off this past week as the team rested from their ITA Kick-Off Weekend trip to Ann Arbor, Mich. They will return to action this weekend, hosting ULL at 11 a.m. CT Saturday, Feb. 11, at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre on campus.
In the updated ITA national doubles rankings Wednesday, State's Jasmine Lee and Lisa Marie Rioux remained in the top 10 for the Bulldogs, coming in at No. 8 in the country. Lee and Rioux have earned a 10-2 record in their first year together, while going 2-1 in dual match play. The tandem is third-highest SEC ranked duo, with Kentucky's Mami Adachi and Aldila Sutjiadi at No. 1 and Auburn's Alizee Michaud and Taylor Russo at No. 6.
The All-American Lee also represented MSU in the ITA singles rankings, as she came in at 44th overall. The senior has led MSU in dual matches this year with a 2-1 mark at the No. 1 position as part of her 6-4 record overall this year.
Up Next
The Bulldogs return home this Saturday as MSU hosts ULL (1-1) at 11 a.m. at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre to start a four-match homestand, which also includes South Alabama and Alcorn State (Feb. 19-DH) and Minnesota (Feb. 22).
About the USTA College Tennis Top 25 Poll
The USTA announced the inaugural rankings earlier last month as its latest initiative to promote the college game. The voters participating in the rankings are Casey Angle (former ITA championships director), Virgil Christian (USTA College Tennis), Granger Huntress (Texas College Tennis), Bobby Knight (College Tennis Today), Dallas Oliver (Tennis Recruiting Network), Erica Perkins Jasper (Intercollegiate Tennis Association), Mike Patrick (former University of Tennessee women's coach), Lisa Stone (Parenting Aces) and Bruce Walchuk (Universal Tennis Rating).
Social Media
For more information on the Mississippi State women's tennis program, follow "HailStateWT" on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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