Thursday, January 10, 2008
SMU tennis teams both ranked in first ITA poll
Both SMU tennis teams garnered ITA preseason rankings, as announced by Conference USA Wednesday. In the preseason poll, the men came in at No. 47, while the women appeared at No. 58.
Individually, David Kuczer was the only player nationally-ranked for the Mustangs. Kuczer garnered a preseason ranking of No. 80 in singles. Kuczer is also currently ranked No. 13 in the South Central Region.
Regionally, Natalia Bubien is ranked No. 18 in the Southwest Region, while Pavi Francis came in at No. 24.
Both teams are set to begin competition January 26. The women head to New England to take on Harvard on Jan. 26 and Brown on Jan. 27, while the men take on Texas on Jan. 26.
The season will conclude with the 13th annual C-USA men's and women's tennis championships. The women's event will be held in Houston, Texas at the John E. Hoff Tennis Courts on the University of Houston's campus April 17-20. The men's championship will be hosted by SMU and will take place at the newly constructed Turpin Center on SMU's campus.
Source: SMU
