April 23, 2019

Kansas tennis jumps to No. 13 in ITA weekly poll

LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas tennis team is ranked in the top-20 for the 14^th-consecutive week, coming in at No. 13 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll released Tuesday.

Kansas is coming off winning its first-ever Big 12 Conference Championship, including victories over then-No. 12 Oklahoma State Saturday and then-No. 7 Texas Sunday at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

The Jayhawks (19-4 overall, 7-2 in the Big 12) have won eight-straight matches.

KU’s first doubles team of seniors Janet Koc and Nina Khmelnitckaia remain ranked No. 3 in the nation. This spring, the duo has notched a 16-1 record, including a 5-0 record against nationally ranked opponents. For the overall 2018-19 season, the tandem is 10-4 when playing against other ranked doubles teams.

Also in doubles, Kansas’ Anastasia Rychagova and Sonia Smagina are now ranked No. 85 with a 17-3 record this spring.

In singles, Rychagova has worked her way into the top-20, coming in at No. 17 this week. She is 17-2 this spring, 9-2 against nationally ranked opponents. Throughout the fall and spring seasons combined, she has compiled a 10-3 mark against ranked foes. Fellow Kansas senior Koch is ranked No. 110 in singles.

Oracle/ITA Division I Women’s Collegiate Tennis Rankings (Kansas Archive)

2018-19       Team Ranking
Jan.    9        16
Jan.    23      16
Jan.    30      11
Feb.    13      12
Feb.    20      8
Feb.    26       7
March 5         12
March 12       10
March 19       16
March 26       17
April    2        14
April   9        20
April    16      20
April    23        13

UP NEXT
With the Big 12 Conference Championship victory, Kansas tennis has earned an automatic bid to the 2019 NCAA Tournament. The Jayhawks now await the NCAA Selection Show announcement on Monday, April 29, at 5:30 p.m. The NCAA Tournament begins play on Friday, May 3.

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