Kansas ranked No. 17 in ITA rankings
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas tennis team is ranked No. 17 in Wednesday’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s (ITA) poll. The Jayhawks have been ranked among the nation’s top-20 teams in all 10 of this season’s polls. Exactly one month ago, KU tennis achieved an all-time program best ranking of No. 7.
The Jayhawks dropped one spot from last week after splitting their weekend series for the second-straight week. Kansas defeated Baylor on the road, 6-1, and fell at now-No. 6 Texas, 4-3.
Kansas is currently 11-4 on the season and 2-2 in Big 12 Conference play. The Jayhawks this spring have beaten nine teams that are either currently ranked or have appeared in the poll this season: Northwestern, Illinois, Oklahoma, Baylor, Arkansas, Air Force, Tulsa, Rice and Wichita State. KU has not lost to any team outside the current top 13: Texas (No. 6), Oklahoma State twice (No. 9) and Washington (No. 13). Three of those four losses were by the score of 4-3.
Oracle/ITA Division I Women’s Collegiate Tennis Rankings (Kansas Archive)
Team Ranking
2018-19
Jan. 9 16
Jan. 23 16
Jan. 30 11
Feb. 13 12
Feb. 20 8
Feb. 26 7
Mar. 5 12
Mar. 12 10
Mar. 19 16
Mar. 26 17
UP NEXT
No. 17 Kansas begins a homestand for its remaining five Big 12 Conference matches. The Jayhawks will host Texas Tech on Friday, March 29, at 5 p.m., at the Jayhawk Tennis Center at Rock Chalk Park. On Sunday, March 31, the Horned Frogs of TCU head to Lawrence; first serve is slated for noon.
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