The University of Florida women’s tennis team returned to the No. 1 position in the Intercollegiate Tennis Rankings this week that were released Tuesday.
The Gators (21-1, 10- SEC) traded spots with Stanford, the only undefeated team remaining in Division I, on the strength of last week’s victories against then-No. 6 Georgia and then-No. 14 Tennessee.
Florida and Stanford have jumped each other for the top spot a few times this season, with the Gators holding claim to the No. 1 ranking five weeks and the Cardinal the other eight times.
Individually, the Gators have six players who earned a national singles ranking, while a program-record six different tandems received a national doubles rank this week.
Gators in the ITA National Singles Rankings
No. 7 Allie Will (Boca Raton, Fla.)
No. 20 Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.)
No. 37 Joanna Mather (Duluth, Ga.)
No. 49 Olivia Janowicz (Palm Bay, Fla.)
No. 51 Alex Cercone (Seminole, Fla.)
No. 104 Sofie Oyen (Leopoldsburg, Belgium)
Gator Pairings in the National Doubles Rankings
No. 7 Sofie Oyen and Allie Will
No. 8 Alex Cercone and Allie Will
No. 40 Caroline Hitimana (Waterloo, Belgium) and Joanna Mather
No. 43 Lauren Embree and Sofie Oyen
No. 60 Lauren Embree and Joanna Mather
No. 72 Alex Cercone and Olivia Janowicz
Florida returns to the court on Saturday, April 16, when the team plays host to South Carolina at Linder Stadium at Ring Tennis Complex beginning at 11 a.m. and admission is free.
A win against the Gamecocks will give the Gators the SEC title outright, having already secured at least a share of the championship and the No. 1 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament.
Women's National Team Top-25 Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
April 12, 2011
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
April 12, 2011
| Rank | Average | School | Last Week |
| 1 | 86.38 | Florida | 2 |
| 2 | 84.91 | Stanford | 1 |
| 3 | 76.40 | Duke | 4 |
| 4 | 69.55 | North Carolina | 3 |
| 5 | 65.09 | Miami | 5 |
| 6 | 64.61 | UCLA | 8 |
| 7 | 61.37 | Baylor | 9 |
| 8 | 59.70 | Georgia | 6 |
| 9 | 58.96 | California | 7 |
| 10 | 52.07 | Michigan | 10 |
| 11 | 47.17 | Arizona State | 15 |
| 12 | 46.78 | Clemson | 11 |
| 13 | 45.86 | Georgia Tech | 12 |
| 14 | 45.65 | Southern Cal | 13 |
| 15 | 44.80 | Northwestern | 16 |
| 16 | 43.00 | Tennessee | 14 |
| 17 | 41.73 | Virginia | 18 |
| 18 | 41.62 | Vanderbilt | 21 |
| 19 | 38.86 | Arkansas | 17 |
| 20 | 38.22 | Tulsa | 19 |
| 21 | 36.10 | Oklahoma | 22 |
| 22 | 35.10 | Notre Dame | 20 |
| 23 | 32.26 | Alabama | 27 |
| 24 | 31.82 | San Diego | 24 |
| 25 | 31.79 | Texas | 25 |
Team rankings are released every Tuesday, while individual singles and doubles rankings are every-other week.
