The
University of Florida women’s tennis team was No. 2 in the final national team
rankings administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), while
senior Lauren Embree (Marco Island, Fla.) closed her outstanding
collegiate career ranked No. 1 in the final national singles chart.
This is the fourth consecutive year the
Gators have finished No. 1 or No. 2 in the Final ITA National Rankings, as well
as the 24th time in the last 27 years posting a top-five final ranking.
Florida advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for
the fourth consecutive year and the 23rd time in the last 27 years, ending the
2012-13 season with a 26-3 overall record and winning a share of the
Southeastern Conference regular season championships in addition to capturing
the SEC Tournament title.
Including
Embree, all seven Gators on the 2012-13 roster earned a spot in the final ITA
singles rankings, along with two doubles teams.
Junior
Sofie Oyen (Leopoldsburg, Belgium) finished the season ranked No. 23 in
the nation for singles, while junior Alexandra Cercone (Seminole, Fla.)
was No. 51. Freshman Brianna Morgan (Beverly Hills, Calif.) ended her
debut collegiate campaign, ranked No. 86, with freshman Danielle Collins
(St. Petersburg, Fla.) No. 103, junior Olivia Janowicz (Palm Bay, Fla.)
No. 108 and senior Caroline Hitimana (Waterloo, Belgium No. 114).
Embree
and Oyen were ranked No. 11 in the final doubles list, while Collins and Embree
were slotted at No. 57.
Women's
National Team FINAL Rankings, Top-25
Administered by the ITA
Administered by the ITA
|
Rank
|
Avg
|
School
|
Previous
|
|
1
|
86.60
|
Stanford
|
12
|
|
2
|
84.90
|
University of
Florida
|
1
|
|
3
|
80.80
|
Texas
A&M University
|
3
|
|
4
|
76.47
|
North
Carolina
|
2
|
|
5
|
73.96
|
University
of Georgia
|
4
|
|
6
|
72.08
|
University
of Southern California
|
5
|
|
7
|
69.48
|
UCLA
|
7
|
|
8
|
64.55
|
University
of Miami (Florida)
|
6
|
|
9
|
64.29
|
California
|
8
|
|
10
|
57.28
|
University
of Michigan
|
10
|
|
11
|
56.50
|
University
of Alabama
|
9
|
|
12
|
52.04
|
Northwestern
University
|
11
|
|
13
|
51.45
|
Clemson
University
|
13
|
|
14
|
49.22
|
Duke
University
|
15
|
|
15
|
48.60
|
University
of Virginia
|
14
|
|
16
|
42.50
|
University
of Nebraska
|
16
|
|
17
|
40.93
|
University
of Texas at Austin
|
18
|
|
18
|
40.44
|
Texas
Tech University
|
17
|
|
19
|
39.51
|
Vanderbilt
University
|
19
|
|
20
|
37.75
|
Baylor
University
|
20
|
|
21
|
36.57
|
Georgia
Tech
|
23
|
|
22
|
35.84
|
Rice
University
|
22
|
|
23
|
34.23
|
University
of Notre Dame
|
24
|
|
24
|
33.64
|
Florida
State University
|
21
|
|
25
|
32.61
|
Auburn
University
|
25
|
