Several schools in the men’s top 25 knocked off the dust last week with most winning comfortably though some were pushed and even one was upset. The only ranked women’s teams to play last week were Georgia Tech and South Carolina. Let’s take a look to see who did what and what they’ve got coming up this week. The women’s recap is down below the men’s table.
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| Men’s Top 25 | Record | Last Week | This Week | Comment | |
| 1 | Virginia | 0-0 | Idle | Idle | Open season on 2/3 at Vanderbilt |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 2-0 |
def. N Florida 5-2
def. ETSU 6-1
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vs. Oklahoma (1/21) | Beat two solid mid-majors; newcomer Borna Gojo debuted and only dropped 5 games in two matches at #3 & #4 |
| 3 | Ohio State | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. Toledo (1/18)
vs. Cleveland St (1/18)
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First challenge comes 2/3 vs. South Florida |
| 4 | Texas | 3-0 |
def. UTSA 7-0
def. Ab Christian 7-0;
def. SMU 4-1 (road)
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at Tulsa (1/20)
at Arkansas (1/22)
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Impressive win at SMU; Arkansas will give them a test on Sunday |
| 5 | Cal | 0-0 | Idle | Idle | Open season 1/27 vs. Cal Poly in the KO Weekend |
| 5 | Georgia | 0-0 | Idle | at Georgia Tech (1/20) | So-so weekend against Illinois, Columbia, and Ga Tech at the MLK Invitational – went 9-11 in singles; Paul Oosterbaan and Nathan Ponwith sat out the event but are expected to play against Ga Tech on Friday |
| 7 | TCU | 0-0 | Idle |
at Northwestern (1/20)
at Tulsa (1/22)
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Two tough road matches coming up – we’ll have to see if Cam Norrie is available or playing qualies at the Maui Challenger |
| 8 | UCLA | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. Grand Canyon (1/18)
vs. UCSB (1/21)
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Evan Zhu & Joey Di Giulio advanced to the semis at the Sherwood Cup; Bruins eyeing matches with Georgia & Florida in two weeks |
| 9 | North Carolina | 3-0 |
def. Buckell 6-0
def. Wofford 4-0
def. UNCG 7-0
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vs. Chattanooga (1/22)
vs. Citadel (1/22)
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William Blumberg made his debut and went 3-0 |
| 10 | USC | 1-0 | def. UC-S Cruz 6-1 |
vs. UC Riverside (1/21)
vs. UC Irvine (1/21)
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ETSU, San Diego, Va Tech come in for the KO Weekend |
| 11 | Florida | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. Ga Southern (1/21) vs. Kennesaw St (1/21) |
Looking ahead to the KO Weekend with UNCW, South Florida, and LSU coming to Gville |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 2-0 |
def. Ab Christian 7-0
def. Omaha 6-1
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at Wake Forest (1/21) | Wake will be looking for revenge after OU rocked them in last year’s NCAA Sweet 16 |
| 13 | Northwestern | 1-0 | def. Vanderbilt (road) 4-3 |
vs. TCU (1/20)
vs. Louisville (1/22)
vs. IUPUI (1/22)
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Close win at Vandy – will need to play much better to have a chance against TCU |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. UTRGV (1/21)
vs. Oral Roberts (1/21)
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Pokes eyeballing the KO Regional with Columbia, Kentucky, & Tulsa coming to town |
| 15 | Kentucky | 2-0 |
def. E Kentucky 7-0
def. Dayton 6-1
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vs. Duke (1/20)
vs. Notre Dame (1/22)
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Couple of good matches coming up this weekend – Duke will be a tough out |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 0-0 | Idle | at Rice (1/21) | Aggies better be ready for Rice who routed Lamar over the weekend |
| 17 | Illinois | 0-0 | Idle | Idle | Played well at the MLK Invitational against Georgia, Columbia, & Ga Tech (13-10 in singles) – great week for Aleks Kovacevic |
| 18 | Stanford | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. E Washington (1/20)
vs. BYU (1/21)
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Impressive debut by Jack Barber at the Sherwood Cup with wins over Gage Brymer and Constantin Frantzen |
| 19 | Arkansas | 1-0 | def. Tulsa 4-3 |
vs. SMU (1/20)
vs. Texas (1/22)
vs. Illinois St (1/22)
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Rallied after losing the doubles point against Tulsa with 4 straight set wins; both SMU and Texas will be tough ones |
| 20 | Mississippi State | 0-0 | Idle |
at Pepperdine (1/20)
at San Diego State (1/22)
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The Pepperdine match on Friday could be tricky – MSU will likely have two starters making their collegiate debut (Oradini/Baudry) |
| 21 | Michigan | 0-0 | Idle | vs. Alabama (1/21-Lake Nona) | Tough match this weekend against a young Bama team |
| 22 | Baylor | 0-0 | Idle |
vs. Incarnate Word (1/21)
vs. G Canyon (1/21)
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Very impressive week for the team at the Sherwood Cup – Benitez won singles title and teamed with Tchoutakian to win dubs |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 1-1 |
def. N Mexico 4-0
lost to UCF 4-3
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Idle | Not an ideal weekend in Orlando – got rained out on Friday against Arizona, played well against New Mexico on Saturday; later in the day dropped a close one to Central Florida |
| 24 | Columbia | 0-0 | Idle | Idle | Held their own at the MLK Invitational going 12-13 in singles; looking ahead to KO Weekend against Okla St, Kentucky, Tulsa |
| 25 | South Florida | 0-0 | Idle | Idle | Bulls went 18-3 in singles at the FGCU Invite against Louisville, Wisconsin, and Florida Gulf Coast with three newcomers joining the team (Heimer/Luquet/Wojcik); big test on KO Weekend against LSU and either Florida or UNCW |
Other Standout Performances:
Central Florida – 3-0 after wins over Texas Tech, Arizona, and New Mexico.
Georgia State – 3-0 after wins over Florida A&M, Troy, and Florida State (road)
Old Dominion – 3-0 after wins over NC State (road), Richmond, and Howard
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Women’s Top 25 Recap:
1. Florida (0-0) – Several Gators participated in the Freeman Memorial in Las Vegas – January admit Ingrid Neel advanced to the semifinals, Anna Danilina advanced to the quarterfinals, and Brooke Austin played her first singles matches since last year’s NCAA Tournament. Dual-match opener is during the Kick-Off Weekend against DePaul.
2. North Carolina (0-0) – Tar Heels host Ball State and UNC Greensboro this coming Saturday. Several Tar Heels participated at the Freeman Memorial last week with Hayley Carter and Jessie Aney winning the doubles title.
3. Pepperdine (0-0) – Mayar Sherif Ahmed and Christine Maddox were the doubles runner-up’s at the Freeman Memorial while Sherif Ahmed also made the semifinals of the singles draw. Waves first match is during the KO Weekend against UNLV with the Arkansas/NC State winner next.
4. Stanford (0-0) – Melissa Lord had a terrific week at the Freeman Memorial with the Cardinal sophomore, who played at No. 6 last year, winning the singles title with wins over #4 Ena Shibahara, Ingrid Neel, #34 Chalena Scholl, #8 Luisa Stefani, and #45 Makenna Jones. Dual-match opener for the Cardinal is on January 27th against St. Mary’s. Cardinal will skip the KO Weekend
5. Oklahoma State (0-0) – Cowgirls host Louisiana Tech, Oral Roberts, and North Texas this weekend. Last weekend Viktoriya Lushkova made the quarterfinals at the Freeman Memorial while Aliona Bolsova lost to Ena Shibahara 7-6 in the third in the second round. First test will come against the TCU/Wichita State winner during the KO Weekend.
6. Georgia (0-0) – Bulldogs open up during the KO Weekend against New Mexico and the winner of the Illinois/Georgia State match.
7. Ohio State (0-0) – Buckeyes will host Bowling Green and Wright State on Friday with their first test coming against Florida State during the KO Weekend.
8. Cal (0-0) – Maegan Manasse won the singles title and doubles title with Maya Jansen at the Cal Winter Invite. The Bears dual-match opener is during the KO Weekend against Xavier and then they’ll play the winner of the Missouri/Old Dominion match.
9. Vanderbilt (0-0) – The Dores will participate in the Miami Invitational this weekend against the likes of Miami (FL), Texas Tech, Kentucky, and others. VU’s dual-match opener is during the KO Weekend against Virginia Tech and the winner of the Clemson/Kansas match.
10. Duke (0-0) – Chalena Scholl made the quarterfinals at the Freeman Memorial last week while also making the doubles semifinals with Kaitlyn McCarthy. Duke’s dual-match opener is against Elon on January 25th then they host William & Mary during the KO Weekend and then play the winner of the Tulsa/Northwestern match.
11. Georgia Tech (2-0) – Yellow Jackets won a pair of matches in Eugene last weekend defeating Portland 7-0 and Oregon 6-1. Next up is the KO Weekend against Penn and the winner of the UCLA/Kentucky match.
12. Miami FL (0-0) – Hurricanes host the Miami Spring Invite this weekend with their dual-match opener during the KO Weekend against Brown and the winner of the Texas A&M/South Alabama match.
13. Texas Tech (0-0) – Red Raiders head to Miami this weekend for the Miami Spring Invite then the following weekend they host UC Santa Barbara during the KO Weekend and then will face the winner of the Arizona State/South Carolina match.
14. Michigan (0-0) – Kate Fahey won the singles title at the Michigan Invitational over the weekend while also winning the doubles title with Alex Najarian. Wolverines dual-match opener is during the KO Weekend against Denver and then they’ll face the winner of the Mississippi State/Syracuse match.
15. Auburn (0-0) – Tigers will host Samford, Louisiana-Monroe, and Georgia State this weekend.
16. South Carolina (1-0) – Gamecocks won their opener at Furman 6-1 and will head to Jacksonville this weekend to face North Florida and Florida A&M.
17. Texas (0-0) – Bianca Turati was the co-singles champ with USC’s Gabby Smith at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. The Longhorns dual-match opener comes during the KO Weekend against Columbia in the North Carolina regional.
18. USC (0-0) – Gabby Smith was the co-singles champ with Texas’s Bianca Turati at the National Collegiate Tennis Classic. The Trojans dual-match opener is this Thursday at UC Santa Barbara then SC plays Rice the following weekend at the Auburn KO Weekend regional.
19. LSU (0-0) – Tigers dual-match opener is this Saturday with a doubleheader against Northwestern State and Southern.
20. Kentucky (0-0) – Wildcats open up their season on Wednesday at Marshall then they had to Miami for the Miami Spring Invite.
21. Texas A&M (0-0) – Aggies host Stephen F. Austin on Saturday and then the following week they welcome in Louisiana Tech on Wednesday before going to Miami FL for the KO Weekend.
22. Arizona State (0-0) – Savannah Salesman, Kelley Anderson, and Alex Osborne went undefeated in singles play at the Michigan Invitational. The Sun Devils dual-match opener is this Friday against Northern Arizona then they host UC Davis on Sunday.
23. Virginia (0-0) – Cavs open up the season this Saturday against Boston College and then host Ole Miss, LSU, and Wake Forest during the KO Weekend.
24. Mississippi State (0-0) – Bulldogs opened up this Sunday against UAB and then they’ll head to Michigan for the KO Weekend with a first round match against Syracuse.
25. UCLA (0-0) – Ena Shibahara was the singles runner-up at the Freeman Memorial and she and Jada Hart made it to the doubles semifinals as well. Bruins dual-match opener is this Friday against Loyola Marymount and then the following weekend they play Kentucky at the Georgia Tech KO Weekend regional.
Qualies for the Maui Challenger will be on 1/22 and 1/23, starting at 9:00 a.m. (Hawaii time) – the order of play has yet to be announced. It's conceivable that Cam Norrie could play at Evanston on 1/20 (starting at 6:00 p.m. (CST)) and then fly out to Hawaii after that, but that might mean a little jet lag. College players are young and can bounce back quickly though. Cam has also entered the Dallas Challenger a week later, although if he does well at Maui, he might have to withdraw.
It must be nice to be Duke; finish last year 75 in the country then start off 2017 with a win over unranked Elon and move into the top 25