Friday, March 12, 2010

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The University of North Florida women’s tennis team is ranked No. 70 in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association standings. This is the first time that UNF has been nationally ranked since becoming an NCAA Division I member in 2005-06.

“This is a testament to our hard work on and off the court,” said head coach Rodrigo Puebla. “That was one of our main goals this year, to break into the national rankings. Our team has been playing well lately and hopefully that momentum can carry through the rest of the season.”

The Ospreys are currently 9-1 on the season and 2-0 in the Atlantic Sun. UNF has picked up wins over A-Sun preseason favorite Stetson, the Big 12’s Iowa State, Conference USA’s UTEP, South Carolina State, South Alabama, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, A-Sun foe Florida Gulf Coast and Ohio Valley Conference preseason favorite Eastern Kentucky. UNF’s single loss on the season came to College of Charleston, who is currently 67th in the ITA standings.