Wednesday, November 23, 2005

MORAVIAN WOMEN’S TENNIS RANKED 11TH IN REGION

SKILLMAN, NJ --- The Moravian College women’s tennis team has been ranked 11th in the Atlantic South Region of NCAA Division III by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s 2005 fall rankings.

A total of 12 schools received regional rankings in the Atlantic South while a total of 21 teams in the region were under consideration by the ITA.

Moravian completed its 2005 fall season with an overall record of 15-2 record and played in the conference championship match for the 12th consecutive season. The Greyhounds, who have captured seven conference titles since 1994, had one player win a flight at the 2005 Middle Atlantic State Collegiate Athletic Corporation Individual Championships while a school record four singles players and two doubles teams reached the finals.

The Greyhounds will play a limited spring season beginning in March.

2005 Fall ITA Atlantic South Regional Rankings:

1. Emory University (GA)
2. Washington & Lee University (VA)
3. University of the South (TN)
4. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
5. Rhodes College (TN)
6. University of Mary Washington (VA)
7. Swarthmore College (PA)
8. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
9. Franklin & Marshall College (PA)
10. Elizabethtown College (PA)
11. Moravian College (PA)
12. Muhlenberg College (PA)

Also considered (listed alphabetically): Emory & Henry College (VA), Greensboro College (NC), Hollins University (VA), Lebanon Valley College (PA), Meredith College (NC), Messiah College (PA), Methodist College (NC), Mississippi College (MS), Washington College (MD).