Alabama Women’s Tennis Climbs Two Spots to Earn No. 44 National Team Ranking
3/14/2017 1:13:00 PM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide has two singles players and one doubles tandem nationally ranked
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team climbed two spots to earn a No. 44 national ranking announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tuesday. The Crimson Tide (6-8, 0-4 SEC) also has two singles players and one doubles team that are nationally ranked.
This week's set of rankings only featured team rankings. The next set of singles and doubles rankings is set to release Tuesday, March 21.
Alabama boasts 36 wins in singles play since beginning the dual match season and 19 victories in doubles.
Senior Erin Routliffe is ranked No. 59 in singles after compiling an 8-2 record since beginning the dual match season with all of her matches coming from the No. 1 position.
Sophomore Andie Daniell is nationally ranked No. 124 in singles action after registering a team-high 10 wins since the start of the spring season. Daniell has posted 1-0 and 9-1 marks from the No. 1 and No. 2 singles slots, respectively.
Routliffe and freshman Maddie Pothoff are ranked No. 25 in doubles play after posting an imposing 8-1 record since the beginning of the dual match season with all matches coming from the No. 1 spot.
The Tide went 0-2 last weekend in its first pair of home Southeastern Conference matches. Alabama lost to then-No. 13 Georgia, 6-1, on Friday night, before falling to then-No. 16 Tennessee in a 4-3 decision on Sunday afternoon.
The Tide will be back in action on Friday, March 17, when it travels to Baton Rouge, La., to take on the 27th-ranked LSU Tigers in a match that is set to start at 4 p.m. CT. Alabama will conclude the weekend on Sunday, March 19, in College Station, Texas, with a contest against No. 22 Texas A&M at noon CT.
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