Alabama Women’s Tennis Climbs 11 Spots to Earn No. 34 National Team Ranking
3/28/2017 11:27:00 AM | Women's Tennis
The Crimson Tide has one singles player and one doubles tandem nationally ranked
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – The Alabama women's tennis team climbed 11 spots to earn a No. 34 national ranking announced by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Tuesday. The Crimson Tide (7-11, 1-7 SEC) also has one singles player and a doubles tandem 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, April 4.
Alabama boasts 44 wins in singles play since beginning the dual match season and 25 victories in doubles.
Senior Erin Routliffe is ranked No. 38 in singles after compiling 10 wins since beginning the dual match season with all of her matches coming from the No. 1 position, which ranks second on the team. Routliffe has registered eight wins over nationally ranked singles opponents and five victories over nationally ranked doubles opponents this year. She won three of her four matches last weekend, each of which came against top-20 opponents. Routliffe helped upset the 13th-ranked Wildcats with a win in straight sets in singles against No. 19 ranked Aldila Sutjiadi.
Routliffe and freshman Maddie Pothoff are ranked No. 25 in doubles play after posting an imposing 10-3 record since the beginning of the dual match season with all matches coming from the No. 1 spot.
The Tide went 1-1 last weekend to continue Southeastern Conference play. Alabama upset the then-No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats in 4-2 decision on Friday night, before dropping a 6-1 decision on Sunday afternoon to then-No. 8 Vanderbilt.
The Tide will be back in action on Friday, March 31, when it travels to Gainesville, Fla., to take on the Florida Gators in a match that is set to start at 4 p.m. CT.
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