The Aggies were among ten teams in the Southeastern Conference to crack the top-25 with Georgia (3), Tennessee (6), Kentucky (9), Mississippi (11), Texas A&M (12), Mississippi State (14), Florida (15), Vanderbilt (16), South Carolina (18) and LSU (24) rounding out the conference. Other squads on the schedule for the Aggies include Ohio State (5), Oklahoma (10), Illinois (22), Tulsa (25), Auburn (28), Alabama (33), TCU (39) and Arkansas (58).
Jeremy Efferding enters the spring as the highest ranked singles player for the Aggies, coming into the season at No. 13. The Boca Raton native became the first player in A&M history to upset the nation's top-ranked player when he downed Virginia's Alex Domijain, 6-3, 7-6 (4), on March 13, 2013. During his sophomore campaign, Efferding garnered All-SEC first team honors as well as All-SEC Tournament accolades.
Harry Adams opens as the No. 19 singles player in the nation after claiming the SEC Fall Classic singles championship in September. As a freshman, Adams garnered All-SEC second team honors and All-Freshmen team accolades  in addition to advancing to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships in doubles with partner Shane Vinsant.
Shane Vinsant opens as the No. 38 singles player in the nation after advancing to the finals in singles at the ITA/USTA Texas Regionals. In his freshman campaign, the Keller native was named to the All-SEC second team as well as earning All-Freshmen team accolades.
After an impressive fall campaign, junior Behzad Minavi enters the ITA singles rankings for the first time in his career. As a sophomore, Minavi posted a 9-4 mark in dual matches.
Senior Junior Ore and junior Jackson Withrow enter the spring season with the highest overall ranking for the Aggies, entering at No. 6. In the fall, the duo was named as an at-large pair to the USTA/ITA National Indoor Championships in Flushing, New York, competing against the top competition nationally. Last season, Ore and Withrow garnered All-America honors by being named a 5-8 seed at the NCAA Individual Tournament.
Jordan Szabo and Efferding are making their first appearance in the ITA rankings at No. 20 after primarily playing the No. 3 doubles line for the Aggies last season.
The Aggies open the spring season with a double-header on January 19 against Louisiana-Lafayette and Texas-Pan American. To learn more about the men's tennis team, visit AggieAthletics.com and follow @AggieMTEN on Twitter.
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Rank |
School |
2012-13 Final Rank |
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1 |
University of Virginia |
1 |
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2 |
UCLA |
2 |
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3 |
University of Georgia |
3 |
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4 |
University of Southern California |
5 |
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5 |
Ohio State University |
4 |
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6 |
University of Tennessee |
6 |
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7 |
Duke University |
7 |
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8 |
Baylor University |
12 |
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9 |
University of Kentucky |
9 |
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10 |
University of Oklahoma |
13 |
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11 |
University of Mississippi |
10 |
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12 |
Texas A&M University |
14 |
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13 |
Pepperdine |
8 |
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14 |
Mississippi State University |
11 |
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15 |
University of Florida |
16 |
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16 |
Vanderbilt University |
15 |
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17 |
California |
17 |
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18 |
University of South Carolina |
18 |
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19 |
Wake Forest University |
19 |
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20 |
University of Texas |
23 |
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21 |
University of Memphis |
20 |
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22 |
University of Illinois |
24 |
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23 |
Clemson University |
21 |
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24 |
Louisiana State University |
22 |
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25 |
University of Tulsa |
25 |
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