COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M seniors Rachel Pierson and Rutuja Bhosale are an all-time school record-high No. 4 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) doubles rankings, released today. The ranking breaks the previous No. 5 record, set by Pierson and then-sophomore Eva Paalma in the Sept. 15, 2015, ITA fall preseason rankings.
Pierson also moved to a season-high No. 22 in the ITA singles rankings, marking the second highest singles ranking of her collegiate career. The Princeton, New Jersey, native made a 16-spot jump following a career-best 6-3, 6-2 victory over then-No. 4 Astra Sharma of Vanderbilt on Friday and a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 triumph over No. 17 Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky on Sunday.
Bhosale, from Pune, India, climbed 28 spots to No. 79 in singles.
Meanwhile, Texas A&M (14-11, 4-7 SEC), a 4-2 victor over No. 11 Kentucky in the Aggies' final Southeastern Conference home match of the season, ascended one spot to No. 21 in this week's team rankings.
For the complete ITA rankings, go to ITATennis.com.
Pierson and Bhosale, a then-season high No. 6 in last week's doubles rankings, are 24-8 overall, including 13-6 in dual matches only, all at the No. 1 line. The pair is 6-3 in SEC matches entering the last weekend of conference play.
Pierson is a team-leading 24-11 overall in singles and riding a team-best five-match win streak. She has played all dual matches at the No. 1 line, where she is 14-8, including 5-5 in league play.
Bhosale is 18-11 overall in singles, including 12-8 in dual matches. She has played all but one match at the No. 2 position.
The Aggies close out the regular season this weekend, taking on No. 23 Tennessee on Friday in Knoxville and No. 2 Georgia on Sunday in Athens. The 2017 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament is slated for April 19-23 at Vanderbilt's Brownlee O. Currey Jr., Tennis Center in Nashville.
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Pronunciations
Rutuja Bhosale rue-too-jah BO-slay
Tina Bokhua BO-kwah
Saska Gavrilovska SAUSH-ka gav-ril-ohv-ska
Stefania Hristov steff-on-ya RIS-tov
Eva Paalma A-va palma
Pierson also moved to a season-high No. 22 in the ITA singles rankings, marking the second highest singles ranking of her collegiate career. The Princeton, New Jersey, native made a 16-spot jump following a career-best 6-3, 6-2 victory over then-No. 4 Astra Sharma of Vanderbilt on Friday and a 6-0, 2-6, 6-4 triumph over No. 17 Aldila Sutjiadi of Kentucky on Sunday.
Bhosale, from Pune, India, climbed 28 spots to No. 79 in singles.
Meanwhile, Texas A&M (14-11, 4-7 SEC), a 4-2 victor over No. 11 Kentucky in the Aggies' final Southeastern Conference home match of the season, ascended one spot to No. 21 in this week's team rankings.
For the complete ITA rankings, go to ITATennis.com.
Pierson and Bhosale, a then-season high No. 6 in last week's doubles rankings, are 24-8 overall, including 13-6 in dual matches only, all at the No. 1 line. The pair is 6-3 in SEC matches entering the last weekend of conference play.
Pierson is a team-leading 24-11 overall in singles and riding a team-best five-match win streak. She has played all dual matches at the No. 1 line, where she is 14-8, including 5-5 in league play.
Bhosale is 18-11 overall in singles, including 12-8 in dual matches. She has played all but one match at the No. 2 position.
The Aggies close out the regular season this weekend, taking on No. 23 Tennessee on Friday in Knoxville and No. 2 Georgia on Sunday in Athens. The 2017 SEC Women's Tennis Tournament is slated for April 19-23 at Vanderbilt's Brownlee O. Currey Jr., Tennis Center in Nashville.
Visit 12thMan.com for more information on Texas A&M women's tennis. Aggie fans also can keep up to date with the A&M women's tennis team on Twitter by following @AggieWTEN or on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn#!/pages/Aggie-Womens-Tennis/143874782434654
Pronunciations
Rutuja Bhosale rue-too-jah BO-slay
Tina Bokhua BO-kwah
Saska Gavrilovska SAUSH-ka gav-ril-ohv-ska
Stefania Hristov steff-on-ya RIS-tov
Eva Paalma A-va palma