Tennis Ranked 26th by ITA

Simmons Tennis is poised to begin the 2009 season after a successful 2008 campaign. The Sharks finished 2008 with a 12-6 overall record, and a 9-0 run against Great Northeast Athletic Conference opponents. Simmons captured the 2008 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship for the fourth time in five years, and in doing so qualified for the 2009 NCAA Tournament. The team, led by Head Coach Bob Rauseo, the 2008 GNAC Women?s Tennis Coach of the Year, finished the season ranked 25th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) in the New England region, tying a program high set in 2007. Simmons Tennis wrapped up the fall 2009 season after capturing the Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament Championship for the fifth time in six years, and securing a #24 ranking among Northeast Division III programs from the Intercollegiate Tennis Association?the highest ever ITA ranking for Simmons. The Sharks turned in a perfect 8-0 regular season GNAC performance, amounting to a 68-4 record in individual conference matches. Simmons Tennis has been ranked 26th among NCAA Division III programs in the Northeast by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Sharks were ranked ahead of William Smith, and just behind Babson, Smith and Mount Holyoke.
Posted: Mar 24, 2010

Simmons Tennis has been ranked 26th among NCAA Division III programs in the Northeast by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Sharks were ranked ahead of William Smith, and just behind Babson, Smith and Mount Holyoke.

The ITA preseason ranking was announced as Simmons continues to train for spring matches against MIT (April 3), Colby-Sawyer (April 10) and Smith (April 24). The Sharks will compete in the 2010 NCAA Tournament, to be held May 14-15, for the third time in five years. Simmons earned an automatic bid to the national tournament after winning the 2009 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Championship.

Scoreboard
  • Sat, 04/27 Women's Tennis vs. Lesley W, 7-2 (Final) RC | R
  • Wed, 04/24 Women's Tennis vs. Emerson L, 6-0 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/19 Women's Tennis vs. Husson L, 6-3 (Final) RC | R
  • Fri, 04/12 Women's Tennis vs. Bentley (Postponed)
  • Sat, 10/14 Women's Tennis vs. Regis (Mass.) L, 5-1 (Final) RC | R | PR