Indiana University Athletics
Batty, McGaffigan Earn Doubles Ranking, Hoosiers Tabbed at No. 30
4/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
April 5, 2006
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana women's tennis' No. 1 doubles team of senior Sarah Batty and junior Laura McGaffigan earned the No. 57 nod in the April 4 ITA/Fila Rankings. As a team, Indiana earned the No. 30 slot.
Heading into this weekend's matchup with No. 68 Ohio State, Batty and McGaffigan are 15-4 in dual match play and 4-1 in Big Ten action. So far this season, the duo upset Illinois' then-No. 37 pair of Macall Harkins and Emily Wang, 8-5, on March 26.
Indiana enters its sixth Big Ten contest of the season 14-5 overall and 4-1 in conference play. The Hoosiers have downed five ranked opponents, including two with a higher nod.
IU travels to Columbus, Ohio to take on the No. 68 Buckeyes on Sunday, April 9. The match is slated to begin at 11 a.m., at OSU's Stickney Tennis Center, weather permitting.
April 4 ITA/Fila Tennis Rankings
1 Stanford
2 Notre Dame
3 Florida
4 Southern California
5 North Carolina
6 Miami (Florida)
7 Vanderbilt
8 Baylor
9 Northwestern
10 UCLA
11 Pepperdine
12 Georgia Tech
13 California
14 Duke
15 Texas
16 Arizona State
17 Harvard
18 VCU
19 Wake Forest
20 William and Mary
21 Fresno State
22 Kentucky
23 Long Beach State
24 Clemson
25 TCU
26 BYU
27 Tennessee
28 Georgia
29 Virginia
30 INDIANA
31 Alabama
32 Arizona
33 Iowa
34 San Diego St
35 North Carolina State
36 Michigan
37 Maryland
38 South Carolina
39 Oregon
40 New Mexico
41 Texas A&M
42 Pennsylvania
43 Purdue
44 South Florida
45 Florida International
46 Colorado
47 SMU
48 UNLV
49 Nebraska
50 Arkansas
2005-06 Opponents in italics
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