TEMPE, Ariz. – The Hawai'i Pacific University men's tennis dropped to No. 6 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association in the latest Oracle/ITA Division II Men's Tennis Rankings.
The Sharks, 10-3 on the season, fell after last Saturday's loss to then No. 22 Hawai'i Hilo and lands at No. 6 with a computer ranking of 56.39 to sit behind No. 5 Wingate (S.C.) with a 56.54 and ahead of Lander (S.C.) at 56.00 in seventh.
Barry (Fla.) remains No. 1 with a ranking of 89.37, with Columbus State (Ga.) second at 85.53 and Flagler (Fla.) at 65.61. West Florida is fourth at 57.54.
South Carolina Aiken is eighth with a ranking of 54.05, with Saint Leo (Fla.) falling to ninth with a 51.40 and Lynn (Fla.) at 10th with a 50.00.
In the PacWest, Hawai'i Hilo is 12th with a 46.17, Azusa Pacific 15th at 42.29 and Sonoma State 35th at 18.93.
In singles, junior Valentin Masse of Saint-Gaudens, France/BTS CNED fell to 23rd nationally with a computer rating of 15.39. Sophomore
Maxime Gayte of Annecy, France/Baudelaire is 38th with a rating of 10.90, and sophomore
Benjamin Loccisano of Duisburg, Germany/Staedtische Geamtschule Duisburg-Sued is ranked 69th with a 7.42 rating.
Masse and Gayte, the Sharks No. 1 doubles squad, is fell to seventh in the nation, with a rating of 25.29.
The Sharks are in Florida for the weekend before going to the PacWest Conference Tournament in Arizona next week. HPU meets No. 3 Flagler on Thursday, No. 9 Saint Leo on Friday and No. 37 Emory-Riddle on Saturday, all at Sanlando Park, the site of the NCAA Division II Championships in Altamonte Springs, Fla.
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Oracle/ITA Division II Men's Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
April 10, 2019
| Rank |
School |
Ave. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Barry (Fla.) |
89.37 |
1 |
| 2 |
Columbus State (Ga.) |
85.53 |
2 |
| 3 |
Flagler (Fla.) |
65.61 |
9 |
| 4 |
West Florida |
57.54 |
10 |
| 5 |
Wingate (N.C.) |
56.54 |
5 |
| 6 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
56.39 |
3 |
| 7 |
Lander (S.C.) |
56.00 |
7 |
| 8 |
South Carolina Aiken |
54.05 |
6 |
| 9 |
Saint Leo (Fla.) |
51.40 |
4 |
| 10 |
Lynn (Fla.) |
50.00 |
8 |
| 11 |
North Georgia |
46.60 |
14 |
| 12 |
Hawai'i Hilo |
46.17 |
22 |
| 13 |
Southwest Baptist (Mo.) |
44.47 |
11 |
| 14 |
Cameron (Okla.) |
44.28 |
13 |
| 15 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
42.29 |
20 |
| 16 |
Rollins (Fla.) |
41.85 |
12 |
| 17 |
West Alabama |
40.91 |
17 |
| 18 |
Valdosta State (Ga.) |
39.74 |
21 |
| 19 |
Queens Charlotte (N.C.) |
39.10 |
19 |
| 20 |
Indianapolis |
38.62 |
25 |
| 21 |
Midwestern State (Texas) |
36.84 |
16 |
| 22 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
34.00 |
24 |
| 23 |
Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) |
33.29 |
15 |
| 24 |
Georgia College |
32.82 |
18 |
| 25 |
Southern Arkansas |
29.91 |
29 |
| 26 |
Drury (Mo.) |
29.53 |
23 |
| 27 |
St. Edwards (Texas) |
26.59 |
28 |
| 28 |
Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
25.84 |
26 |
| 29 |
Concordia (N.Y.) |
25.26 |
35 |
| 30 |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
24.66 |
31 |
| 31 |
Francis Marion (S.C.) |
24.21 |
27 |
| 32 |
Tusculum (Tenn.) |
23.52 |
30 |
| 33 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) |
21.89 |
33 |
| 34 |
Harding (Ark.) |
20.46 |
32 |
| 35 |
Sonoma State (Calif.) |
18.93 |
34 |
| 36 |
Florida Southern |
18.43 |
38 |
| 37 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
18.31 |
NR |
| 38 |
Grand Valley State (Mich.) |
17.72 |
36 |
| 39 |
Augusta (Ga.) |
17.24 |
50 |
| 40 |
Mercyhurst (Pa.) |
15.65 |
37 |
| 41 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
14.84 |
NR |
| 42 |
Belmont Abbey (N.C.) |
14.80 |
41 |
| 43 |
Bluefield State (W.Va.) |
14.79 |
39 |
| 44 |
Montevallo (Ala.) |
14.72 |
42 |
| 45 |
Washburn (Kan.) |
14.44 |
45 |
| 46 |
Anderson (S.C.) |
13.65 |
47 |
| 47 |
Mount Olive (N.C.) |
13.51 |
40 |
| 48 |
Ferris State (Mich.) |
12.91 |
46 |
| 49 |
Southern New Hampshire |
12.46 |
NR |
| 50 |
Chestnut Hill (Pa.) |
12.43 |
NR |
