TEMPE, Ariz. – The Hawai'i Pacific women's tennis team slid one spot to eighth in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Women's Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.
The Sharks (12-5) have an 11-1 Division II record and a computer ranking of 44.145 for eighth behind a team they've beaten, Indianapolis (9-2) at seven at 44.759, and ahead of North Georgia (11-2) at 43.833.
The Sharks also have two singles players ranked nationally and one doubles pair.
Shaline Pipa moved dropped to 13th, with
Marleen Tilgner slipping to 18th. The duo of Pipa and Tilgner improved to 30th in the doubles rankings.
Defending national champion Barry (Fla.) (16-0) is in the top spot with an 88.537 rating, with Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (14-2) second with 76.120 points and Saint Leo (Fla.) (13-2) third at 56.366 as the top three positions are unchanged from last week. Lynn (Fla.) (9-3) vaulted to fourth at 52.325, with Columbus State (Ga.) (12-4) down to fifth at 50.659 and Central Oklahoma (10-1) sixth at 45.358. Cameron (Okla.) (12-1) is down to 10th at 42.425.
In addition to HPU, the PacWest is represented by Biola at 18th, Azusa Pacific at 20th, and Point Loma at 39th. In the expanded list to 75 teams, Fresno Pacific is 66th.
The No. 8 Sharks are in Florida this weekend for three powerful matches at Sanlando Park in the Orlando suburb of Altamonte Springs. HPU meets No. 2 Nova Southeastern on Friday, then faces No. 3 Saint Leo on Saturday and No. 27 West Florida on Sunday.
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ITA Division II Women's Rankings
April 14, 2022
| Rank |
School |
Div. II Record |
Ave. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Barry |
16-0 |
88.537 |
1 |
| 2 |
Nova Southeastern |
14-2 |
76.12 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saint Leo |
13-2 |
56.366 |
3 |
| 4 |
Lynn |
9-3 |
52.325 |
8 |
| 5 |
Columbus State |
12-4 |
50.659 |
4 |
| 6 |
Central Oklahoma |
10-1 |
45.358 |
5 |
| 7 |
Indianapolis |
9-2 |
44.759 |
10 |
| 8 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
11-1 |
44.145 |
7 |
| 9 |
North Georgia |
11-2 |
43.833 |
9 |
| 10 |
Cameron |
12-1 |
42.425 |
6 |
| 11 |
Queens (N.C.) |
10-1 |
41.163 |
12 |
| 12 |
Wingate |
12-6 |
38.978 |
11 |
| 13 |
Flagler |
8-5 |
36.366 |
17 |
| 14 |
West Alabama |
12-3 |
35.619 |
13 |
| 15 |
Tampa |
11-5 |
32.764 |
15 |
| 16 |
Newberry |
15-3 |
29.185 |
19 |
| 17 |
Carson-Newman |
12-3 |
28.809 |
27 |
| 18 |
Biola |
16-3 |
28.274 |
14 |
| 19 |
Auburn-Montgomery |
13-5 |
27.979 |
30 |
| 20 |
Azusa Pacific |
15-4 |
26.472 |
18 |
| 21 |
Rollins |
8-5 |
26.217 |
16 |
| 22 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
16-1 |
25.247 |
20 |
| 23 |
District of Columbia |
14-1 |
24.287 |
21 |
| 24 |
Drury |
11-2 |
24.219 |
23 |
| 25 |
Angelo State |
13-5 |
23.557 |
35 |
| 26 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
8-6 |
23.039 |
22 |
| 27 |
West Florida |
11-7 |
22.34 |
25 |
| 28 |
Midwestern State |
14-3 |
22.063 |
43 |
| 29 |
Florida Southern |
10-6 |
22 |
34 |
| 30 |
Augusta |
15-3 |
20.816 |
38 |
| 31 |
Wilmington |
12-1 |
20.628 |
31 |
| 32 |
Findlay |
10-5 |
19.008 |
32 |
| 33 |
Saint Thomas Aquinas College |
15-2 |
18.851 |
26 |
| 34 |
Harding |
13-4 |
18.716 |
36 |
| 35 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
12-6 |
18.586 |
29 |
| 36 |
Charleston |
10-4 |
18.518 |
24 |
| 37 |
Grand Valley State |
9-2 |
18.511 |
28 |
| 38 |
Tusculum |
11-6 |
17.942 |
58 |
| 39 |
Point Loma |
11-4 |
17.168 |
63 |
| 40 |
Tiffin |
9-4 |
16.49 |
33 |
| 41 |
Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
11-5 |
15.864 |
37 |
| 42 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
10-6 |
15.739 |
48 |
| 43 |
Anderson |
12-7 |
14.78 |
52 |
| 44 |
Southwest Baptist |
8-6 |
14.724 |
46 |
| 45 |
Northwood (Mich.) |
10-5 |
14.649 |
40 |
| 46 |
Saint Mary's (Texas) |
7-3 |
14.523 |
53 |
| 47 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
12-7 |
14.112 |
41 |
| 48 |
Queens (N.Y.) |
8-3 |
13.875 |
60 |
| 49 |
Texas-Tyler |
6-7 |
13.664 |
51 |
| 50 |
LeMoyne College |
13-3 |
13.22 |
42 |
ITA Division II Women's Singles National Ranking
| Rank |
Player |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
21-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Natalie Espinal |
Nova Southeastern |
20-3 |
3 |
| 3 |
Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
19-2 |
2 |
| 4 |
Eleonora Liga |
Azusa Pacific |
24-3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Luisa Hrda |
Flagler College |
16-4 |
5 |
| 6 |
Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
12-1 |
6 |
| 7 |
Itxaso Blanco Fernandez De leceta |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
12-2 |
8 |
| 8 |
Christine Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
16-3 |
7 |
| 9 |
Neila Trklja |
Columbus State |
10-4 |
9 |
| 10 |
Isabella Dunlap |
Indianapolis |
12-5 |
10 |
| 11 |
Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
18-3 |
14 |
| 12 |
Haina Franco |
West Alabama |
13-3 |
12 |
| 13 |
Shaline Pipa |
Hawai'i Pacific |
11-0 |
11 |
| 14 |
Raquel Amaro |
Christian Brothers |
17-4 |
15 |
| 15 |
Zulay Castaneda |
Newberry |
17-2 |
16 |
| 16 |
Almudena Sanz |
West Alabama |
12-1 |
18 |
| 17 |
Claudia Borbon |
Augusta |
20-2 |
13 |
| 18 |
Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
10-1 |
17 |
| 19 |
Estefania Garcia |
Auburn-Montgomery |
19-4 |
22 |
| 20 |
Irene Recuenco |
West Florida |
16-5 |
27 |
| 21 |
jil Engelmann |
Barry |
9-0 |
39 |
| 22 |
Marta Vicens Miquel |
Saint Leo |
15-4 |
26 |
| 23 |
Camilla Ciaccia |
Wingate |
16-8 |
20 |
| 24 |
Anna Novikova |
Indianapolis |
14-6 |
19 |
| 25 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina |
Central Oklahoma |
15-2 |
21 |
| 26 |
Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
13-6 |
25 |
| 27 |
Giorgia Pigato |
Lynn |
14-4 |
23 |
| 28 |
Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
11-1 |
66 |
| 29 |
Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
13-7 |
30 |
| 30 |
Jill Morse |
Queens (N.C.) |
13-3 |
38 |
| 31 |
Colbeyshae Emery |
Biola |
16-5 |
41 |
| 32 |
Maeva Roquebert |
Tampa |
13-8 |
24 |
| 33 |
Ashley Penshorn |
Saint Mary's (Texas) |
12-5 |
28 |
| 34 |
Karolina Snita |
Nova Southeastern |
14-0 |
51 |
| 35 |
Ashleigh Simes |
Lee |
9-6 |
29 |
| 36 |
Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
12-5 |
32 |
| 37 |
Maria Garcia |
Saint Mary's (Texas) |
9-4 |
34 |
| 38 |
Emilia Richter |
Georgia College |
13-5 |
NR |
| 39 |
Sofia Ragona |
Academy of Art |
9-5 |
33 |
| 40 |
Karolin Kirchtag |
Indiana (Pa.) |
19-3 |
42 |
| 41 |
Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
21-2 |
37 |
| 42 |
Leony Deutschmann |
Texas-Tyler |
16-6 |
64 |
| 43 |
Ana Carla Resende |
Carson-Newman |
21-7 |
36 |
| 44 |
Xiyao Wang |
Barry |
8-2 |
46 |
| 45 |
Lea Cakarevic |
Indianapolis |
12-0 |
40 |
| 46 |
Lea Manga |
Cameron |
7-5 |
35 |
| 47 |
Maria Borodi |
Fresno Pacific |
12-7 |
NR |
| 48 |
Anda Ghinga |
Midwestern State |
16-9 |
44 |
| 49 |
Madison Kane |
Azusa Pacific |
13-3 |
NR |
| 50 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
13-0 |
NR |
| 51 |
Kamilya Shailina |
Saint Leo |
8-1 |
45 |
| 52 |
Natalie Kohoutkova |
Valdosta State |
9-6 |
43 |
| 53 |
Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
14-2 |
48 |
| 54 |
Mireia Turro |
Montevallo |
13-11 |
53 |
| 55 |
Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
10-6 |
31 |
| 56 |
Catherine Blouin |
Anderson |
15-7 |
NR |
| 57 |
Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
15-10 |
69 |
| 58 |
Clara Versier |
Barry |
4-2 |
50 |
| 59 |
Julia Moraes |
Augusta |
18-0 |
61 |
| 60 |
Magda Tuells Bonet |
Valdosta State |
12-9 |
NR |
| 61 |
Diana Cabrera |
Southwest Baptist |
16-4 |
60 |
| 62 |
Mariia Skyba |
Barry |
6-0 |
57 |
| 63 |
Vaishali Jorge |
North Georgia |
9-8 |
74 |
| 64 |
Vera Alenicheva |
Northwest Missouri St. |
13-7 |
NR |
| 65 |
Nastassia Chamoun |
Newberry |
15-3 |
NR |
| 66 |
Taylor Leslie |
Dallas Baptist |
9-7 |
62 |
| 67 |
Prinkle Singh |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
16-3 |
47 |
| 68 |
Anna Greer |
Anderson |
13-8 |
55 |
| 69 |
Heden Ly |
West Alabama |
13-4 |
NR |
| 70 |
Anamaria Kiszner |
Limestone |
13-2 |
52 |
| 71 |
Sara Yigin |
West Florida |
12-7 |
NR |
| 72 |
Olivia Bryant |
Florida Southern |
13-4 |
71 |
| 73 |
Chantal Nosievici |
Nova Southeastern |
7-2 |
72 |
| 74 |
Lea Grinberg |
Arkansas Tech |
11-5 |
65 |
| 75 |
Tiffany Carrillo |
Concordia Irvine |
7-7 |
59 |
ITA Division II Women's Doubles National Ranking
| Rank |
Players |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Christine Canete / Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
20-1 |
2 |
| 2 |
Natalie Espinal / Chantal Nosievici |
Nova Southeastern |
15-2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Daniela Farfan / Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
16-5 |
1 |
| 4 |
Madeline Bosnjak / Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
6-1 |
6 |
| 5 |
Caterina Federici / Barbara Quagliardi |
Adelphi |
12-6 |
4 |
| 6 |
Alexandra Borg / Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
16-6 |
12 |
| 7 |
Luisa Hrda / Eden Schlagenhauf |
Flagler |
9-1 |
5 |
| 8 |
Steffi Antao / Cristina Solorzano Valencia |
Stonehill |
8-3 |
7 |
| 9 |
Vaishali Jorge / Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
11-1 |
11 |
| 10 |
Karyna Bihel / Jacqueline Wagner |
Lynn |
10-5 |
8 |
| 11 |
Haina Franco / Katia De La Garza |
West Alabama |
13-5 |
10 |
| 12 |
Magdalena Hubickova / Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
9-3 |
14 |
| 13 |
Camilla Ciaccia / Suzuka Sambyakugari |
Wingate |
10-4 |
31 |
| 14 |
Zala Dovnik / Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
7-3 |
9 |
| 15 |
Francesca Lilligren / Birdem Oz |
LeMoyne |
9-5 |
13 |
| 16 |
Anda Ghinga / Hannah Yip |
Midwestern State |
16-0 |
24 |
| 17 |
Anais Geslin / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
5-2 |
15 |
| 18 |
Ivana Andric / Gaayatri Shankar |
New Haven |
6-2 |
16 |
| 19 |
Estefania Garcia / Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
17-4 |
39 |
| 20 |
Valentina Abrile / Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
13-4 |
17 |
| 21 |
Liria Loria / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
4-1 |
20 |
| 22 |
Marie Bertran De Balanda / Jill Morse |
Queens (N.C.) |
10-4 |
37 |
| 23 |
Paula Ballesteros / Diana Cabrera |
Southwest Baptist |
12-6 |
23 |
| 24 |
Judit Gonzalez / Amy Griffiths |
Newberry |
12-2 |
22 |
| 25 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia / Magda Wawrowska |
Cameron |
11-2 |
18 |
| 26 |
Jessica Purdy / Neus Ramos Moreno |
Wilmington |
7-1 |
NR |
| 27 |
Valentina Ascarrunz / Julia Valls Lopes |
Lincoln Memorial |
14-4 |
21 |
| 28 |
Gemma Southwick / Lucy Whelan |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
14-2 |
27 |
| 29 |
Julia Chappelle / Cara McCormack |
Assumption |
3-2 |
32 |
| 30 |
Shaline Pipa / Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
8-0 |
33 |
| 31 |
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou / Valeriya Monko |
Augustana (S.D.) |
11-2 |
NR |
| 32 |
Nastassia Chamoun / Lucy Spice |
Newberry |
14-7 |
28 |
| 33 |
Isabella Martensson / Lara Schmid |
Washburn |
9-5 |
38 |
| 34 |
Mulan Kamoe / Georjemah Row |
Henderson State |
8-4 |
46 |
| 35 |
Maria Khomchenko / Anine Wilberg |
Tampa |
10-3 |
26 |
| 36 |
Valentina Gonzalez Ramirez / Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
14-5 |
35 |
| 37 |
Alina Fedulova / Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
8-5 |
25 |
| 38 |
Zala Dovnik / Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
6-2 |
29 |
| 39 |
Isabella Dunlap / Anna Novikova |
Indianapolis |
7-1 |
30 |
| 40 |
Vera Alenicheva / Tessa Kwakernaak |
Northwest Missouri St. U. |
9-2 |
NR |
| 41 |
Heden Ly / Hardija Vidnere |
West Alabama |
13-1 |
19 |
| 42 |
Sofia Ragona / Yun Nicole Shiau |
Academy of Art |
7-3 |
34 |
| 43 |
Leony Deutschmann / Delara Zamani |
Texas-Tyler |
3-6 |
NR |
| 44 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina / Tizia Brocks |
Central Oklahoma |
9-1 |
NR |
| 45 |
Melisa Becerra / Jazmin Zamorano |
Nebraska-Kearney |
7-2 |
NR |
| 46 |
Daniela Baez / Lea Grinberg |
Arkansas Tech |
9-4 |
44 |
| 47 |
Kseniia Eremina / Ewa Samberger |
Drury |
7-2 |
NR |
| 48 |
Nikki Boyar / Blythe Buntrock |
Central Oklahoma |
5-2 |
36 |
| 49 |
Isabela Bifano / Dana Issabayeva |
Newman |
13-2 |
40 |
| 50 |
Katie Akimenko / Liza Akimenko |
UVA Wise |
6-2 |
NR |
