TEMPE, Ariz. – The Hawai'i Pacific women's tennis team rebounded to 10th in this week's Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Women's Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.
The Sharks (15-8) have a 14-4 Division II record and a computer ranking of 44.653 to rank 10th, just ahead of Flagler (N.C.) (13-6) in 11th at 44.635, but behind Cameron (Okla.) (16-2) in ninth at 48.365.
The Sharks have three singles players ranked nationally and a doubles pair.
Shaline Pipa remained seventh, while
Marleen Tilgner moved back up to 20th and
Elodie Busson rejoined the rankings at 34th. The duo of Pipa and Tilgner moved up to ninth in the doubles rankings.
Defending national champion Barry (Fla.) (18-0) remains in the top spot with a 94.944 rating as the top six spots hold from last week. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (17-3) second with 79.702 points, Saint Leo (Fla.) (18-3) third at 69.591, Central Oklahoma (16-1) fourth at 58.462, Lynn (Fla.) (11-5) fifth at 55.505, and Columbus State (Ga.) (15-5) sixth at 55.010. Queens Charlotte (N.C.) (15-1) moved up to seventh at 54.298, with North Georgia (13-3) dropping to eighth at 52.406.
In addition to HPU, the PacWest is represented by Azusa Pacific at 15th, Biola at 28th, Point Loma at 31st, and Fresno Pacific at 37th. In the expanded list to 75 teams, Academy of Art is 55th.
The No. 10 Sharks are idle until the NCAA Division II Championship bracket is announced on Tuesday, May 3. The West Regional match will be played on Friday, May 6. This is the last weekly ITA ranking until after the NCAA Tournament.
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ITA Division II Women's Rankings
April 28, 2022
| Rank |
School |
Div. II Record |
Ave. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Barry |
18-0 |
94.944 |
1 |
| 2 |
Nova Southeastern |
17-3 |
79.702 |
2 |
| 3 |
Saint Leo |
18-3 |
69.591 |
3 |
| 4 |
Central Oklahoma |
16-1 |
58.462 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lynn |
11-5 |
55.505 |
5 |
| 6 |
Columbus State |
15-5 |
55.01 |
6 |
| 7 |
Queens Charlotte |
15-1 |
54.298 |
9 |
| 8 |
North Georgia |
13-3 |
52.406 |
7 |
| 9 |
Cameron |
16-2 |
48.365 |
8 |
| 10 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
14-4 |
44.653 |
13 |
| 11 |
Flagler |
13-6 |
44.635 |
11 |
| 12 |
Indianapolis |
12-2 |
41.574 |
10 |
| 13 |
Wingate |
16-7 |
41.515 |
14 |
| 14 |
West Alabama |
14-3 |
41.021 |
12 |
| 15 |
Azusa Pacific |
18-4 |
34.631 |
18 |
| 16 |
Tampa |
12-6 |
33.847 |
15 |
| 17 |
Carson-Newman |
15-4 |
31.049 |
16 |
| 18 |
Auburn-Montgomery |
15-6 |
30.991 |
19 |
| 19 |
Newberry College |
17-4 |
29.381 |
17 |
| 20 |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
10-3 |
28.357 |
23 |
| 21 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
9-8 |
27.522 |
21 |
| 22 |
Angelo State |
16-6 |
27.025 |
24 |
| 23 |
West Florida |
12-9 |
26.366 |
20 |
| 24 |
Rollins |
8-7 |
23.922 |
25 |
| 25 |
Midwestern State |
15-5 |
23.703 |
29 |
| 26 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
20-1 |
23.389 |
26 |
| 27 |
Drury |
14-2 |
23.181 |
27 |
| 28 |
Biola |
18-6 |
22.492 |
22 |
| 29 |
Harding |
16-4 |
22.339 |
28 |
| 30 |
Florida Southern |
10-8 |
21.459 |
30 |
| 31 |
Point Loma |
14-5 |
20.487 |
39 |
| 32 |
Grand Valley State |
12-3 |
18.404 |
35 |
| 33 |
District of Columbia |
14-2 |
17.953 |
31 |
| 34 |
Tiffin |
13-4 |
17.879 |
47 |
| 35 |
Queens (N.Y.) |
11-3 |
17.514 |
55 |
| 36 |
Charleston |
16-5 |
17.317 |
34 |
| 37 |
Fresno Pacific |
13-7 |
17.315 |
48 |
| 38 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
11-4 |
16.514 |
56 |
| 39 |
Southwest Baptist |
12-6 |
16.309 |
38 |
| 40 |
Georgia College |
13-5 |
16.298 |
54 |
| 41 |
Saint Thomas Aquinas |
18-2 |
16.132 |
33 |
| 42 |
Augusta |
15-4 |
15.764 |
32 |
| 43 |
Northwood (Mich.) |
12-6 |
15.5 |
49 |
| 44 |
Tusculum |
12-6 |
15.491 |
41 |
| 45 |
Wilmington |
14-2 |
15.123 |
36 |
| 46 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
15-8 |
15.045 |
42 |
| 47 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
12-9 |
14.964 |
46 |
| 48 |
Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
12-6 |
14.881 |
44 |
| 49 |
Findlay |
13-6 |
14.307 |
45 |
| 50 |
Nebraska-Kearney |
11-8 |
14.259 |
43 |
ITA Division II Women's Singles National Ranking
| Rank |
Player |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
23-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Natalie Espinal |
Nova Southeastern |
24-3 |
2 |
| 3 |
Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
25-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
14-2 |
6 |
| 5 |
Luisa Hrda |
Flagler |
22-4 |
5 |
| 6 |
Eleonora Liga |
Azusa Pacific |
26-4 |
4 |
| 7 |
Shaline Pipa |
Hawai'i Pacific |
14-1 |
7 |
| 8 |
Christine Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
19-3 |
9 |
| 9 |
Neila Trklja |
Columbus State |
13-5 |
8 |
| 10 |
Almudena Sanz |
West Alabama |
14-1 |
17 |
| 11 |
Marta Vicens Miquel |
Saint Leo |
19-6 |
19 |
| 12 |
Itxaso Blanco Fernandez De leceta |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
13-3 |
11 |
| 13 |
Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
21-4 |
10 |
| 14 |
Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
18-7 |
16 |
| 15 |
Claudia Borbon |
Augusta |
21-2 |
18 |
| 16 |
Haina Franco |
West Alabama |
15-3 |
12 |
| 17 |
Isabella Dunlap |
Indianapolis |
14-5 |
14 |
| 18 |
Zulay Castaneda |
Newberry |
19-2 |
15 |
| 19 |
Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
16-7 |
22 |
| 20 |
Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
13-1 |
23 |
| 21 |
Raquel Amaro |
Christian Brothers |
17-4 |
13 |
| 22 |
Ana Carla Resende |
Carson-Newman |
25-7 |
37 |
| 23 |
Irene Recuenco |
West Florida |
16-7 |
20 |
| 24 |
Colbeyshae Emery |
Biola |
20-6 |
26 |
| 25 |
Estefania Garcia |
Auburn-Montgomery |
20-6 |
24 |
| 26 |
Jil Engelmann |
Barry |
10-1 |
25 |
| 27 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina |
Central Oklahoma |
20-2 |
27 |
| 28 |
Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
11-2 |
36 |
| 29 |
Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
12-6 |
34 |
| 30 |
Magda Tuells Bonet |
Valdosta State |
13-11 |
62 |
| 31 |
Anna Novikova |
Indianapolis |
17-6 |
21 |
| 32 |
Katia De La Garza |
West Alabama |
14-2 |
30 |
| 33 |
Maeva Roquebert |
Tampa |
13-10 |
33 |
| 34 |
Elodie Busson |
Hawai'i Pacific |
9-5 |
NR |
| 35 |
Camilla Ciaccia |
Wingate |
19-10 |
28 |
| 36 |
Xiyao Wang |
Barry |
8-2 |
45 |
| 37 |
Giorgia Pigato |
Lynn |
17-4 |
31 |
| 38 |
Emilia Richter |
Georgia College |
16-5 |
43 |
| 39 |
Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
17-2 |
44 |
| 40 |
Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
15-5 |
29 |
| 41 |
Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
14-7 |
32 |
| 42 |
Maria Garcia |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
11-4 |
41 |
| 43 |
Ashleigh Simes |
Lee |
9-6 |
35 |
| 44 |
Karolina Snita |
Nova Southeastern |
14-0 |
49 |
| 45 |
Maria Borodi |
Fresno Pacific |
14-10 |
63 |
| 46 |
Jill Morse |
Queens Charlotte |
16-3 |
39 |
| 47 |
Julia Moraes |
Augusta |
18-1 |
50 |
| 48 |
Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
21-2 |
40 |
| 49 |
Lea Manga |
Cameron |
10-6 |
42 |
| 50 |
Kamilya Shailina |
Saint Leo |
12-2 |
48 |
| 51 |
Karolin Kirchtag |
Indiana (Pa.) |
24-3 |
69 |
| 52 |
Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
16-8 |
55 |
| 53 |
Lea Cakarevic |
Indianapolis |
14-0 |
51 |
| 54 |
Jacqueline Wagner |
Lynn |
6-7 |
46 |
| 55 |
Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
17-11 |
52 |
| 56 |
Clara Versier |
Barry |
4-2 |
61 |
| 57 |
Sofia Ragona |
Academy of Art |
10-8 |
38 |
| 58 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
16-2 |
NR |
| 59 |
Elena Gunfaus |
Wingate |
19-9 |
NR |
| 60 |
Anna Markvartova |
North Georgia |
10-9 |
NR |
| 61 |
Valentina Abrile |
Columbus State |
15-7 |
47 |
| 62 |
Arianna Audelo |
Point Loma |
13-8 |
NR |
| 63 |
Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
15-4 |
56 |
| 64 |
Mariia Skyba |
Barry |
6-0 |
68 |
| 65 |
Prinkle Singh |
Charleston |
23-3 |
65 |
| 66 |
Leony Deutschmann |
Texas-Tyler |
16-9 |
54 |
| 67 |
Taylor Leslie |
Dallas Baptist |
9-7 |
58 |
| 68 |
Madison Kane |
Azusa Pacific |
14-5 |
53 |
| 69 |
Olivia Bryant |
Florida Southern |
14-4 |
72 |
| 70 |
Nastassia Chamoun |
Newberry |
17-4 |
70 |
| 71 |
Mathilda Vidgren |
Florida Southern |
10-9 |
75 |
| 72 |
Catherine Blouin |
Anderson |
15-9 |
60 |
| 73 |
Anamaria Kiszner |
Limestone |
16-2 |
66 |
| 74 |
Viktorija Veselinova |
Queens Charlotte |
14-9 |
NR |
| 75 |
Vaishali Jorge |
North Georgia |
10-10 |
74 |
ITA Division II Women's Doubles National Ranking
| Rank |
Players |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Christine Canete / Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
23-1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Natalie Espinal / Chantal Nosievici |
Nova Southeastern |
17-3 |
3 |
| 3 |
madeline Bosnjak / Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
6-1 |
4 |
| 4 |
Daniela Farfan / Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
18-5 |
2 |
| 5 |
Camilla Ciaccia / Suzuka Sambyakugari |
Wingate |
14-4 |
13 |
| 6 |
Karyna Bihel / Jacqueline Wagner |
Lynn |
13-5 |
12 |
| 7 |
Caterina Federici / Barbara Quagliardi |
Adelphi |
14-6 |
6 |
| 8 |
Luisa Hrda / Eden Schlagenhauf |
Flagler |
13-3 |
8 |
| 9 |
Shaline Pipa / Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
12-0 |
10 |
| 10 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia / Magda Wawrowska |
Cameron |
15-3 |
5 |
| 11 |
Haina Franco / Katia De La Garza |
West Alabama |
15-5 |
7 |
| 12 |
Valentina Abrile / Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
16-5 |
18 |
| 13 |
Alexandra Borg / Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
16-7 |
9 |
| 14 |
Vaishali Jorge / Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
11-1 |
15 |
| 15 |
Steffi Antao / Cristina Solorzano Valencia |
Stonehill |
8-3 |
11 |
| 16 |
Marie Bertran De Balanda / Jill Morse |
Queens Charlotte |
11-5 |
16 |
| 17 |
Estefania Garcia / Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
19-5 |
23 |
| 18 |
Alina Fedulova / Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
10-8 |
20 |
| 19 |
Magdalena Hubickova / Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
9-3 |
14 |
| 20 |
Francesca Lilligren / Birdem Oz |
Le Moyne |
9-5 |
17 |
| 21 |
Zala Dovnik / Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
7-3 |
19 |
| 22 |
Valentina Ascarrunz / Julia Valls Lopes |
Lincoln Memorial |
15-4 |
25 |
| 23 |
Anais Geslin / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
5-2 |
21 |
| 24 |
Isabella Martensson / Lara Schmid |
Washburn |
13-6 |
26 |
| 25 |
Paula Ballesteros / Diana Cabrera |
Southwest Baptist |
14-7 |
31 |
| 26 |
Anda Ghinga / Hannah Yip |
Midwestern State |
17-2 |
24 |
| 27 |
Ivana Andric / Gaayatri Shankar |
New Haven |
6-2 |
22 |
| 28 |
Daniela Baez / Lea Grinberg |
Arkansas Tech |
11-4 |
32 |
| 29 |
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou / Valeriya Monko |
Augustana (S.D.) |
11-2 |
30 |
| 30 |
Nastassia Chamoun / Lucy Spice |
Newberry |
14-7 |
35 |
| 31 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina / Tizia Brocks |
Central Oklahoma |
15-1 |
NR |
| 32 |
Casie Curry / Emilija Visic |
Midwestern State |
20-2 |
38 |
| 33 |
Melisa Becerra / Jazmin Zamorano |
Nebraska-Kearney |
8-3 |
48 |
| 34 |
Judit Gonzalez / Amy Griffiths |
Newberry College |
12-2 |
28 |
| 35 |
Vaishali Jorge / Claudelle Labonte-Frey |
North Georgia |
7-6 |
NR |
| 36 |
Jessica Purdy / Neus Ramos Moreno |
Wilmington |
8-2 |
29 |
| 37 |
Liria Loria / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
4-1 |
27 |
| 38 |
Gemma Southwick / Lucy Whelan |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
15-4 |
33 |
| 39 |
Kseniia Eremina / Ewa Samberger |
Drury |
8-3 |
43 |
| 40 |
Maria Khomchenko / Anine Wilberg |
Tampa |
10-3 |
39 |
| 41 |
Alexandra Dodashev Enbert / Carolina Lima de Oliveira |
Northwest Missouri State |
8-8 |
36 |
| 42 |
Valentina Gonzalez Ramirez / Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
16-5 |
45 |
| 43 |
Katie Akimenko / Liza Akimenko |
UVA Wise |
9-2 |
42 |
| 44 |
Ebba Rosberg / Samanta Villegas Robles |
Saint Thomas Aquinas |
8-1 |
37 |
| 45 |
Tristen Bryant-Otake / Avery Stilwell |
Minnesota State Mankato |
11-2 |
NR |
| 46 |
Emma Fleming / Emilia Richter |
Georgia College |
15-7 |
46 |
| 47 |
Zala Dovnik / Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
6-2 |
40 |
| 48 |
Julia Chappelle / Cara McCormack |
Assumption College |
3-2 |
34 |
| 49 |
Sofia Ragona / Yun Nicole Shiau |
Academy of Art |
10-4 |
41 |
| 50 |
Leony Deutschmann / Delara Zamani |
Texas-Tyler |
3-6 |
NR |
