TEMPE, Ariz. – The Hawai'i Pacific women's tennis team ended the season seventh in Intercollegiate Tennis Association Division II Women's Tennis Rankings sponsored by Tennis-Point.
The Sharks (17-9) recorded a 16-5 Division II record, finishing the season in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight. They posted a computer ranking of 53.144 for seventh, just ahead of NCAA quarterfinalist Flagler (Fla.) (18-8) in eighth at 52.991, but behind NCAA semifinalist Indianapolis (16-2) in sixth at 61.99.
The Sharks have three singles players and a doubles pair ranked nationally in this ranking.
Shaline Pipa is ninth, while
Marleen Tilgner dipped to 22nd and
Elodie Busson moved up to 33rd. The duo of Pipa and Tilgner is 10th in the doubles rankings.
Barry (Fla.) (23-0), who won the National Championship for the fifth consecutive time, is at the top of the ranking. Nova Southeastern (Fla.) (21-4), a national semifinalist who beat HPU in the quarters, is second with 81.21 points, and NCAA Division II Runner-Up Central Oklahoma (23-2) is third with 65.127 points. National quarterfinalist Columbus State (Ga.) (19-6) is fourth with 64.918 points, while Saint Leo (Fla.) (19-4), who didn't reach the round of 16, is fifth with 64.779 points. North Georgia (14-5) is ninth at 51.509 and Lynn (Fla.) is 10th at 50.519.
In addition to HPU, the PacWest is represented by Azusa Pacific at 14th, Biola at 20th, Point Loma at 27th, and Fresno Pacific at 33rd. In the expanded list to 75 teams, Academy of Art is 53rd.
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ITA Division II Women's Rankings
May 26, 2022
| Rank |
School |
Div. II Record |
Ave. |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Barry |
23-0 |
Auto No. 1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Nova Southeastern |
21-4 |
81.21 |
2 |
| 3 |
Central Oklahoma |
23-2 |
65.127 |
4 |
| 4 |
Columbus State |
19-6 |
64.918 |
6 |
| 5 |
Saint Leo |
19-4 |
64.779 |
3 |
| 6 |
Indianapolis |
18-3 |
61.99 |
12 |
| 7 |
Hawai'i Pacific |
16-5 |
53.144 |
10 |
| 8 |
Flagler |
18-8 |
52.991 |
11 |
| 9 |
North Georgia |
14-5 |
51.509 |
8 |
| 10 |
Lynn |
11-6 |
50.519 |
5 |
| 11 |
Cameron |
19-4 |
48.418 |
9 |
| 12 |
West Alabama |
18-4 |
48.067 |
14 |
| 13 |
Queens Charlotte |
15-1 |
47.817 |
7 |
| 14 |
Azusa Pacific |
20-5 |
45.386 |
15 |
| 15 |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
14-4 |
38.09 |
20 |
| 16 |
Wingate |
16-8 |
36.421 |
13 |
| 17 |
Tampa |
12-6 |
32.78 |
16 |
| 18 |
Auburn-Montgomery |
17-8 |
32.374 |
18 |
| 19 |
Newberry |
18-5 |
25.857 |
19 |
| 20 |
Biola |
18-6 |
25.746 |
28 |
| 21 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
9-8 |
25.312 |
21 |
| 22 |
Carson-Newman |
15-4 |
24.544 |
17 |
| 23 |
West Florida |
13-10 |
24.218 |
23 |
| 24 |
Angelo State |
16-7 |
23.523 |
22 |
| 25 |
Drury |
15-3 |
22.879 |
27 |
| 26 |
Harding |
17-6 |
21.862 |
29 |
| 27 |
Point Loma |
14-6 |
21.641 |
31 |
| 28 |
Rollins |
8-7 |
21.478 |
24 |
| 29 |
Southwest Baptist |
16-8 |
21.043 |
39 |
| 30 |
Midwestern State |
15-7 |
20.826 |
25 |
| 31 |
Augustana (S.D.) |
20-2 |
20.655 |
26 |
| 32 |
Florida Southern |
10-8 |
20.293 |
30 |
| 33 |
Fresno Pacific |
13-8 |
19.763 |
37 |
| 34 |
Indiana (Pa.) |
14-5 |
19.306 |
38 |
| 35 |
Missouri Western State |
16-6 |
18.453 |
51 |
| 36 |
Charleston |
19-6 |
18.056 |
36 |
| 37 |
Augusta |
16-5 |
17.737 |
42 |
| 38 |
Wayne State (Mich.) |
13-5 |
17.723 |
52 |
| 39 |
Washburn |
15-12 |
16.949 |
54 |
| 40 |
District of Columbia |
14-2 |
15.908 |
33 |
| 41 |
Tiffin |
13-5 |
15.866 |
34 |
| 42 |
Northwest Missouri St. |
16-9 |
15.714 |
46 |
| 43 |
Southeastern Oklahoma St. |
16-8 |
15.608 |
48 |
| 44 |
Georgia College |
13-6 |
15.587 |
40 |
| 45 |
West Virginia State |
13-8 |
15.451 |
53 |
| 46 |
Wilmington |
15-3 |
15.186 |
45 |
| 47 |
Northwood |
13-7 |
14.409 |
43 |
| 48 |
Grand Valley State |
13-5 |
14.408 |
32 |
| 49 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
12-9 |
13.721 |
47 |
| 50 |
Saint Thomas Aquinas |
18-3 |
13.532 |
41 |
ITA Division II Women's Singles National Ranking
| Rank |
Player |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
25-0 |
1 |
| 2 |
Natalie Espinal |
Nova Southeastern |
27-3 |
2 |
| 3 |
Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
32-2 |
3 |
| 4 |
Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
16-3 |
4 |
| 5 |
Luisa Hrda |
Flagler |
27-4 |
5 |
| 6 |
Eleonora Liga |
Azusa Pacific |
26-5 |
6 |
| 7 |
Neila Trklja |
Columbus State |
16-5 |
9 |
| 8 |
Christine Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
25-4 |
8 |
| 9 |
Shaline Pipa |
Hawai'i Pacific |
14-1 |
7 |
| 10 |
Marta Vicens Miquel |
Saint Leo |
20-7 |
11 |
| 11 |
Jil Engelmann |
Barry |
13-1 |
26 |
| 12 |
Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
18-8 |
14 |
| 13 |
Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
20-7 |
19 |
| 14 |
Isabella Dunlap |
Indianapolis |
16-6 |
17 |
| 15 |
Almudena Sanz |
West Alabama |
15-2 |
10 |
| 16 |
Claudia Borbon |
Augusta |
21-3 |
15 |
| 17 |
Haina Franco |
West Alabama |
17-3 |
16 |
| 18 |
Irene Recuenco |
West Florida |
16-8 |
23 |
| 19 |
Emilia Richter |
Georgia College |
16-6 |
38 |
| 20 |
Julia Moraes |
Augusta |
19-1 |
47 |
| 21 |
Raquel Amaro |
Christian Brothers |
17-4 |
21 |
| 22 |
Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
15-2 |
20 |
| 23 |
Ana Carla Resende |
Carson-Newman |
25-7 |
22 |
| 24 |
Estefania Garcia |
Auburn-Montgomery |
21-7 |
25 |
| 25 |
Colbeyshae Emery |
Biola |
20-6 |
24 |
| 26 |
Itxaso Blanco Fernandez De leceta |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
13-3 |
12 |
| 27 |
Zulay Castaneda |
Newberry |
20-3 |
18 |
| 28 |
Dianela Rodriguez |
Angelo State |
21-4 |
13 |
| 29 |
Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
19-3 |
39 |
| 30 |
Katia De La Garza |
West Alabama |
14-2 |
32 |
| 31 |
Maeva Roquebert |
Tampa |
13-10 |
33 |
| 32 |
Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
19-9 |
52 |
| 33 |
Elodie Busson |
Hawai'i Pacific |
11-6 |
34 |
| 34 |
Xiyao Wang |
Barry |
9-2 |
36 |
| 35 |
Karolina Snita |
Nova Southeastern |
15-0 |
44 |
| 36 |
Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
12-2 |
28 |
| 37 |
Jill Morse |
Queens Charlotte |
16-3 |
46 |
| 38 |
Magda Tuells Bonet |
Valdosta State |
13-11 |
30 |
| 39 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina |
Central Oklahoma |
25-2 |
27 |
| 40 |
Anna Novikova |
Indianapolis |
17-8 |
31 |
| 41 |
Camilla Ciaccia |
Wingate |
19-11 |
35 |
| 42 |
Vasilisa Polunova |
Cameron |
16-7 |
41 |
| 43 |
Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
20-12 |
55 |
| 44 |
Giorgia Pigato |
Lynn |
17-4 |
37 |
| 45 |
Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
12-6 |
29 |
| 46 |
Anna Markvartova |
North Georgia |
12-10 |
60 |
| 47 |
Valentina Abrile |
Columbus State |
16-8 |
61 |
| 48 |
Maria Garcia |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
14-4 |
42 |
| 49 |
Lea Cakarevic |
Indianapolis |
19-0 |
53 |
| 50 |
Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
21-2 |
48 |
| 51 |
Kamilya Shailina |
Saint Leo |
13-3 |
50 |
| 52 |
Alessa Maier |
Texas A&M-Kingsville |
17-4 |
63 |
| 53 |
Maria Borodi |
Fresno Pacific |
14-10 |
45 |
| 54 |
Ashley Penshorn |
St. Mary's (Texas) |
17-8 |
40 |
| 55 |
Ashleigh Simes |
Lee |
9-7 |
43 |
| 56 |
Anna Greer |
Anderson |
14-8 |
NR |
| 57 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia |
Cameron |
18-5 |
58 |
| 58 |
Madison Kane |
Azusa Pacific |
16-6 |
68 |
| 59 |
Elena Gunfaus |
Wingate |
19-10 |
59 |
| 60 |
Sofia Ragona |
Academy of Art |
10-8 |
57 |
| 61 |
Alessandra Traub |
Flagler |
15-8 |
NR |
| 62 |
Prinkle Singh |
Charleston |
27-3 |
65 |
| 63 |
Jacqueline Wagner |
Lynn |
6-7 |
54 |
| 64 |
Karolin Kirchtag |
Indiana (Pa.) |
26-3 |
51 |
| 65 |
Vaishali Jorge |
North Georgia |
11-12 |
75 |
| 66 |
Nastassia Chamoun |
Newberry |
18-4 |
70 |
| 67 |
Lea Manga |
Cameron |
11-8 |
49 |
| 68 |
Arianna Audelo |
Point Loma |
13-9 |
62 |
| 69 |
Mathilda Vidgren |
Florida Southern |
10-9 |
71 |
| 70 |
Mariia Skyba |
Barry |
6-0 |
64 |
| 71 |
Olivia Bryant |
Florida Southern |
14-4 |
69 |
| 72 |
Catherine Blouin |
Anderson |
15-9 |
72 |
| 73 |
Madeline Bosnjak |
Barry |
14-0 |
NR |
| 74 |
Anamaria Kiszner |
Limestone |
16-2 |
73 |
| 75 |
Sofia Shing |
Georgia College |
14-9 |
NR |
ITA Division II Women's Doubles National Ranking
| Rank |
Players |
School |
Div. II Record |
Prev. |
| 1 |
Christine Canete / Mae Canete |
Central Oklahoma |
29-1 |
1 |
| 2 |
Madeline Bosnjak / Deniz Khazan |
Barry |
9-2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Natalie Espinal / Chantal Nosievici |
Nova Southeastern |
18-4 |
2 |
| 4 |
Luisa Hrda / Eden Schlagenhauf |
Flagler |
19-4 |
8 |
| 5 |
Camilla Ciaccia / Suzuka Sambyakugari |
Wingate |
15-4 |
5 |
| 6 |
Vaishali Jorge / Johanna Lippert |
North Georgia |
12-2 |
14 |
| 7 |
Haina Franco / Katia De La Garza |
West Alabama |
17-7 |
11 |
| 8 |
Daniela Farfan / Kim Moosbacher |
Barry |
21-5 |
4 |
| 9 |
Valentina Abrile / Mariana Ramirez |
Columbus State |
17-9 |
12 |
| 10 |
Shaline Pipa / Marleen Tilgner |
Hawai'i Pacific |
13-0 |
9 |
| 11 |
Karyna Bihel / Jacqueline Wagner |
Lynn |
13-6 |
6 |
| 12 |
Estefania Garcia / Sofia Navarro |
Auburn-Montgomery |
21-6 |
17 |
| 13 |
Anastasia Uspenskaia / Magda Wawrowska |
Cameron |
16-6 |
10 |
| 14 |
Caterina Federici / Barbara Quagliardi |
Adelphi |
14-6 |
7 |
| 15 |
Alexandra Borg / Georgina Groth |
Rollins |
16-7 |
13 |
| 16 |
Marie Bertran De Balanda / Jill Morse |
Queens Charlotte |
11-5 |
16 |
| 17 |
Anna Novikova / Mariia Solnyshkina |
Indianapolis |
10-1 |
NR |
| 18 |
Steffi Antao / Cristina Solorzano Valencia |
Stonehill |
8-3 |
15 |
| 19 |
Alina Fedulova / Nina Furmaniak |
Saint Leo |
10-8 |
18 |
| 20 |
Valentina Ascarrunz / Julia Valls Lopes |
Lincoln Memorial |
15-4 |
22 |
| 21 |
Zala Dovnik / Nika Kozar |
Nova Southeastern |
7-3 |
21 |
| 22 |
Anda Ghinga / Hannah Yip |
Midwestern State |
18-3 |
26 |
| 23 |
Valentina Gonzalez Ramirez / Ena Ovcina |
Angelo State |
17-5 |
42 |
| 24 |
Florentia Hadjigeorgiou / Valeriya Monko |
Augustana (S.D.) |
11-2 |
29 |
| 25 |
Nastassia Chamoun / Lucy Spice |
Newberry |
14-7 |
30 |
| 26 |
Isabella Martensson / Lara Schmid |
Washburn |
15-6 |
24 |
| 27 |
Francesca Lilligren / Birdem Oz |
Le Moyne College |
10-5 |
20 |
| 28 |
Magdalena Hubickova / Natalie Kallmunzerova |
Southern New Hampshire |
9-3 |
19 |
| 29 |
Emma Fleming / Emilia Richter |
Georgia College |
16-7 |
46 |
| 30 |
Melisa Becerra / Jazmin Zamorano |
Nebraska-Kearney |
9-3 |
33 |
| 31 |
Paula Ballesteros / Diana Cabrera |
Southwest Baptist |
17-10 |
25 |
| 32 |
Anais Geslin / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
5-2 |
23 |
| 33 |
Gemma Southwick / Lucy Whelan |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
15-4 |
38 |
| 34 |
Vaishali Jorge / Claudelle Labonte-Frey |
North Georgia |
7-7 |
35 |
| 35 |
Kseniia Eremina / Ewa Samberger |
Drury |
9-3 |
39 |
| 36 |
Judit Gonzalez / Amy Griffiths |
Newberry |
12-2 |
34 |
| 37 |
Ivana Andric / Gaayatri Shankar |
New Haven |
6-2 |
27 |
| 38 |
Daniela Baez / Lea Grinberg |
Arkansas Tech |
11-5 |
28 |
| 39 |
Mulan Kamoe / Georjemah Row |
Henderson State |
10-5 |
NR |
| 40 |
Lisa Kirr / Micaela Maiz |
Lee |
9-4 |
NR |
| 41 |
Maria Khomchenko / Anine Wilberg |
Tampa |
10-3 |
40 |
| 42 |
Summer Reeves / Ana Carla Resende |
Carson-Newman |
16-2 |
NR |
| 43 |
Liria Loria / Himani Mor |
Franklin Pierce |
5-1 |
37 |
| 44 |
Alexandra Dodashev Enbert / Carolina Lima de Oliveira |
Northwest Missouri State |
8-8 |
41 |
| 45 |
Katie Akimenko / Liza Akimenko |
UVA Wise |
9-3 |
43 |
| 46 |
Jil Engelmann / Helene Scholsen |
Barry |
15-1 |
NR |
| 47 |
Jessica Purdy / Neus Ramos Moreno |
Wilmington |
8-4 |
36 |
| 48 |
Zala Dovnik / Julie Razafindranaly |
Nova Southeastern |
6-2 |
47 |
| 49 |
Sofia Ragona / Yun Nicole Shiau |
Academy of Art |
10-4 |
49 |
| 50 |
Adel-Byanu Abidulina / Tizia Brocks |
Central Oklahoma |
21-2 |
31 |
