SAN ANTONIO – No. 14 Trinity University Women's Tennis is headed to St. Louis, Missouri to face their final ranked opponent of the regular season, No. 19 Washington University in St. Louis.
The Tigers (11-4, 3-0 SCAC) remain 4-2 in matchups with NCAA III teams ranked nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) this season, with their latest scheduled ranked match against No. 23 Southwestern University being postponed with a future date still to be determined.
With their match against the Pirates being delayed, Trinity will be facing their seventh NCAA III ranked opponent of the spring on an additional week of rest.
NCAA III Rankings: New ITA Rankings Expected April 14
Trinity's currently still stands as the nation's No. 14 squad – third in the West. The rankings released on March 27 included the first new regional player rankings since the start of the spring campaign:
New regional player and team rankings, as well as updated national team rankings, are expected to be released by the ITA this Friday (April 14).
Preview
On the Bears: WashU will welcome Trinity to their home courts for the first time in program history this Friday, marking the seventh matchup of the two teams since 2011. The Tigers won their first outing against the Bears at home in 2011, as well as their last two contests in 2019 and 2022 – both also at home.
Washington University has faced their own fair share of tough competition this spring, going 3-6 against nationally ranked opponents, with an overall 10-7 record. Over Trinity's stretch of ranked opponents, the Bears have also battled No. 1 University of Chicago (L, 0-9; April 1 and L, 3-6; April 8) and No. 25 Washington and Lee University (W, 6-3; February 24). They also added two wins against No. 22 Denison University (W, 9-0; February 25) and No. 32 Kenyon College (W, 5-4; April 7).
Karen Gao of WashU is ranked 17
th nationally, 6
th regionally, by the ITA. She is joined in the regional rankings by teammates Eliana Hanna and Nina Moravek at 10
th and 14
th respectively. The duo of Gao and Hanna carried their 19
th place ranking over from the fall, but Hanna has more recently been ranked 4
th regionally with a new partner, Amber Edmonds.
Looking Ahead: Home For One, Then On to the Post-Season
No. 14 Trinity Women's Tennis will return home to play their last regular season match against fellow SCAC member, Schreiner University.
The 2023 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship will be hosted by Southwestern in Georgetown, Texas April 28-30.
