Appalachian State women’s tennis entered the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Top 75 ranking for the first time in school history, the

association announced on Tuesday, March 5. The Mountaineers broke in at No. 65 in the overall rankings of nearly 400 NCAA Division I schools in the United States.
"This is an unbelievable moment for ASU Women's Tennis," said Head Coach Colin Crothers. "When you think of the major programs that we are ahead of--LSU, Washington State, Princeton--or the programs that aren't even in the rankings, which include several ACC teams, it truly is an outstanding effort by this team. I'm very proud of them."
Appalachian (9-2, 2-0 SoCon) has recorded a three-win streak dating back to a 7-0 sweep of Presbyterian College on Feb. 24. The Mountaineers have posted back-to-back conference match victories, including a 4-2 defeat in their SoCon opener against Chattanooga (4-2) and, most recently, a 4-3 win at Samford on March 3.
The black and gold will return to action on Wednesday, March 13 against Gardner-Webb at noon. The Mountaineers will head to UNC Wilmington the following day to face UNC Wilmington at 10 a.m.

Women's National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
March 5, 2013
Rank  Avg      School    Previous
1.    85.10 North Carolina   1
2.    73.07 Duke University  2
3.    71.35 UCLA             3
4.    63.16 Texas A&M        6
5.    59.92 Florida          4
6.    59.27 Alabama          5
7.    57.21 Northwestern     8
8.    55.35 Michigan        13
9.    55.27 Georgia          7
10.   52.45 Nebraska        10
11.   50.97 Vanderbilt      12
12.   49.51 Southern California 11
13.   45.28 Miami (Florida) 15
14.   39.02 Auburn          17
15.   35.50 Notre Dame      18
16.   34.08 Florida State   16
17.   32.79 Clemson         23
18.   31.94 California-Berkeley 9
19.   31.55 TCU             20
20.   30.97 Stanford        26
21.   30.04 Purdue          14
22.   28.64 Tulsa           28
23.   27.78 Texas Tech      19
24.   27.25 UC Irvine       30
25.   27.00 Memphis         22
26.   23.85 Rice            34
27.   23.02 Arizona State   21
28.   21.84 Oklahoma State  27
29.   20.76 Baylor          24
30.   20.12 William & Mary  25
31.   20.10 Washington      36
32.   20.00 Georgia Tech    41
33.   19.70 North Carolina State 45
34.   17.98 Penn State      35
35.   17.74 South Carolina  43
36.   17.62 Kansas State    32
37.   17.40 Illinois        33
38.   16.65 Texas           29
39.   16.60 Yale            31
40.   15.48 Oklahoma        37
41.   14.80 Long Beach State 39
42.   14.29 Ohio State     55
43.   14.29 Arkansas       50
44.   13.07 Kentucky       53
45.   12.74 Boston College 51
46.   12.62 Virginia Commonwealth 52
47.   12.40 Virginia       48
48.   12.18 Tulane         67
49.   11.74 Saint Mary's   44
50.   11.73 Mississippi    42
51.   11.49 Columbia       46
52.   11.18 Georgia State  38
53.   10.81 San Diego State 40
54.    9.59 North Texas    47
55.    9.53 Denver         NR
56.    8.99 UC-Santa Barbara 54
57.    8.12 Missouri       71
58.    7.22 Louisville     70
59.    7.10 Elon           NR
60.    6.93 Wyoming        NR
61.    6.73 College of Charleston 72
62.    6.67 Tennessee      57
63.    6.56 Virginia Tech  68
64.    6.17 San Diego      49
65.    5.84 Appalachian State NR
66.    5.83 San Jose State 64
67.    5.77 Fresno State   NR
68.    5.69 Princeton      73
69.    5.64 Texas A&M-Corpus-Christi 60
70.    5.49 South Florida  58
71.    5.41 LSU            63
72.    5.31 Loyola Marymount NR
73.    5.25 Washington State 61
74.    5.18 Utah           NR
75.    5.08 DePaul         66