March 22, 2005

CLEMSON, SC--The Clemson men's tennis team is ranked 14th nationally by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) poll released Tuesday.

The Clemson men's tennis team has a 20-3 record overall and defeated ninth ranked Southern California last Saturday.

This is the highest Clemson has been ranked in men's tennis since the 1990 preseason poll that had the Tigers ranked 13th.

Clemson will play at Fresno State on Wednesday, March 23, in the Tigers' next action.

Men's Tennis

ITA Rankings

Division I top 25

Rank, school

1. Baylor

2. Illinois

3. Virginia

4. Duke

5. UCLA

6. Mississippi

7. Georgia

8. Florida

9. Southern California

10. Stanford

11. Oklahoma State

12. Texas Tech

13. Pepperdine

14. Clemson

15. Mississippi State

16. LSU

17. Texas A&M

18. Tulane

19. Washington

20. Notre Dame

21. Tennessee

(tie) Middle Tennessee

23. Texas

24. Harvard

25. Wake Forest