April 10, 2002
SAN DIEGO - For the third consecutive week the San Diego State men's and women's tennis teams are both ranked among the top 35 in the country according to the Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Wednesday. The Aztec women dropped two positions this week and are now 24th nationally while the Aztec men remained at No. 32 in the men's poll for the second-straight week.
The Aztec women are 14-7 overall and completed an undefeated Mountain West Conference regular season with a 7-0 record. San Diego State has won nine of its last 10 matches and will conclude the regular season with two home matches. The Aztecs play host to 72nd-ranked Loyola Marymount on Saturday and will face crosstown rival San Diego on Tuesday.
The SDSU men have won two consecutive matches and are 12-8 overall and 2-1 in league play. San Diego State's number 32 ranking was figured prior to the Aztecs 5-2 victory over 44th-ranked San Diego on Tuesday. The Aztec men play three matches in three days, beginning with a trip to Salt Lake City. San Diego State will play Utah on Friday and Brigham Young on Saturday before returning home to face Pacific on Sunday. The match against the Tigers will be the final of the regular season and will begin at 12:30 p.m. PST.
The singles and doubles rankings, which are released every two weeks, will not be updated until next week. That leaves last Wednesday's ranking as the most current with both San Diego State men's and women's programs placing individuals on the list.
For the Aztec men, junior Oliver Maiberger is ranked 19th nationally in singles play and teams with Ryan Redondo for a number three rankings in doubles. The Aztec women are represented by junior Silvia Tornier, who is ranked 79th in singles.