Andrade and Ponce Ranked Seventh Nationally

Latest ITA NCAA Division II National Rankings

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AIKEN, S.C. – USC Aiken’s doubles tandem of Gregory Andrade and Juan Xavier Ponce are ranked seventh nationally in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings that were released on Monday, Apr. 5.
 
Andrade (Sao Paulo, Brazil/Sergio D'Amorim) and Ponce (Miami, Fla. /Drury University) are currently in the midst of an 11-match winning streak. The duo is 15-3 overall, including 7-2 in the Peach Belt Conference. 
 
Andrade and Ponce, who are presently ranked third in the Southeast Region, are 3-0 in the 2010 spring season against regionally ranked opponents. The duo is 2-1 against nationally-ranked opposition.
 
Ponce is also ranked regionally in singles, checking in at No. 16 in singles in the latest ITA Southeast region rankings. 
 
As a team, USC Aiken dropped from 17th to 26th in the latest national rankings. They are ranked 10th in the latest region rankings.
 
The Pacers are one of eight Peach Belt Conference teams ranked in the top 26 with Armstrong Atlantic State (one), Columbus State (10), Lander (12), Francis Marion (13), Georgia College & State (14), Flagler (16) and Augusta State (19) all in the top 20 in the latest ITA national rankings. 
 
USC Aiken added two new matches to their schedule on Monday. The USC Aiken men will now travel to Columbia, S.C. to take on Benedict at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 10. USC Aiken’s men’s and women’s tennis teams will also now travel to Brevard, N.C. at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 13 to square off against Brevard. 
 
The USC Aiken men will next travel to Gaffney, S.C. to take on the Limestone Saints on Wednesday, April 7. The match is scheduled to get underway at 4 p.m. 

After the men take on Benedict on Saturday, the USC Aiken men and women will then conclude the week by traveling to Gaffney, S.C. to play a neutral site match against Lees-McRae at 1 p.m. on Sunday, April 11.