Pair of Mavs find names in Oracle/ITA Collegiate Preseason Rankings
9/12/2018 11:33:00 AM | Men's Tennis
Mavericks Included in the Preseason National Polls
ITA Release |Â Singles Rankings | Doubles Rankings
ARLINGTON, Texas - UTA men's tennis found two familiar names in the 2018 Preseason Oracle/ITA Collegiate Rankings released on Tuesday with Guanarteme Nuez and Mauricio Del Rio both featured in the preseason release.Â
Nuez checked in at No. 56 out of the 125 players ranked in the singles poll. The duo of Nuez and Del Rio check in at No. 33 out of the top-60 college tennis doubles pairs in the nation.
Nuez and Del Rio have high expectations heading into their senior seasons. Nuez finished his junior season with a 25-7 singles record and selected as the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and to the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship. The duo of Nuez and Del Rio finished 2017-18 with a 15-5 record. They also won their last three matches of the season when paired together on the way to a selection on the SBC All-Conference first team in doubles.Â
The Mavericks begin their 2018 tournament schedule on Friday when they travel to Midland, Texas for the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, a staple in the Maverick season, serving as the opening tournament the last three years.Â
About the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings Â
As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com .
ARLINGTON, Texas - UTA men's tennis found two familiar names in the 2018 Preseason Oracle/ITA Collegiate Rankings released on Tuesday with Guanarteme Nuez and Mauricio Del Rio both featured in the preseason release.Â
Nuez checked in at No. 56 out of the 125 players ranked in the singles poll. The duo of Nuez and Del Rio check in at No. 33 out of the top-60 college tennis doubles pairs in the nation.
Nuez and Del Rio have high expectations heading into their senior seasons. Nuez finished his junior season with a 25-7 singles record and selected as the Sun Belt Preseason Player of the Year and to the 2018 NCAA Singles Championship. The duo of Nuez and Del Rio finished 2017-18 with a 15-5 record. They also won their last three matches of the season when paired together on the way to a selection on the SBC All-Conference first team in doubles.Â
The Mavericks begin their 2018 tournament schedule on Friday when they travel to Midland, Texas for the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational, a staple in the Maverick season, serving as the opening tournament the last three years.Â
About the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings Â
As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the Oracle ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com .
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