April 18, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) secured a dozen first-place votes to remain the unanimous No. 1 ranked team in the NAIA Women's Tennis Top 25, followed in the poll by Fresno Pacific (Calif.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) and Vanguard (Calif.) in an unchanged top four.

 

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Azusa Pacific (Calif.) switched spots at No. 5 and No. 6, while Berry (Ga.) jumped Brenau (Ga.) at No. 7. Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) and Embry-Riddle (Fla.) round out the Top 10, while only one newcomer entered the poll this week, as Indiana Southeast climbed in at No. 25.

 

The largest jump in the rating belongs to Oklahoma Christian, who moved up three spots from No. 15 last week to No. 12 this week. Conversely, Southern Nazarene (Okla.) made an equal drop in the poll, falling to No. 15.

 

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)	12	23-1	300
2	2	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)		19-0	288
3	3	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI)		19-3	276
4	4	Vanguard (Calif.) (II)		17-2	262
5	6	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (XI)		14-3	246
6	5	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)		15-3	244
7	8	Berry (Ga.) (XIII)		14-8	230
8	7	Brenau (Ga.) (XIII)		13-8	211
9	9	Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) (XIV)		9-4	205
10	10	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		10-7	191
11	11	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		13-5	177
12	15	Oklahoma Christian (VI)		13-3	165
13	13	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		13-4	150
14	14	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)		14-0	145
15	12	Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI)		8-7	130
16	16	Shorter (Ga.) (XIII)		11-10	105
17	18	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII)		12-1	91
18	17	California Baptist (II)		11-10	87
19	19	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I)		8-7	80
20	22	Northwood (Fla.) (XIV)		3-4	76
21	23	Bethel (Tenn.) (XII)		11-8	64
22	20	Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI)		16-5	36
22	21	Xavier (La.) (XIII)		12-6	36
24	24	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		13-9	33
25	NR	Indiana Southeast (XII)		14-3	28

 

Others Receiving Votes: Webber International (Fla.) (XIV), 20; Lindenwood (Mo.) (V), 13; Bethany (Kan.) (IV), 8; Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII), 3.