Top 50 Men and Women in College Tennis

This week we are closing out the 2016-17 season by highlighting the top 50 men and women playing college tennis, as rated by the UTR system. The men’s top 50 is comprised of 21 juniors, 13 seniors, 9 sophomores, and 7 freshmen. The women’s top 50 is comprised of 14 seniors, 14 freshmen, 12 juniors, 10 sophomores. I did a profile on three men and three women and listed their accomplishments to show you why each belongs in the UTR top 10. Men 1. Cameron Norrie (Texas Christian University) 🇬🇧 The junior from New Zealand closed out his final season of college tennis by going 21-1 in dual-match play with all starts coming from the top spot in the singles lineup. Norrie went 3-0 during the NCAA team tournament with wins over the No. 2 and No. 3 ranked players. Norrie won 45 of 50 sets that he played during the season and in those 45 sets that he won only 19 were considered competitive by UTR standards. Norrie finished the season ranked No. 1 in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings and announced after the NCAA Tournament that he was forgoing his final season of eligibility to play professional tennis full-time. 5. Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (University of Virginia) 🇺🇸 The senior from Charlotte capped a tremendous collegiate career by winning the NCAA Singles Championship on top of winning a third straight NCAA Team Championship. Kwiatkowski went 24-5 in dual-match play, 33-7 overall, with 18 of those wins coming over ranked opponents. Kwiatkowski defeated six top 50 players to win the NCAA Singles Championship and in the final he defeated William Blumberg who had previously defeated him twice during the season. Kwiatkowski finished the season ranked No. 9 in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings. 12. William Blumberg (University of North Carolina) 🇺🇸 The freshman from Greenwich, Connecticut, enrolled at UNC in January and proceeded to win a team high 31 matches while finishing as the runner-up at the NCAA Singles Championships. Blumberg was named the ITA National Rookie of the Year after going 26-2 in dual-match play with all but two of those starts coming at No. 2 in the singles lineup. Blumberg defeated 18 ranked opponents during the season and carried a 25-match winning streak into the finals of the NCAA Singles Championships. Blumberg finished the season ranked No. 6 in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings which was tops among all freshman Women 1. Francesca Di Lorenzo (Ohio State University) 🇺🇸 The sophomore from New Albany, Ohio, won both of the fall majors (Riviera/ITA All-American Championships/National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships) and had another great dual-match season. Di Lorenzo went 27-1 in dual-match play, with all starts coming at No. 1, which means she is now 53-4 over the last two seasons. Di Lorenzo defeated 18 ranked opponents this season while also guiding her team to the NCAA semifinals for the first time in school history. Di Lorenzo finished the season as the No. 1 ranked player in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings. 2. Hayley Carter (University of North Carolina) 🇺🇸 The senior from Hilton Head, South Carolina, is the Atlantic Coast Conference record-holder with 168 career singles wins. Carter was named the ITA National Senior Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year after going a perfect 28-0 in dual-match play, with all starts at No. 1, while going 38-4 overall. Carter defeated 26 ranked players on the season and finished ranked No. 2 in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings. 36. Brienne Minor (University of Michigan) 🇺🇸 The sophomore from Mundelein, Illinois, saved her best tennis for the end of the year and defeated three top 10 players en route to winning the NCAA Singles Championship. Minor was a unanimous All-Big Ten Conference selection after going 19-5 in dual-match play with her time split between No. 1 and No. 2 in the singles lineup. Minor defeated 14 ranked opponents during the season and defeated the final seven she faced. Minor finished the season ranked No. 9 in the final Oracle/ITA singles rankings. Thank you for following us throughout the season - check back next season to see who has made a move up the UTR charts! About UTR The Universal Tennis Rating (UTR) system provides tennis players worldwide a common scale for determining their level of play. The 16-level scale (from beginners to elite world-class professionals), precisely and reliably determines individual players’ ratings based on actual match results without regard for age, gender or where the matches are played. The Universal Tennis website allows visitors to view more than three million tennis results. College tennis coaches utilize UTR ratings for recruiting, for scouting opponents, and also to track the levels of their current players. The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) currently uses UTR ratings to assist with selections and seedings for select regional and national events. A UTR subscription is required to search and view player ratings on the UTR system, with pricing starting at forever free for UTR Basic. The UTR Premium Plus allows subscribers access to search and view college team profiles. Top 50 Men in College Tennis

1. Cameron Norrie Jr (15.04) Texas Christian University 🇬🇧
2. Mikael Torpegaard Jr (14.93) Ohio State University 🇩🇰
3. Aleksandar Vukic Jr (14.87) University of Illinois 🇦🇺
4. Constantin Schmitz Jr (14.85) Tulane University 🇩🇪
5. Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Sr (14.83) University of Virginia 🇺🇸
6. Arthur Rinderknech Jr (14.83) Texas A&M University 🇫🇷
7. Christopher Eubanks Jr (14.83) Georgia Tech 🇺🇸
8. Petros Chrysochos So (14.78) Wake Forest University 🇨🇾
9. Collin Altamirano Jr (14.75) University of Virginia 🇺🇸
10. Alex Rybakov So (14.75) Texas Christian University 🇺🇸
11. Juan Benitez So (14.73) Baylor University 🇨🇴
12. William Blumberg Fr (14.72) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
13. Nuno Borges So (14.72) Mississippi State University 🇵🇹
14. Brandon Holt Fr (14.69) University of Southern California 🇺🇸
15. Carl Soderlund Fr (14.69) University of Virginia 🇸🇪
16. Andrew Harris Sr (14.63) University of Oklahoma 🇦🇺
17. Florian Lakat Sr (14.60) University of California 🇫🇷
18. Jc Aragone Sr (14.59) University of Virginia 🇺🇸
19. Borna Gojo Fr (14.59) Wake Forest University 🇭🇷
20. Alexander Ritschard Jr (14.58) University of Virginia 🇨🇭
21. Hugo Feo Sr (14.57) Ohio State University 🇨🇦
22. Andre Goransson Sr (14.57) University of California 🇸🇪
23. Ronnie Schneider Sr (14.56)University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
24. Henrik Wiersholm Jr (14.52) University of Virginia 🇺🇸
25. Martin Redlicki Jr (14.51) UCLA 🇺🇸
26. Thomas Laurent So (14.49) University of Oregon 🇫🇷
27. Alfredo Perez So (14.47) University of Florida 🇨🇺
28. Mike Redlicki Sr (14.47) University of Arkansas 🇺🇸
29. Jeffrey Wolf Fr (14.45) Ohio State University 🇺🇸
30. Gage Brymer Sr (14.43) UCLA 🇺🇸
31. Gabriel Friedrich Jr (14.41) University of South Carolina 🇧🇷
32. Nicolas Alvarez Jr (14.39) Duke University 🇵🇪
33. Or Ram-Harel Sr (14.39) University of Tulsa 🇮🇱
34. Strong Kirchheimer Sr (14.39) Northwestern University 🇺🇸
35. Skander Mansouri Jr (14.38) Wake Forest University 🇹🇳
36. Julian Cash Jr (14.38) Oklahoma State University 🇬🇧
37. Timo Stodder So (14.37) University of Tennessee 🇩🇪
38. Jolan Cailleau Sr (14.37) Texas Tech University 🇧🇪
39. Gustav Hansson Jr (14.35) University of Mississippi 🇸🇪
40. Nathan Ponwith Fr (14.34) University of Georgia 🇺🇸
41. Wayne Montgomery Jr (14.34) University of Georgia 🇿🇦
42. Thomas Fawcett Jr (14.34) Stanford University 🇺🇸
43. Robert Kelly Jr (14.34) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
44. Mazen Osama So (14.34) University of Alabama 🇪🇬
45. Aron Hiltzik Jr (14.34) University of Illinois 🇺🇸
46. Guillermo Nuã±Ez Jr (14.33) Texas Christian University 🇨🇱
47. Michael Geerts Fr (14.31) Arizona State University 🇧🇪
48. Kevin Konfederak Jr (14.31) Georgia Gwinnett College 🇦🇷
49. Alex Ghilea Sr (14.31) University of Oklahoma 🇷🇴
50. Yuya Ito Fr (14.30) University of Texas 🇯🇵

Top 50 Women in College Tennis

1. Francesca Di Lorenzo So (12.13) Ohio State University 🇺🇸
2. Hayley Carter Sr (11.99) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
3. Josie Kuhlman Jr (11.95) University of Florida 🇺🇸
4. Blair Shankle Sr (11.88) Baylor University 🇺🇸
5. Belinda Woolcock Sr (11.82) University of Florida 🇦🇺
6. Karla Popovic Jr (11.80) University of California 🇭🇷
7. Jasmine Lee Sr (11.78) Mississippi State University 🇹🇼
8. Astra Sharma Jr (11.76) Vanderbilt University 🇦🇺
9. Gabriela Talaba Jr (11.69) Texas Tech University 🇷🇴
10. Kate Fahey So (11.68) University of Michigan 🇺🇸
11. Sydney Campbell Sr (11.68) Vanderbilt University 🇺🇸
12. Miho Kowase Sr (11.67) Ohio State University 🇺🇸
13. Maegan Manasse Sr (11.66) University of California 🇺🇸
14. Ellen Perez Jr (11.64) University of Georgia 🇦🇺
15. Ena Shibahara Fr (11.64) UCLA 🇺🇸
16. Viktoriya Lushkova Sr (11.64) Oklahoma State University 🇺🇦
17. Luisa Stefani So (11.62) Pepperdine University 🇧🇷
18. Melissa Lord Fr (11.60) Stanford University 🇺🇸
19. Anna Danilina Sr (11.60) University of Florida 🇷🇺
20. Ingrid Neel Fr (11.58) University of Florida 🇺🇸
21. Estela Perez-Somarriba Fr (11.58) University of Miami (Florida) 🇪🇸
22. Emma Higuchi Fr (11.57) Stanford University 🇺🇸
23. Aliona Bolsova Fr (11.57) Oklahoma State University 🇪🇸
24. Sinead Lohan Jr (11.55) University of Miami (Florida) 🇮🇪
25. Ashley Lahey Fr (11.52) Pepperdine University 🇺🇸
26. Sara Daavettila Fr (11.50) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
27. Eleni Christofi Fr (11.49) University of Georgia 🇬🇷
28. Jade Lewis Fr (11.46) LSU 🇺🇸
29. Lauren Marker Sr (11.43) University of Arizona 🇺🇸
30. Anastasia Rychagova So (11.41) University of Kansas 🇷🇺
31. Brooke Austin Jr (11.40) University of Florida 🇺🇸
32. Ferny Paz Sr (11.36) Ohio State University 🇵🇪
33. Katarina Adamovic Sr (11.34) Oklahoma State University 🇷🇸
34. Jessie Aney So (11.33) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
35. Leolia Jeanjean Jr (11.33) University of Arkansas 🇫🇷
36. Brienne Minor So (11.32) University of Michigan 🇺🇸
37. Mia Horvit Jr (11.32) University of South Carolina 🇺🇸
38. Kourtney Keegan Sr (11.31) University of Florida 🇺🇸
39. Petra Melounova Fr (11.31) University of Hawaii, Manoa 🇨🇿
40. Bianca Turati Fr (11.30) University of Texas 🇮🇹
41. Alexa Graham Fr (11.30) University of North Carolina 🇺🇸
42. Emily Arbuthnott Fr (11.29) Stanford University 🇬🇧
43. Gabby Smith (11.27) Jr University of Southern California 🇺🇸
44. Kaitlyn Mccarthy So (11.26) Duke University 🇺🇸
45. Caroline Lampl So (11.26) Stanford University 🇺🇸
46. Alizee Michaud Jr (11.26) Auburn University 🇺🇸
47. Xin Wen Sr (11.25) Brigham Young University - Hawaii 🇺🇸
48. Andrea Lazaro So (11.25) Florida International University (FIU) 🇪🇸
49. Jessica Failla So (11.24) University of Southern California 🇺🇸
50. Erin Routliffe Sr (11.24) University of Alabama 🇨🇦

Do you have what it takes to play college tennis? Learn how to see if your UTR is a fit with existing college rosters: Using UTRs to find your college tennis fit. Feature Photo: Cameron Norrie of TCU (Credit: TCU Athletics)