Collegians in ATP and WTA Top 10 in Singles and Doubles; Barry and Columbus State Top ITA Division II Rankings; UTR Adds 50 Pro Tennis Tour Events; ITF World Tennis Tour Men's and Women's 2nd Quarter Calendar Released

With former TCU star Cam Norrie of Great Britain reaching the ATP Top 10 for the first time this week, former collegians now have a spot in the Top 10 in men's and women's singles and doubles. The ITA created the graphic below to raise awareness of this success, and I have to confess that I didn't realize that former Auburn standout Tim Puetz of Germany had reached the Top 10 in doubles. He and Michael Venus (LSU) have had great success recently, and Venus, who is currently No. 11, reached the Top 10 in 2019. The seven players represent seven different schools.

It's been a while since I've featured the Division II rankings, here's the latest from the ITA computer, published today. Click on the headings to see the ITA article with the full lists.

ITA Division II Women's Team Top 10, April 7, 2022

1. Barry
2. Nova Southeastern
3. Saint Leo
4. Columbus State
5. Central Oklahoma
6. Cameron
7. Hawaii Pacific
8. Lynn
9. North Georgia
10. Indianapolis


ITA Division II Women's Singles Top 10

1. Deniz Khazan, Barry
2. Mae Canete, Central Oklahoma
3. Matalie Espinal
4. Eleonora Liga, Azusa Pacific
5. Luisa Hrda, Flagler
6. Julie Razafindranaly, Nova Southeastern
7. Christine Canete, Central Oklahoma
8. Itxaso Blanco Fernandez Deleceta, Embry-Riddle
9. Neila Trklja Columbus State
10. Isabella Dunlap, Indianapolis

ITA Division II Women's Doubles Top 5

1. Daniela Farfan and Kim Moosbacher, Barry
2. Christine Canete and Mae Canete, Central Oklahoma
3. Natalie Espinal and Chantal Nosievici, Nova Southeastern
4. Caterina Federici and Barbara Quagliardi, Adelphi
5. Luisa Hrda and Eden Schlagenhauf, Flagler

ITA Division II Men's Team Top 10

1. Columbus State
2. Barry
3. Saint Leo
4. Embry-Riddle
5. North Georgia
6. Valdosta State
7. Hawaii Pacific
8. Southern Arkansas
9. West Florida
10. Flagler

ITA Division II Men's Singles Top 10

1. Alvaro Regalado, Columbus State
2. Jordi Walker, Hawaii Pacific
3. Juan Ortiz Couder, Embry-Riddle
4. Martin Soukal, Hawaii-Hilo
5. Bruno Faletto, Saint Leo
6. Denis Golubev, Rollins
7. Joaquin Benoit, North Georgia
8. Luca Mack, Valdosta State
9. Rya Nuno, Azusa Pacific
10. Alejandro Palacios, Barry

ITA Division II Men's Doubles Top 5

1. Radrio Carvalho and Luca Mack, Valdosta State
2. Alex Martinez Roca and Ben Westwick, Midwestern State
3. Sander Jans and Marko Nikoliuk, Southern Arkansas
4. Javier Cueto Ramos and Alvaro Regalado, Columbus State
5. Brunoo Faletto and Willem van den Akker, Saint Leo

It's odd that there are no USTA Pro Circuit events for men or women this week, but they will resume next week in Florida with the Sarasota Challenger and $15K in Sunrise for the men, and a women's $100K in Palm Harbor.

The ITF has published a calendar for all its second quarter men's and women's tournaments, with the men's here and the women's here.  Men's events in the US were sparse in the first quarter and don't really get back on track until June, with nothing at the $15K or $25K level in May.

UTR released a revised schedule for its 2022 Pro Tennis Tour, which includes 50 newly added events. 

The new men's schedule for the $25K tournaments is here, the new women's schedule is here.