Sept. 11, 2002

WACO, Texas - In the Omni Hotel Collegiate Tennis Preseason Singles Rankings, Baylor's sophomore men's tennis standout Benjamin Becker was ranked No. 5.

Jumping 93 spots from last year's preseason rank of 98, Becker finished his 2001-2002 tennis season ranked 11th nationally.

After finishing the season with a 37-9 singles record, Becker earned All-American honors, ITA Region VI Rookie of the Year, Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Big 12 Player of the Week twice and a Big 12 gold medal at the No. 1 spot.

Other players ranked in the top ten were:
1. Jesse Witten, Kentucky
2. Tobias Clemens, UCLA
3. Romain Amber, Mississippi State
4. John Fruttero, California
5. Benjamin Becker, Baylor
6. Amer Delic, Illinois
7. Phillip King, Duke
8. Oliver Maiberger, San Diego State
9. Bobby Reynolds, Vanderbilt
10. Daniel Klemetz, Middle Tennessee

The preseason team rankings come out in January 2003. The complete preseason top 100 singles and top 50 doubles can be found at www.itatennis.com.