April 2, 2003

WACO, Tx - According to the latest team rankings released Wednesday by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA), the Baylor men's team remained at the No. 3 spot in the country, while the women moved up four spots to No. 40.

The women's team moved up four spots after claiming two wins this week. On Tuesday, the lady netters upset then-No. 28 Texas A&M in College Station 4-3 and returned to Waco on Saturday to defeat Kansas 6-1. The Bear's will face No. 26 Tulane on Saturday at the Baylor Tennis Center at 2:00 p.m.

Matt Knoll's men's team, currently 17-1 on the season, is the Big 12's highest ranked team. They defeated then-No. 36 South Florida by a score of 7-0, and last week defeated No.65 Texas Tech 6-1. The Bears will be in action again today against TCU in Fort Worth.

For a complete listing of the rankings, go to www.collegetennisonline.com.