National ITA preseason rankings have CMS Stags at No. 2, Athenas at No. 5

SKILLMAN, N.J. – The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) announced its NCAA Division III preseason rankings on Oct. 30 and both Claremont-Mudd-Scripps teams are in the top-5, with the men ranked No. 2 and the women ranked No. 5 in their respective polls. Both the Stags and Athenas are the top ranked teams in the West Region.

The CMS men's team is coming off a 2014 spring season that saw them finish in second place at the NCAA Championships in May. The Stags' 30-2 record is the best win/loss percentage in team history and 30 wins tied the program record. The Stags' first official match of 2015 is on Feb. 21 at home against Brandeis and Bates at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.

The women's tennis team is also coming off a successful 2014 spring season finishing in the top-8 at the NCAA Championships in May. The Athenas had a 22-8 record in 2014. Earlier this fall, the doubles team of sophomore Katie Kuosman (CMC) and junior Caroline Ward (CMC) won the doubles competition at the Division III USTA/ITA National Small College Championships. The Athenas' first official match of 2015 is on Feb. 6 against Cal State Los Angeles at the Biszantz Family Tennis Center.

Men's Rankings
Women's Rankings

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