Gabby Lee/Crystal Juan Ranked No. 9 in first ITA National Doubles Rankings

CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Intercollegiate Tennis Association released its first national rankings of the 2021-22 and the CMS women's tennis doubles team of Gabby Lee and Crystal Juan finds itself in the top 10, holding down the No. 9 position.

Lee and Juan reached the ITA West Regional finals, earning one of 16 spots at the ITA Cup in the fall. The Athena duo dropped their Round of 16 match to the University of Chicago, but bounced back to win two consolation matches, and will enter the spring schedule with a top 10 ranking. Sena Selby and Audrey Yoon are also in the national rankings in doubles, placing No. 24 after reaching the ITA West Semifinals. 

Selby is in the national rankings in singles as well, placing at No. 31 in the nation heading into the spring. Teammate Sarah Bahsoun is close behind, holding down the No. 34 position. Devon Wolfe (No. 14), Lee (No. 15) and Nikolina Batoshvili (No. 16) are also ranked in the West Region in singles for the Athenas. 

CMS will resume action on Feb. 18 with a doubleheader against Point Loma and Hope International. The Athenas will then play their first Division III duals on Feb. 27 against Trinity and Mary Washington before traveling to the ITA Indoor Nationals in March, where they will try to defend their title from the 2020 season before the COVID shut down.