May 22, 2009
BERKELEY - The California women's tennis team (22-5, 7-1 Pac-10) received the No. 4 ranking in the final Campbell's/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) College Tennis Rankings. The Golden Bears finished as the NCAA runner-up for the second consecutive season after falling to No. 3 Duke in the national championship match. Cal started the season with the No. 2 ranking and never dropped out of the top 10 as the Bears took home a second-place conference finish.
The top-four finish is the eighth all-time for the Bears. Cal has received a final ranking of No. 5 or better on 14 occasions and has now done so for three-consecutive years. The Bears finished third a year ago, the best final ranking in school history. Cal's No. 7-ranked doubles team of sophomore Mari Andersson and freshman Jana Juricova are currently competing in the 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Doubles Championship round of 16 at the George P. Mitchell Tennis Center in College Station, Texas.
2009 Campbell's / ITA College Tennis Rankings
Division I Women's Top 25
Final Poll - May 22, 2009
* 2009 NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Champion
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Rank/School
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W-L
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Avg.
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Previous
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1. Duke
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29-3
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83.98*
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3
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2. Northwestern
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28-2
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84.65
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1
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3. Georgia
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27-3
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79.07
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2
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4. California
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22-5
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77.77
|
9
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5. Notre Dame
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27-5
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74.84
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5
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6. Baylor
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27-5
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72.45
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4
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7. Miami (FL)
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26-5
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70.32
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6
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8. Georgia Tech
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17-8
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61.75
|
8
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9. USC
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21-3
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58.39
|
7
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10. Tennessee
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18-7
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53.89
|
10
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11. Clemson
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19-8
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53.49
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12
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12. UCLA
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19-7
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52.58
|
11
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13. Stanford
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19-5
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51.62
|
13
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14. Florida
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16-10
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49.65
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15
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15. Arkansas
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15-8
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49.02
|
14
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16. Fresno State
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24-6
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47.47
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16
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17. South Carolina
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17-11
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43.75
|
22
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18. Michigan
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18-7
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42.99
|
17
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19. Florida State
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17-8
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42.72
|
18
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20. North Carolina
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19-11
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38.47
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20
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21. Mississippi
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15-10
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38.01
|
21
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22. Vanderbilt
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11-9
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36.96
|
19
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23. SMU
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29-3
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35.09
|
23
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24. Louisiana State
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14-11
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32.51
|
25
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25. Kentucky
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13-11
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31.62
|
26
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