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March 1st USTA Rankings Release, Purdue Chugs Past Illinois, Draws Out For Pacific Coast Doubles Championship, ITA Ann Lebedeff Leadership Award

The USTA released its top 25 on Wednesday with no change in either the men’s or women’s top 4. The women’s top four of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Stanford were all unanimous selections while the men’s top four of Virginia, Ohio State, Wake Forest, and North Carolina was near-unanimous with Wake missing out by just one vote. Northwestern and South Carolina were the only men’s schools to move more than two spots with Northwestern falling five spots to No. 18 while South Carolina fell three spots to No. 25. Auburn made the biggest jump on the women’s side coming up four spots to No. 8 after winning the...

Look Ahead + A Nice Comeback Story

Wednesdays are always a little quiet so I’ll look ahead a little to show you what’s in store for the rest of the week.Also make sure you click on the link and read the nice comeback story about William Jewell College’s Men’s and Women’s Head Coach Paul Worstell who has overcome acute lymphoblastic leukemia and made a successful return to the courts.  It wasn’t an easy road for Worstell who endured 9 rounds of chemotherapy and eventually had a life saving stem cell transplant but has come through it all .  Worstell’s Cardinals are currently 2-3 with a home match coming up this Saturday against Cowley...