The first Big Ten women's tennis weekly release, featuring up-to-date standings, schedules, rankings and more, is now available online. Click here to see the complete release on the Big Ten website.
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Nine Big Ten women's tennis teams again appear in the Campbell/ITA National Team Rankings, released on Thursday. Michigan leads the way, moving up one spot to No. 7 in the latest poll. Northwestern checks in at No. 23 to round out the conference teams in the top 25. Illinois holds No. 28 with No. 30 Iowa, No. 32 Ohio State, No. 44 Indiana, No. 52 Purdue, No. 71 Minnesota and No. 74 Wisconsin each taking spots in the national top 75.
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Michigan's Sam Critser reels in her first Big
Ten women's tennis Athlete of the Week award after helping the eighth-ranked
Wolverines to back-to-back wins at ITA Kickoff Weekend. Critser won two singles matches, including one against the 10th-ranked player in the country.
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JANUARY 26
Pittsburgh at PENN STATE - 4 p.m. ET
JANUARY 27
Akron at MICHIGAN STATE - 3 p.m. ET
JANUARY 29
#25 ILLINOIS vs. #28 South Florida - 10 a.m. ET [1]
#44 Harvard at #20 NORTHWESTERN - 10 a.m. ET [2]
Marquette at #50 PURDUE - Noon ET
#30 IOWA at #13 Georgia Tech - 2 p.m. ET [1]
#59 Auburn at #8 MICHIGAN [3]
JANUARY 30
Green Bay at #74 WISCONSIN - 9 a.m. CT
Marquette at #45 INDIANA - 10 a.m. ET
Illinois State at #50 PURDUE - Noon ET
#33 OHIO STATE at #12 Tennessee - 2 p.m. ET [4]
Northern Illinois at #74 WISCONSIN - 3 p.m. CT
Cincinnati at #45 INDIANA - 4 p.m. ET
#25 ILLINOIS vs. #30 IOWA/#13 Georgia Tech - TBA [1]
#30 IOWA vs. #25 ILLINOIS/#28 South Florida - TBA [1]
#18 Southern California/#46 N.C. State at #8 MICHIGAN - TBA [3]
#38 Boise State/#34 Nebraska at #20 NORTHWESTERN - TBA [2]
JANUARY 31
#33 OHIO STATE vs. #17 Mississippi/#27 Southern Methodist - TBA [4]
Legend
[1] ITA Kickoff Weekend - Atlanta, Ga.
[2] ITA Kickoff Weekend - Evanston, Ill.
[3] ITA Kickoff Weekend - Ann Arbor, Mich.
[4] ITA Kickoff Weekend - Knoxville, Tenn.
Big Ten women's tennis boasts nine ranked teams in the ITA National Team Rankings, released on Tuesday. All nine teams began the season ranked in the top 75 and seven of the nine hold the same ranks as they did in the first poll. Michigan again leads the way at No. 8, while Northwestern checks in at No. 20 and Illinois maintains No. 25. Iowa (No. 30), Ohio State (No. 33), Indiana (No. 45) and Purdue (No. 50) each remain in the same spots in the latest rankings, while Minnesota moves up one to No. 71. Wisconsin checks in at No. 74 to round out the rankings.
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Minnesota freshman Natallia Pintusava earns Big Ten Athlete of the Week accolades after scoring three points, including a win at No. 1 singles against 27th-ranked Michaela Kissell of Marshall, for the Golden Gophers against the No. 53 Thundering Herd and Kentucky over the weekend.
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JANUARY 21
#9 NORTHWESTERN at #26 Vanderbilt - 2:30 p.m. CT
#72 MINNESOTA at #53 Marshall - 4 p.m. ET
JANUARY 22
#74 WISCONSIN at Old Dominion - 9 a.m. ET
Western Michigan at #45 INDIANA - 9:30 a.m. ET
Akron at PENN STATE - 11 a.m. ET
#4 Notre Dame at #25 ILLINOIS - Noon CT
#30 IOWA at Northern Iowa - Noon CT
#72 MINNESOTA vs. Kentucky - Noon ET [1]
Cincinnati at #50 PURDUE - 1 p.m. ET
JANUARY 23
IPFW at MICHIGAN STATE - 10 a.m. ET
#74 WISCONSIN at William & Mary - 10 a.m. ET
Xavier at #45 INDIANA - 11 a.m. ET
Cincinnati at #33 OHIO STATE - 11 a.m. ET
#13 Tennessee at #25 ILLINOIS - Noon CT
Western Michigan at #8 MICHIGAN - Noon ET
#9 NORTHWESTERN at #16 Georgia Tech - Noon ET
Ball State at #45 INDIANA - 4 p.m. ET
Detroit at MICHIGAN STATE - 4 p.m. ET
Cleveland State at #33 OHIO STATE - 7 p.m. ET
Legend
[1] Huntington, W. Va.
Michigan's Denise Muresan has been named Big Ten Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week, the conference office announced on Tuesday. Muresan won the singles title, going 3-0 in singles matches, and won two doubles contests at the Michigan Invitational over the weekend.
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JANUARY 14
#45 INDIANA at Georgia Invitational - All Day
#9 NORTHWESTERN at Wildcat Spring Invitational - All Day
#33 OHIO STATE at OSU Varsity Open - All Day
JANUARY 15
#25 ILLINOIS at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
#45 INDIANA at Georgia Invitational - All Day
#30 IOWA at FSU Seminole Invitational - All Day
#8 MICHIGAN at Michigan Invitational - All Day
#9 NORTHWESTERN at Wildcat Spring Invitational - All Day
#33 OHIO STATE at OSU Varsity Open - All Day
#50 PURDUE at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
JANUARY 16
#25 ILLINOIS at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
#45 INDIANA at Georgia Invitational - All Day
#30 IOWA at FSU Seminole Invitational - All Day
#8 MICHIGAN at Michigan Invitational - All Day
#9 NORTHWESTERN at Wildcat Spring Invitational - All Day
#33 OHIO STATE at OSU Varsity Open - All Day
#50 PURDUE at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
JANUARY 17
#25 ILLINOIS at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
#30 IOWA at FSU Seminole Invitational - All Day
#8 MICHIGAN at Michigan Invitational - All Day
#50 PURDUE at Hilton Garden Inn Eagle Classic - All Day
Big Ten women's tennis begins play this weekend, with seven conference teams set to compete for the first time in 2011. The Big Ten dual-match season begins on Feb. 5 with Northwestern hosting Minnesota. The conference championships are set for April 28-May 1 at Michigan.
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