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Twenty-four individuals and 12 doubles pairings from the Big 12 were ranked in the 2019-20 Preseason ITA National Rankings, as announced Tuesday by the organization. Big 12 men earned 12 singles and eight doubles nods, while the women earned 12 singles and four doubles spots. Additionally, two student-athletes were named in the top-10 freshmen/newcomers rankings.
On the men’s side, five student-athletes from the Conference landed inside the singles’ top-25, led by No. 2 Christian Sigsgaard of Texas, the reigning Big 12 Co-Player of the Year. The Longhorns have two of the top five ranked men’s singles players with Sigsgaard and No. 4 Yuya Ito. Baylor’s Matias Soto was next up at No. 14, followed by No. 18 Alastair Gray of TCU and No. 19 Matej Vocel of Oklahoma State.
Partners Parker Wynn and Bjorn Thomson from Texas Tech earned the No. 2 ranking on the men’s doubles list, the highest of any Big 12 institution. All six Big 12 men’s tennis programs had a doubles team ranked at No. 35 or higher.
For the women, Texas twin sisters Anna and Bianca Turati led the way on the women’s singles rankings at No. 17 and No. 19, respectively. Four other Big 12 schools had a student-athlete included in the top-100. The Turati’s were also ranked on the women’s doubles list at No. 26 overall, five spots behind the highest-ranked Big 12 women’s pairing of Jasmine Asghar and Ivana Corley of Oklahoma.
Additionally, TCU’s Tadeas Paroulek was ranked No. 3 on the list of men’s top freshmen/newcomers, while Oklahoma State’s Ayumi Miyamoto checked in at No. 7 on the women’s list.
Men’s Singles
2. Christian Sigsgaard, Texas
4. Yuya Ito, Texas
14. Matias Soto, Baylor
18. Alastair Gray, TCU
19. Matej Vocel, Oklahoma State
39. Parker Wynn, Texas Tech
44. Sven Lah, Baylor
47. Jake Van Emburgh, Oklahoma
49. Adrian Boitan, Baylor
86. Luc Fomba, TCU
92. Bertus Kruger, TCU
122. Chih Chi Huang, Texas
Men’s Doubles
2. Parker Wynn/Bjorn Thomson, Texas Tech
14. Sven Lah/Adrian Boitan, Baylor
17. Christian Sigsgaard/Yuya Ito, Texas
18. Matej Vocel/Dominik Kellovsky, Oklahoma State
22. Alastair Gray/Jacob Fearnley, TCU
35. Jake Van Emburgh/Stefano Tsorotiotis, Oklahoma
38. Bertus Kruger/Luc Fomba, TCU
39. Emile Hudd/Mathieu Scaglia, Oklahoma State
Men’s Top Freshmen/Newcomers
3. Tadeas Paroulek, TCU
Women’s Singles
17. Anna Turati, Texas
19. Bianca Turati, Texas
21. Oleksandra Korashvili, Oklahoma
39. Livia Kraus, Baylor
43. Lisa Marie Rioux, Oklahoma State
67. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat, Oklahoma State
82. Martina Capurro, Oklahoma
99. Maty Cancini, Iowa State
100. Jessica Hinojosa, Baylor
106. Maria Linares, Kansas State
119. Sofia Smagina, Kansas
T122. Maria Toran Ribes, Kansas
Women’s Doubles
21. Jasmine Asghar/Ivana Corley, Oklahoma
26. Anna Turati/Bianca Turati, Texas
T27. Catherine Gulihur/Alana Wolfberg, Oklahoma State
56. Maria Toran Ribes/Malkia Ngounoue, Kansas
Women’s Top Freshmen/Newcomers
7. Ayumi Miyamoto, Oklahoma State
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