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Cal Poly Women's Tennis Ranked No. 68 in Final ITA Poll
5/22/2024 10:00:00 AM | Women's Tennis
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — After an historic 2024 campaign that resulted in the Mustangs capturing their second Big West title, the Cal Poly women's tennis program finished the season ranked No. 68 in the final ITA team rankings released Wednesday.
The ranking is the highest for the program since Cal Poly checked in at No. 65 in the April 20, 2022 poll. It's also the highest end-of-season ranking for the Mustangs since finishing the 2021 season ranked No. 62 in the nation.
As the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament, Cal Poly made an incredible run to win its second Big West Championship in program history and first since 2003. The triumph allowed the Mustangs to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships for the third time in school history. Cal Poly became the first No. 5 seed to win the Big West Championship and only the second No. 5 seed or higher to capture the conference title, joining No. 7 seed Pacific in 2000.
In its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2011, Cal Poly fought valiantly but fell to No. 11 seed USC 4-0 in the First Round. The Mustangs finished the year with a 13-9-1 record, marking the second time in program history the team has recorded 13 or more victories in four consecutive seasons (2021-24) — the other time being 1988-91 when the program was in Division II.
Graduate student Melissa LaMette, fifth year Delanie Dunkle and juniors Peyton Dunkle and Romane Mosse all earned All-Big West honors, and head coach Ellie Edles Williams was named Big West Coach of the Year. The future is bright for the Mustangs as well as they only lose two players from this year's team to graduation.
The ranking is the highest for the program since Cal Poly checked in at No. 65 in the April 20, 2022 poll. It's also the highest end-of-season ranking for the Mustangs since finishing the 2021 season ranked No. 62 in the nation.
As the No. 5 seed in the conference tournament, Cal Poly made an incredible run to win its second Big West Championship in program history and first since 2003. The triumph allowed the Mustangs to punch their ticket to the NCAA Championships for the third time in school history. Cal Poly became the first No. 5 seed to win the Big West Championship and only the second No. 5 seed or higher to capture the conference title, joining No. 7 seed Pacific in 2000.
In its first appearance in the NCAA Tournament since 2011, Cal Poly fought valiantly but fell to No. 11 seed USC 4-0 in the First Round. The Mustangs finished the year with a 13-9-1 record, marking the second time in program history the team has recorded 13 or more victories in four consecutive seasons (2021-24) — the other time being 1988-91 when the program was in Division II.
Graduate student Melissa LaMette, fifth year Delanie Dunkle and juniors Peyton Dunkle and Romane Mosse all earned All-Big West honors, and head coach Ellie Edles Williams was named Big West Coach of the Year. The future is bright for the Mustangs as well as they only lose two players from this year's team to graduation.
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