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For Immediate Release 2 December 2002
Southwest
Baptist’s men’s doubles team of Andras Bori and
Mark Eori are No. 1 in the Omni Hotels Collegiate Tennis Rankings
administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Bori and Eori captured the the Division II men's doubles title
in October at the Omni Hotels National Small College Tennis
Championships at the H.E.B. Tennis Center in Corpus Christi,
Texas. Bori and Eori beat Ferris State's (Mich.) Jason Cole
and Jan Talian 8-2 to capture the title.
Bori is ranked No. 3 nationally in singles. He finished in
third place at the national tournament in October.
“We were expecting our No. 1 doubles team and our No.
3 singles player to be ranked respectively since that is the
way the national tournament rounded out,” said SBU Head
Coach John Bryant.
Also ranked in the top singles was Mark Eori at No. 19.
The SBU men’s team is ranked No. 13 in the nation in
the newly released poll.
SBU is ranked No. 1 in the team rankings for the North Central
Region. Both Bori and Eori are No. 1 and No. 2 respectively
in the singles rankings. Johan Nortje is ranked No. 7 and
Peter Joos is ranked No. 8 in the region.
In doubles, the Eori/Bori duo is ranked No.1 with the duo
of Joos/Nortje at No. 8 in the region.
“I was expecting to be ranked No. 1 in doubles and to
have top honors in singles,” Bryant said. “We did
well both individually and as a team at the ITA Regional.”
The rankings do not reflect the entire SBU lineup for the
spring. Dante Cipulli will be eligible for competition in
the spring of 2003 and could be at the top of the Bearcat
lineup.
“The national and regional rankings don’t reflect
Dante in our lineup,” Bryant said. “Come February,
I would expect us to be somewhere in the 5-6 range as a team.
In reality, Dante should come in in the top 10 in February
when he starts in, and there is no reason Mark Eori isn’t
in the top 10, besides them not wanting to put three guys
from the same school in the top 10. All three are very capable
of being there.”
SBU will begin its season at No. 9 Washington University in
St. Louis at 6 p.m.
“The rankings are just for public relations,” Bryant
said. “Starting Feb. 1 we are into reality check. I feel
good about where we are viewed nationally. It shows we have
earned some respect, and it will be time to get it after it
come February.”
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