Huskers Return to ITA Rankings

Lincoln -- After a six-week absence, Nebraska returned to the ITA rankings April 27 at No. 70. The Huskers  (15-8 overall and 5-6 in the Big 12) have been ranked at the end of the regular season for eight straight years.

NU opened 2004 with a No. 68 preseason ranking. The Huskers rose to No. 67 Feb. 24 before slipping to No. 70 March 9 and eventually falling out of the poll March 16. Nebraska returned to the rankings with the help of a successful April in which it picked up four Big 12 Conference victories.

Nebraska travels to Norman, Okla., April 29 through May 2 for the Big 12 Conference Men’s and Women’s Tennis Tournament at the Headington Family Tennis Center. This season marks the eighth year for the single-elimination tournament, which determines the league’s automatic NCAA Tournament qualifiers.

The Huskers earned the seventh seed in the conference tournament after finishing seventh in the league standings. The Huskers’ finish is their highest since 2001, when they ended the season ranked sixth in the conference with a 6-5 mark.