Wingate is listed in Campbell's ITA national and regional rankings
11/18/2009 4:52:36 PM
Skillman, N.J.----The Wingate University men’s tennis team is included in the recently released Campbell’s Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) national and regional rankings. The Bulldogs will enter the 2010 season with a national ranking of 44 and a Southeast regional ranking of 12.
The national ranking is the first men’s tennis national ranking in the school’s NCAA Division II history. In 2009, Wingate head coach Michael Cabana guided the Bulldogs to a perfect 8-0 SAC record and the school’s first-ever South Atlantic Conference regular season title. Wingate compiled a 12-6 overall record last year.
The Bulldogs finished the 2009 season by winning 10 of their final 12 matches. Two All-SAC selections return for the 2010 season: junior Braeden Patchell (Oakville, Ontario) and sophomore Bruno Pudence (Sao Paulo, Brazil). Cabana was named the SAC Coach of the Year last season.
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1896, Wingate University is a private four-year co-educational institution of 2,159 students offering active learning opportunities through personalized instruction, world travel, career discovery and community service.
Wingate offers more than 40 undergraduate majors in arts and sciences, business, communication, education, fine arts, music and sport sciences. It also offers graduate degrees in business, education, physician assistant studies and sport administration. In addition, the school awards the doctor of pharmacy and the doctor of education degrees.
Bulldog student-athletes compete in 17 NCAA Division II sports. Wingate University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past three years.
Wingate University is ranked number three among NCAA Division II Academic All-America® producing schools in the 2000’s with 34 honorees during this millennium. Only Pittsburg State (Kan.) University and Truman State (Mo.) University have produced more Academic All-America® honorees during this time period. Wingate’s 43 Academic All-America® honorees (lifetime) is tops among all SAC schools.