Posted by Gene Renfro - Tue, Mar 24, 2009 - [ Women's Tennis ] - Viewed 209 times

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union College held onto the No. 22 spot in the third edition of the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll released Tuesday by the organization.

The Lady Bulldogs are 7-1 overall with a 2-0 Appalachian Athletic Conference record. Union owns a six-match winning streak after losing to NCAA Division II foe Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) University.

Union collected 129 points which has the Lady Bulldogs four behind Hope International (Calif.) University.

Next on Union's schedule is the Blast-Off Classic this weekend at Shorter (Ga.) College. Shorter was placed 17th in the ranking. The Bulldogs' first opponent at the event is No. 23 Cumberland (Tenn.) University Friday. All ten teams in the event are ranked in the Top-25 poll with five in the Top-15.

Auburn (Ala.) University Montgomery received 12 first-place votes en route to 373 points and the No. 1 spot again. Auburn Montgomery has owned the top spot in every poll this season. Fresno Pacific (Calif.) University and two first-place votes were second. Berry (Ga.) College improved a spot up to No. 3. Concordia (Calif.) University made the leap from No. 7 to No. 4 and Azusa Pacific (Calif.) University slipped from third to fifth.

To view the entire poll, click here.

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