Monday, March 26, 2001

Johnson City, Tenn.-- The East Tennessee State women’s tennis team was ranked 57th nationally in the most recent release of the WingspanBank.com Collegiate Tennis Rankings.

The Buccaneers (5-4, 2-0 SoCon) are led by senior Paty Vega and junior Mami Inoue. Vega has won three straight matches at No. 1 singles, winning all of her matches this weekend at the University of Memphis Invitational. Inoue has the longest winning streak on the team, having won eight straight matches at No. 2 singles. The two play No. 1 doubles together and have won eight consecutive matches.

The next edition of the rankings will be published on Wednesday, March 28.

The Buccaneers return to action, also on Wednesday, March 28 as they travel to Tennessee Tech in Cookeville, Tenn.