Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest Puts Four Players in Final ITA Rankings
6/8/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Tennis
June 8, 2010
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Men's tennis players Steven Forman, Tripper Carleton, Iain Atkinson and Jonathan Wolff were all ranked in the final individual rankings released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association on Monday, marking the first time in program history that four Demon Deacons appeared in the final rankings.
Forman and Atkinson finished ranked No. 19 in doubles, while all four players made the Top 125 in singles. Forman, ranked No. 27, led the group in singles, followed by Carleton (No. 56), Atkinson (No. 95) and Wolff (No. 112).
The four were also ranked simultaneously on three other occasions during the season, with this being the first year that Wake Forest had ever had four ranked singles players.
Last month, Forman and Carleton competed in the NCAA Singles Championship, while Forman teamed with Atkinson in the NCAA Doubles Championship, reaching the quarterfinals for the third consecutive year.
Forman and Atkinson were named to the doubles All-America team, and Forman became the first player in program history to be named an All-American in three different seasons.
The senior also led the Deacs at the top spot in the singles lineup this season, posting a 24-12 overall record, including a 10-6 mark against ranked opponents. The Del Mar, Calif., native was named the 2010 ITA Senior Player of the Year for the Carolina Region.
Carleton was one of the best rookies that the program has ever seen and became the first freshman in Wake Forest history to be selected to the NCAA Singles Championship. The Jenkintown, Pa., native was ranked as high as No. 20 during the season, and went 11-6 at the No. 2 position.
In addition to his doubles success, Atkinson had his best singles year with an overall record of 22-16. The junior, who hails from Washington, England, started the year ranked in the Top 50.
Wolff, a junior from Sarasota, Fla., was one of the team's most consistent performers this season. His dual match record of 17-7 was second only to Forman's, and he posted a winning record at each of the No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 positions in the lineup.
Wake Forest finished No. 22 in the final team rankings after falling to top-seeded Virginia in the second round of the NCAA Championship, securing a Top 25 finish for the third time in the last four seasons. The Deacs advanced to the semifinals of the ACC Championships for the fourth consecutive year - a school record.
