Despite entering the week with a 6-3 record, the Ohio State Women’s Tennis team is actually No. 5 in the most recent ITA rankings. © Provided by Buckeyes Wire Ohio State men’s tennis knocked out of ITA Indoor Championships by UNC To understand this, recognize that the ITA rankings are entirely computer-based. Every player is given a score, based on the opponents defeated and lost to. It’s not meant to be a particularly predictive ranking. The ranking only tells us about the quality of opponents and how well the team performed against them. Therefore, with wins over four teams in the Top 16 (and two more over teams in the Top 40), Ohio State’s rapid ranking rise is understandable. We can also understand why the three losses haven’t hurt the ranking too much, especially since all three are ranked in the Top 20. This brings us to Thursday night, when…
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