BATON ROUGE — The LSU men’s tennis team (10-1) earned its highest ranking since 2000 on Tuesday when the Intercollegiate Tennis Association listed them ninth in the nation in its latest poll.
The Tigers, who were ranked 10th last week, beat then-No. 9 Texas A&M on Saturday in College Station. The Aggies fell to No. 11.
LSU is one of four teams from the Southeastern Conference listed in the top 10. They follow No. 5 Ole Miss, No. 7 Florida and No. 8 Georgia.
The Tigers will face their second consecutive top-10 opponent Friday when they take on Florida in Gainesville. The complete their SEC opening weekend against South Carolina on Sunday.
The Tigers’ only loss of the season came against Duke, who is currently ranked sixth.
New singles and doubles rankings will not be released until next week.