The University of Iowa men's tennis team climbed in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) rankings Tuesday to No. 43, up from No. 66 just one week ago. Last season, Iowa reached as high as No. 45. This season's ranking is the highest by an Iowa tennis team since 1997 when the rankings were expanded to 75 teams.
Iowa, who begins Big Ten competition at home against Nebraska on March 11, has been nationally ranked since the ITA released preseason rankings on Jan. 5.