The Tusculum College Women's tennis team is ranked 10th in the Southeast Region in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Division II rankings, released this week.

The Pioneers climbed into the rankings after winning seven of their last eight matches, including victories over 49th-ranked Anderson on Feb. 23 and 43rd-ranked West Liberty on March 13. Tusculum is 9-2 overall, with its only losses coming to Francis Marion and Young Harris, ranked third and fourth, respectively, in the region this week.

Armstrong Atlantic holds the number-one spot in the region rankings, followed by Columbus State, Francis Marion, Young Harris and Clayton State in the top five. Augusta State is ranked sixth, trailed by Georgia College, Erskine, Wingate and Tusculum. Updated national rankings will be released next week.

The Pioneers have an immediate showdown with a regionally-ranked opponents as they travel to Wingate Friday afternoon for a 2 p.m. match. The Bulldogs were ranked 34th in the latest national poll, which was released at the end of February.