The Tusculum College Women's tennis team and several of its members have been recognized by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association by being included in the latest regional and national rankings.

The Pioneers (19-5) are 47th in this month's national poll, down three spots from the March survey, and ranked 10th in the latest ITA Southeast Region rankings. Individually, senior Kealee Heffner is ranked 18th in the Southeast Region in singles, while the doubles team of senior Amanda Sumner and sophomore Franziska Funke is ranked ninth.

Several Tusculum opponents are included in the latest Division II national rankings, including Northwood at #36, Indiana University of Pennsylvania at #38 and Wingate at #46. In addition, Georgia Gwinnett is tied for number one this week in the NAIA national poll.

Heffner finished the season with an 11-8 overall record, including a 6-5 mark in South Atlantic Conference matches. The Cumming, Georgia native sports a 2-2 record against other ranked Southeast Region players, including a win over #5 Carlotta Nassi of Queens who is ranked 21st nationally.

The doubles team of Funke and Sumner went 14-7 overall and 8-3 in conference matches. The pair had an 8-6 record at number-one doubles and a 6-1 mark in number-two doubles for the Pioneers, and went 1-1 against Southeast Region ranked teams.

The Pioneers finished the season in second place in the South Atlantic Conference with a 10-1 league mark, and have placed in the top three in the conference standings 14 times in their 17 seasons in the league.