SMC Women's Tennis Ranked No. 1 in Region

The National Junior College Athletic Association recently released its final regular season women's tennis poll and, not surprisingly, is ranked No. 1 in Southern California. 

The rankings, administered by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, are based on head-to-head competition, strength of schedule and overall record. The Corsairs (15-1) are the top-ranked team, in front of Grossmont, Palomar, Riverside, Saddleback, Santa Barbara, Irvine Valley, San Diego Mesa, Ventura and Bakersfield.

, the Corsairs' top player, is ranked No. 2 in singles behind Jasmin Ortiz of Grossmont. SMC's and are No. 9 and No. 12, respectively, in singles. The pair is also the No. 2-ranked doubles team, behind Grossmont's Ortiz and Sharon Reibstein.

SMC routed Foothill Conference Champion Rio Hondo, 5-1, on Tuesday in the first round of the . The No. 1-seeded Corsairs will host No. 6 Riverside in the second round on Tuesday at 2 p.m. at . Riverside upset fourth-seeded Mt. San Antonio College, 5-1, in the first round.

Should the Corsairs prevail on Tuesday, they would host either third-seeded Grossmont or No. 7 Palomar in the dual regional finals May 4 at . Palomar upset No. 2-seeded Saddleback, 5-4, in the first round and Grossmont netted a 5-3 win over No. 5 Santa Barbara City.

Click here to see the complete NJCAA rankings list.