Harijanto And Popescu Regionally Ranked

The duo is ranked fifth in the east; Harijanto 28th in singles

Diana Popescu

BUFFALO, NY – The University at Buffalo women’s tennis team, who will be looking to defend their Mid-American Conference Championship this spring, has already gotten some preseason accolades as the ITA Regional Rankings were released on Tuesday afternoon. The Bulls are represented in both the singles and doubles rankings.

Fresh off their impressive showing at the ITA Regionals in October, Denise Harijanto (Jakarta, Indonesia) and Diana Popescu (Alexandria, Romania/AL. I. Cuza) have been ranked as the fifth best doubles team in the East Region. Harijanto and Popescu reached the semifinal round at the ITA Regionals, which is the furthest any UB duo has advanced at that tournament. The pair went 5-2 during the fall season and are now 25-11 together in their career.

Denise Harijanto

Individually, Harijanto is ranked 28th in the East Region. She had an impressive showing at the ITA Regionals, winning two matches to makes the main draw and advancing all the way to the third round of singles action. Harijanto went 7-1 during the fall season, including winning her flight at the MAC Invitational at Western Michigan earlier in the fall. Last season, Harijanto went 21-11 in singles play.

The Bulls will begin their spring season on Saturday, Jan. 31 at Brown.