FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (September 7, 2021) – Jumping 32 spots from the final ITA Rankings of the 2020-21 season,
Gina Dittmann enters her sophomore season at No. 85 in the nation.
Currently holding a 13-match win streak in singles dual matches, Dittmann wrapped up her freshman season with an impressive performance against Pepperdine's Ashley Lahey, who finished her season at No. 51. With the match unfinished at 6-2, 2-3 in favor of Dittmann, the Big Sky Conference MVP and Freshman of the Year just missed getting her second career victory over a ranked opponent.
In March Dittmann earned a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Pacific's Klara Kosan, who opened the 2020-21 season at No. 51 and ranked No. 70 when she faced NAU.
Dittmann stands as the lone player from the Mountain Region in the ITA Rankings, which helped lead to her bid into the main draw of the 2021 Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Women's All-American Championship. One of 21 automatic qualifiers in the main draw, Dittmann earned the region's Rookie of the Year award during the spring. Finishing her first collegiate season atop the region rankings, Dittmann ranked No. 117 in the ITA's final rankings.
It will be Dittmann's first appearance at the ITA All-American Championships, scheduled for Oct. 4-10 at LTP Tennis Club in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Chiara Tomasetti is the most recent Lumberjack to qualify for the ITA All-American Championships, having played in the tournament back in 2019 early on in her senior season.
Dittmann's ranking is also the highest for a Lumberjack since Tomasetti landed at No. 45 in the final rankings of the shortened 2019-20 season.
The main draw of the tournament is tentatively set to begin on Wednesday, Oct. 6 with one round in the main draw and consolation bracket being held each day through Sunday, Oct. 10.
