Regional Team Rankings
Regional Singles Rankings
Regional Doubles Rankings
NEWARK, NJ — The Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) released its annual regional rankings, and the NJIT women's tennis team earned recognition both as a team and individually following a historic 2025-26 season.
The Highlanders were ranked No. 9 in the ITA Northeast Region after compiling a 16-7 overall record. Individually, senior Laura Wipfli was ranked No. 6 in the Northeast Region singles rankings, while the doubles team of Irene Cocero and Wipfli earned a No. 7 regional ranking.
NJIT concluded its 2025-26 campaign with a runner-up finish at the Big South Conference Championship, falling to second-seeded Charleston Southern, 4-2, in the title match on April 18.
Competing in its first-ever Big South Championship, fourth-seeded NJIT put together an impressive postseason run. The Highlanders defeated No. 5 Presbyterian and top-seeded Longwood to advance to the championship match, marking the program's first conference tournament final appearance.
The Highlanders' 16 victories marked the fifth consecutive season with double-digit wins. NJIT also posted a 10-2 record at home inside the Naimoli Family Athletic and Recreational Facility.
Wipfli capped her collegiate career with a No. 6 regional singles ranking after an outstanding senior campaign. She earned Big South First Team Singles, Big South First Team Doubles, and Big South All-Academic Team honors, while also being selected Big South Women's Tennis Player of the Week three times.
During the regular season, Wipfli compiled a 20-5 singles record, highlighted by a 12-match winning streak from Jan. 24 through March 6. She went undefeated at No. 1 singles (3-0) during the 2026 Big South Women's Tennis Championship and added two doubles victories to help lead NJIT to the conference championship match. Wipfli finished the season with a 23-5 overall singles record and was named to the CSC Academic All-District Team. She graduated with a degree in business on May 22.
The doubles tandem of Wipfli and Cocero closed their careers ranked No. 7 in the Northeast Region. The pair posted a 16-6 regular-season record and assembled a 12-match winning streak from Feb. 7 through April 4. They added two more wins at the Big South Championship to finish the season with a 18-6 overall doubles mark.
Wipfli and Cocero have now been ranked in the ITA Northeast Region doubles rankings in each of the last three seasons, cementing their place among the program's most accomplished doubles teams.
As a team, the Highlanders have maintained a presence in the ITA Northeast Regional Rankings for three straight seasons, achieving their highest ranking in program history at No. 7 during the 2024-25 and 2023-24 seasons.
