December 8, 2006

BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Four Virginia Tech tennis players have earned final fall singles rankings as released today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Men's players Arvid Puranen (No. 1), Nicolas Delgado (No.3) and Albert Larregola (No. 7) earned Northeast Region rankings while women's tennis player Inga Beermann is ranked No. 16 in the East Region.

Puranen (Sr., Lulea, Sweden), majoring in industrial & systems engineering, ended last year with a 20-15 singles record and advanced to the NCAA Championships in Stanford, Calif. He posted a 7-4 ACC record playing at the top of the Tech lineup. Puranen concluded the year ranked No. 54 nationally and No. 3 in the Northeast Region. Puranen was also selected to the VaSID All-State team and was named to the All-ACC Academic team as well as an ITA Scholar Athlete. During the recently completed fall campaign, Puranen won the ITA Northeast Regional tournament this fall and advanced to the ITA National Indoor Championship. He was 10-5 during the fall season and entered the year with a No. 34 national ranking.

Delgado (So., Madrid, Spain), a business major, had an outstanding fall where he posted a 10-4 record. He had a great run at the Northeast Regional tournament where he advanced to the quarterfinals. In his freshman year, Delgado had a 20-11 singles record and was 6-5 in ACC contests.

Larregola (Jr., Lleida, Spain), a university studies major, posted a 21-14 singles record last season and was 6-5 in the ACC playing primarily at the No. 2 and 3 positions. He also recorded 17 doubles victories for the Hokies and was a member of the All-ACC Academic team and was named an ITA Scholar Athlete. Larregola was hampered by injuries during the fall and posted a 4-2 record in limited action. He was ranked No. 91 in the fall preseason national rankings.

Beermann (So., Bad Salzuflen, Germany), an architecture major and a member of the 2006 ACC All-conference team, finished last season with a 29-9 overall record and ranked 52^nd in the nation. She became the first Virginia Tech women's tennis player to participate in the NCAA Tournament, making her way to the Round of 32 before bowing out. Beermann was also selected as the ITA's East Region Rookie of the Year and received the same award from the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). She was also selected to the All-ACC Academic team and was named an ITA Scholar Athlete. This fall, Beermann qualified for the ITA All-American in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

In doubles, Puranen and Larregola are ranked 12^th in the region while Beermann and J.J. Larson (Jr., Orchard Park, N.Y.) earned a No. 4 East Region ranking.