NC State's Eric Jackson Ranked 73rd In Preseason Rankings

9/11/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf

RALEIGH, NC (September 11, 2000) -- NC State senior Eric Jackson is ranked 73rd in the nation in the preseason edition of the WingspanBank.com collegiate tennis rankings of Division I tennis released today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.

Jackson, a native of Stone Mountain, Ga., captured All-ACC honors last season for the Wolfpack, compiling a 13-7 singles record. For his career, Jackson has a 48-22 overall singles record, including a winning percentage of .615 against ACC competition. Jackson also finished the season with a regional singles ranking of 22nd and a regional doubles ranking of 15th, which he shared with 1999 team captain Keith Salmon.

Jackson has also been invited to play in the main draw of the opening leg of the ITAs Grand Slam, the T. Rowe Price National Intercollegiate Clay Court Championships. Play starts Thursday, September 21 at the Suburban Club in Pikesville, Md. and will conclude Sunday, September 24.