LEBANON, Ill. – Following a win this past Sunday in No. 2 singles against the No. 22 ranked player in Division II singles, McKendree University graduate student Boriss Kamdem (Ghent, Beligium/University of Tulsa) is ranked 52nd in this week's ITA Division II Men's National Singles rankings that were released Thursday by the ITA.
 
Kamdem has posted an 8-2 overall record in singles, including a 5-1 record playing at the No. 2 spot in the in the Bearcats line-up. Along with being 8-2 in singles and 5-1 at No. 2 singles, Kamdem also won the Men's Singles Title at the ITA Circuit Event held during the fall season in St. Louis, Mo. Kamdem went 5-0 at the event and did not drop a set.
 
The University of Tulsa transfer moved into this week's rankings following his impressive 6-1, 6-4 win last Sunday at No. 2 singles over then No. 22 ranked Franco Oliva of Northwest Missouri State. Kamdem and junior Leonardo Frederico (Tijucas-Santa Cantrina, Brazil/Unicesumar) teamed up to earn a 6-3 win at No. 1 doubles over Northwest Missouri State's No. 43 nationally ranked tandem of Oliva and Andrea Zamurri.
 
Kamdem is the second Bearcat to be ranked this season in the ITA National Singles Rankings as Frederico was ranked 61st in singles in last week's national rankings.
 
In this week's national singles player rankings, Kamdem is one of eight men's singles players from the Great Lakes Valley Conference ranked in the Top 75 nationally in singles with the highest ranked player being University of Indianapolis' Tom Niklas Zeuch, who is ranked 34th this week after being ranked 27th last week.
 
The Bearcats, thanks to Kamdem's play, have gotten off to a 7-1 start so far this season, including opening the season with a program best start of 7-0. The Bearcats lone loss was a 5-2 setback last Sunday against then 25th-ranked Northwest Missouri State played at The Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.