AIKEN, S.C. – Both the University of South Carolina Aiken men's and women's tennis teams were ranked nationally in the final 2012 Intercollegiate Tennis Association NCAA Division II tennis rankings.

The USC Aiken men ended the year ranked 38^th, while the USC Aiken women closed out their year with a national ranking of 48^th.

The two teams both end the year nationally-ranked for the first time since 2008. The Pacer men have now been nationally-ranked in the final national tally in 10 consecutive seasons.

The Pacer men, who were nationally ranked all year, concluded their 2012 campaign with a 9-8 record overall. In the incredibly tough Peach Belt Conference the Pacers were 2-7.

The Pacer men are 10^th in the final ITA Southeast Region rankings. USC Aiken's Guilherme Destefani (Bauru, Brazil/Colegio Objetivo) is ranked 20^th regionally in singles.

The USC Aiken women's tennis team claimed a program-best seven wins in Peach Belt Conference action this past year. USC Aiken was 7-5 in league play in 2012.

The Pacer women closed out their 2012 campaign with a 13-8 record overall.

USC Aiken concluded its record-breaking season ranked eighth in the final ITA Southeast Region rankings. USC Aiken's Margot Simon (Nantes, France/St. Joseph de Loquidy) is ranked 16^th regionally in singles.