Lightning strikes a second time for Stanford tennis
Forget Duck Hunting Season. For the No. 11 Stanford women’s tennis team (18-2, 8-2 Pac-12), Bear Hunting Season was in full swing on Thursday, as the Cardinal took down No. 6 Cal (20-5, 10-0 Pac-12) to...
View ArticleZhao’s tiebreakers carry Cardinal past Virgnia, into national semifinals
Half of Stanford’s singles lineup has been to the NCAA quarterfinals before — and beyond. But while it was senior Kristie Ahn, sophomore Krista Hardebeck and junior Ellen Tsay that had experienced the...
View ArticleTennis’ road to a repeat continues against North Carolina
With the win over No. 3 Virginia in its NCAA quarterfinal match on Saturday, No. 11 Stanford defeated the highest-seeded team that it will face the rest of the way in the tournament, regardless of how...
View ArticleNarrow defeat in NCAA semifinals ends run for women’s tennis
After yet another nail-biter of a match, the No. 11 Stanford women’s tennis team’s (20-3, 8-2 Pac-12) championship hopes ended after the Card fell 4-3 to No. 7 North Carolina (29-5, 12-2 ACC) in the...
View ArticleHardebeck, Ahn lead women’s tennis in NCAA singles openers
After a disappointing end to the team portion of the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships, No. 11 Stanford (20-3, 8-2 Pac-12) is coming back strong on the individual side after winning five of its six...
View ArticleAhn, Zhao advance to NCAA round of 16 in both singles and doubles
Success came in bunches for senior Kristie Ahn and freshman Carol Zhao at the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships on Thursday, with both winning their singles matches before pairing up to advance to the...
View ArticleAhn, Zhao knocked out of NCAA Tournament
The season came to a disappointing end for the No. 11 Stanford women’s tennis team (20-3, 8-2 Pac-12) on Friday as senior Kristie Ahn and freshman Carol Zhao ended their runs in the NCAA Division I...
View ArticlePromising future ahead for women’s tennis
Although the trophy count for the No. 11-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (20-3, 8-2 Pac-12) remains the same after this season, the school’s most decorated team is looking good for the future after...
View ArticleCarol Zhao caps fine run at the Bank of the West Classic with first WTA win
Stanford sophomore Carol Zhao picked a great time to notch her first career WTA win, as the 2014 singles All-American won her first match at the highest level of women’s tennis in a tournament on the...
View ArticleCarol Zhao captures USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships in all-Stanford...
In the finals of the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium, it was Stanford’s own sophomores Carol Zhao and Taylor Davidson who went head-to-head for the singles...
View ArticleSophomore trio leads women’s tennis into new season
Here’s a complete listing of schools that have three players in the top 15 of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s singles rankings: Florida, Stanford. And those three players for the Cardinal —...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis shines in dual season debuts
Last Thursday, the No. 8 Stanford women’s tennis team kicked off its 2015 dual season at home with a 6-1 win against No. 54 Princeton. The matchup provided Tigers coach Laura Granville her second...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis faces early road test
The Stanford women’s tennis team (2-0) travels to South Bend, Indiana, this Friday, for a double-header against non-conference opponents No. 19 Notre Dame (2-1) and No. 31 Ohio State (3-0). The No. 8...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis dominates play in South Bend
It could hardly have been a better weekend for the Stanford women’s tennis team (4-0), as they return to Palo Alto with wins over No. 19 Notre Dame and No. 31 Ohio State (3-1) in South Bend, Indiana....
View ArticleChallenges continue for women’s tennis against Harvard, Vanderbilt
The Stanford women’s tennis team has one more ‘tune-up’ match before facing their first truly formidable opponent at home this weekend. On Saturday, the No. 10 Cardinal will take on No. 46 Harvard at...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis notches two more wins
The No. 10 Stanford women’s tennis team (6-0) emerges from the weekend with two more victories notched under its belt. The Cardinal breezed by No. 46 Harvard but faced a steeper challenge against No....
View ArticleWomen’s tennis heads to Sunshine State
On the heels of another weekend sweep of ranked opponents, the No. 10 Cardinal women’s tennis team (6-0) will embark on its most difficult two-match stretch of the season when it heads to Gainesville,...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis falls barely short in Gainesville showdown
The No. 10 Stanford women’s tennis team (7-1) returns home from Gainesville, Florida with mixed results versus No. 16 Duke (4-5) and No. 2 Florida (8-1). The Cardinal made quick work of the Blue Devils...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis prepares to take on Bears
Two of the best women’s tennis programs in the country face off this weekend in what will be a match to remember: No. 7 Stanford and No. 8 Cal. The Cardinal enter the match with a very respectable 7-1...
View ArticleCardinal fall in toughly-contested Battle of the Bay
The No. 7 Stanford women’s tennis team (7-2) dropped a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to No. 8 Cal (7-2) this Sunday in a non-conference match between the teams. Led by Maegan Manasse, the No. 2 player in the...
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