With history on its side, women’s tennis kicks off quest for national title
Stanford women’s tennis is used to being underestimated on the national stage. The Cardinal were seeded 12th in 2013 NCAA Tournament, the year they last won the national title. This year they are...
View ArticleDavidson’s three-set thriller sets up Round of 16 match between rivals...
No. 15 Stanford women’s tennis (16-5, 9-1 Pac-12) advanced to the Round of 16 of the NCAA Championships this weekend with victories over Texas A&M Corpus Christi (24-1, 11-0 Southland) and No 19....
View ArticleWomen’s tennis to face rival Florida in Round of 16
No. 12 Stanford women’s tennis faces a particularly challenging match in the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships, as the Cardinal will play longtime rival and No. 1-ranked Florida on Thursday in...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis upsets Gators, moves on to 33rd NCAA quarterfinal
Yet another chapter was written in one of the great rivalries in college sports on Thursday, as 15th-seeded Stanford women’s tennis (17-5, 9-1 Pac-12) knocked off second-seed Florida (23-3, 13-0 SEC)...
View ArticleDramatic win over Michigan sends women’s tennis through to Final Four
It wasn’t pretty, but Stanford women’s tennis got the job done. No. 15 seed Stanford (18-5, 9-1 Pac-12) pulled out a nail-biting 4-3 victory over tenth-seeded Michigan (23-7, 10-1 Big Ten) in the...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis upsets defending champion Vanderbilt to face Oklahoma State...
When Caroline Lampl found herself in position to clinch a semifinal victory for Stanford (19-5, 9-1 Pac-12) over defending NCAA champion Vanderbilt, she knew exactly what to do. After all, Lampl had...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis: a season in review
Miss out on Stanford women’s tennis’ wild 2015-2016 season? Relive some of the team’s most notable moments here… Dropped under .500 for the first time in program history, at 1-2 in February Dropped to...
View ArticleAnatomy of a title: Freshmen Lord and Lampl earn key wins
Stanford women’s tennis had more questions than certainty regarding its lineup going into the 2015-16 season, an unusual situation given the Cardinal’s long-established role as the standard-bearer of...
View ArticleAnatomy of a title: Zhao’s return helps ignite championship run
On a Saturday night late in February, Stanford head coach Lele Forood called her team together for a special announcement. It had been a rough start to the season for the Cardinal, whose two matches...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis edges Oklahoma State for 18th national title
Down a set and facing match point, junior Taylor Davidson and the Stanford Cardinal’s hopes of an NCAA title were quickly fading. On Court 2, Oklahoma State’s No. 44-ranked Vladica Babic had a...
View ArticleCardinal well-represented at 2016 Bank of the West Classic
Stanford women’s tennis will see its fair share of action during the following week in the 2016 Bank of the West Classic at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, headlined by newly turned professional athlete...
View ArticlePhotos: Cardinal at The Bank of The West Classic 2016
Photos by Mike Kheir and Rahim Ullah
View ArticleWomen’s tennis begins championship defense against Hornets
No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis continues the opening stride of its regular season this Wednesday, hosting Sacramento State after emerging from their season home opener on Friday with a 7-0 victory over...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis sweeps Sacramento State at home
The defending NCAA Champion and No. 4 ranked Stanford women’s tennis (2-0) swept Sacramento State (1-5) 5-0 at home on Wednesday afternoon. Stanford won all six singles – which were played first due to...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis continues dominance over Spartans
The No. 4-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team continued its dominant season on Tuesday afternoon as they swept San Jose State in a 7-0 victory. This is the team’s third straight victory without giving...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis thwarts familiar foe OSU
No. 5 Stanford women’s tennis (4-0) rebounded after a slow start against No. 6 Oklahoma State (8-2) on Friday evening, winning 4-1 in a fiercely contested rematch of last year’s NCAA championship. As...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis falls to undefeated Florida
No. 5 Stanford (4-1) came up short against No. 1 Florida (8-0) on Sunday, falling 4-1 in the latest chapter of the fiercest rivalry in college women’s tennis. The Cardinal finished 1-1 in their first...
View ArticleNo. 25 women’s tennis takes close match against No. 7 Vanderbilt
Stanford freshmen Emily Arbuthnott and Emma Higuchi helped No. 25 Stanford women’s tennis (5-1) slip past No. 7 Vanderbilt (5-4) 4-3 this Sunday at home in a dual that featured four three-setters....
View ArticleNo. 16 women’s tennis looks to continue 11-game winning streak at home
No. 16 Stanford women’s tennis (5-1) prepares for a weekend at home as they host Fresno State (3-4) on Friday before welcoming No. 31 Texas (4-3) on Saturday for their two final out-of-conference...
View ArticleWomen’s tennis stays undefeated at home
No. 16 Stanford women’s tennis (7-1) stays unbeaten at home this season as it earned two victories this weekend, blanking Fresno State (3-5) on Friday before slipping by Texas (4-4) 4-2 on Saturday. On...
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