While the team portion of the season is over for the Stanford men’s and women’s tennis teams, the Cardinal nonetheless will have a presence when the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships get underway this week at Baylor University in Waco, Texas.
The singles competition begins Wednesday with doubles play following on Thursday.
Here’s a list of Stanford players competing:
Taylor Davidson, sophomore:
All-Pac-12 First Team honoree . . . ranked No. 19 nationally . . . 29-8 overall . . . 18-3 in duals, playing mainly at the No. 2 spot (16-3) . . . 11-5 in tournament play . . . 11-6 against nationally ranked opponents . . . 8-2 over past 10 matches . . . making second career appearance at NCAA Singles Championship, reaching second round as a freshman.
Caroline Doyle, sophomore:
All-Pac-12 Second Team recipient . . . ranked No. 25 nationally . . . 28-6 overall . . . 18-3 in duals, playing primarily at the No. 3 position (16-3) . . . 10-3 in tournament play . . . 10-5 against nationally ranked foes . . . had won eight in a row prior to loss against Georgia on Sunday . . . making second career appearance at NCAA Singles Championship, reaching second round as a freshman.
Carol Zhao, sophomore:
ITA Northwest Region Player to Watch . . . All-Pac-12 First Team honoree . . . No. 2 overall seed in tournament . . . ranked No. 2 nationally . . . claimed USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships title in October . . . 30-4 overall . . . 21-2 in duals, playing all of her matches at the No. 1 spot . . . 9-2 in tournament play . . . 17-2 against nationally ranked players . . . has won 10 in a row, with her last loss coming on March 22 . . . making second career appearance at NCAA Singles Championship, reaching round of 16 as a freshman.
Taylor Davidson/Carol Zhao:
Pac-12 Doubles Team of the Year, earning Stanford’s first honor since Alice Barnes and Anne Yelsey in 2006 . . . No. 2 overall seed in tournament . . . ranked No. 2 nationally . . . captured Pac-12 Championships title on April 26 . . . claimed NCTC Classic crown in January . . . 32-7 overall . . . 16-5 in duals, all at the No. 1 spot . . . 17-4 vs. nationally ranked duos . . . had won seven in a row before loss to Georgia on Sunday . . . making first appearance in NCAA Doubles Championship.
Caroline Doyle/Ellen Tsay:
Ranked No. 10 nationally . . . pocketed Freeman Invitational Championships crown in January . . . 28-8 overall . . . 15-5 in duals, all at the No. 2 spot . . . 13-3 in tournament play . . . 8-5 against nationally ranked tandems . . . three-match winning streak . . . have won eight of past 10 matches . . . making first appearance in NCAA Doubles Championship.
Tom Fawcett, freshman:
ITA Northwest Region Rookie of the Year . . . ranked No. 26 nationally . . . claimed USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships title in October, becoming first Cardinal player to win the event since Ryan Thacher (2011) and first Stanford freshman since KJ Hippensteel (1998) . . . 26-11 overall . . . 14-7 in duals, playing all his matches at the No. 1 spot . . . 12-4 in tournament play . . . 7-8 against nationally ranked players . . . making first career appearance at NCAA Singles Championship.
Senior John Morrissey/Senior Robert Stineman:
Ranked No. 9 nationally . . . 15-4 overall and in duals, with every match coming at the No. 1 spot . . . 6-3 against nationally ranked duos . . . 9-1 over past 10 matches . . . making first appearance in NCAA Doubles Championship.
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