STANFORD, Calif. – In yet another memorable campaign for Stanford women’s tennis, the program reached the NCAA quarterfinals for the 39th time in 42 NCAA Tournaments and won program’s third consecutive Pac-12 Tournament title. Two players were named All-Americans while a host of other Cardinal student-athletes earned conference and regional honors.
CHAMPIONS AGAIN
Stanford put together a 25-3 overall campaign, including an 8-1 mark in Pac-12 competition and a 13-1 mark at Taube Family Tennis Center.
Following a fall slate that included a consolation singles victory at the ITA Fall National Championships from Connie Ma, Stanford won its first five matches, including a 4-3 win over No. 2 Texas A&M in San Diego. Stanford won two of three contests as part of a semifinal appearance the ITA Indoor National Championship, 4-0 over No. 8 Florida and 4-1 over No. 12 Ohio State. Overall, the Cardinal went 7-2 against top-10 opponents in the spring.
An 8-1 conference mark earned Stanford the No. 2 seed at the Pac-12 Championship in Ojai in late April. Stanford rolled through its opponents, capturing its sixth Pac-12 Tournament in seven tries with victories over No. 41 Arizona (4-0), No. 11 USC (4-2) and No. 10 California (4-0). The final Pac-12 Tournament featured the Cardinal’s third consecutive title and second championship consecutive sweep. Beginning in 2017, the league hosted seven team tournaments and Stanford won six (no event in 2020). The Cardinal finished 19-1 all-time at the Pac-12 Tournament. Angelica Blake was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Katherine Hui Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, while Lele Forood was honored as the Pac-12 Coach of the Year for the eighth time.
In the NCAA Tournament, Stanford downed UMass (4-0) and No. 32 LSU (4-0) to reach the Sweet 16, and picked off No. 14 North Carolina State in the Super Regional (4-0), to advance to Stillwater. The second-seeded Cardinal’s run for a 22nd national championship ended in the quarterfinals, a 4-1 loss to No. 7 Georgia.
CARDINAL, WHITE & BLUE
Stanford featured a pair of ITA All-Americans in singles, as Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova both earned national honors for the second times in their careers.
Academically, Ma was named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for women’s tennis, and teammates Valencia Xu (first team) and Alexandra Yepifanova (second team) joined her as Academic All-Americans.
Ma picked up a pair of ranked wins as part of a run to the round of 16 at the…
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