“We are very excited to have Alexis and Emma join the team this fall,” said Lele Forood, Stanford’s Peter and Helen Bing Director of Women’s Tennis. “They will both bring a lot of talent, experience and energy to the team as we continue to build a championship caliber roster.”
The Cardinal is a 20-time NCAA champion, most recently winning back-to-back titles in 2018 and 2019. Last year, the Cardinal advanced to the Super Regionals after winning the Pac-12 Tournament and will return nearly its full lineup of players.
Alexis Blokhina • San Francisco, Calif. • Broward Virtual School
Quick Highlights: Ranked as high as No. 4 nationally by Tennis Recruiting and as high as No. 1 by USTA … career-high ranking of 774th in the world by the WTA and 25th in the ITF junior rankings … Indian Wells (Easter Bowl) junior singles champion in 2022, finishing as runner-up in doubles … semifinalist at 2022 International Open of San Diego … has played in 11 women’s pro tournaments in singles, with a semifinal finish at the W25 Orlando in 2022 … best singles performance at a Grand Slam was the Round of 16 at the 2021 U.S. Open … quarterfinalist in doubles at the 2022 Australian Open … youngest player to ever win the girls’ 18s USTA Florida “Bobby Curtis” Junior State Singles Championship, doing so at the age of 13 … USTA Level 2 national champion at the 12s, 14s and 16s levels … USTA 14s Gold Ball recipient for clay court doubles … competed in all four Grand Slams in both singles and doubles by the age of 17 … practiced with Venus Williams prior to competing at Wimbledon in 2022 … won a gold medal in singles and doubles with Team USA at the Maccabiah Games in Israel the summer of 2022.
Why Stanford?: “At Stanford, I can fulfill my dreams and aspirations, combining strong academics and a top competitive environment. Tennis is not just a sport for me, it is my life, and I believe at Stanford, I can get a high-quality education, continue my tennis training, and, eventually, play on the Pro Tour after graduation.”
Personal: Daughter of Lyana Blokhina and Oleg Blokhin … has a younger brother, Nathan… born in Redwood City, California … Moved to Miami, Florida at the age of 10 to play tennis where family currently resides … enjoys horseback riding and volunteering…
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