The start of May brings the start of spring NCAA Championships. This week, four teams had their seedings and first-round match-ups announced:

Women’s Water Polo

Despite losing last weekend’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship to archrival UCLA, Stanford received the No. 1 seed for the eight-team NCAA Tournament, beginning May 11 in Los Alamitos, Calif.

The Cardinal (25-2) will first face No. 8-seed Wagner (17-13) next Friday at 5 p.m. The No. 2-seed Bruins (25-2) will face No. 7-seed Pomona-Pitzer (20-9) on Friday as well.

In other news, coach John Tanner was named MPSF Coach of the Year yesterday. It was his fourth such honor in 10 seasons on the Farm.

Women’s Tennis

The top-ranked Cardinal easily advanced into the NCAA Championship lineup this week, and will host No. 58 Sacramento State next Friday at 1 p.m., starting its run toward a fourth straight NCAA title.

The Cardinal also received NCAA bids for five singles competitors and one doubles team. Stanford’s five singles competitors are all in the nation’s top 50: seniors Theresa Logar and Anne Yelsey are No. 8 and No. 17, respectively; junior Celia Durkin is No. 14; sophomore Jessica Nguyen is No. 20; and freshman Lindsay Burdette is No. 41.

Burdette and Yelsey — the No. 21 doubles team in the nation — will compete for the NCAA doubles title, beginning May 23 in Athens, Georgia.

Men’s Tennis

Stanford did not receive a bid to the NCAA Championships, beginning May 23 in Athens, Georgia.

Matt Bruch, hot off his Pac-10 individual singles title, was named an at-large participant. The sophomore will challenge not only for the individual title, but also for the doubles title with sophomore partner Blake Muller.

Women’s Golf

The No. 11 Cardinal qualified for the NCAA West Regional, May 10-12 in St. George, Utah. Pac-10 champion Arizona State, No.1 nationally, and California will join the Cardinal in the 21-team field.