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Women fall in quarters
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The No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team officially finished its season yesterday, bowing out of the NCAA Championships much earlier than expected.
Barte advances to NCAA second round
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A day after being named the 2008 ITA National Rookie of the Year, freshman Hilary Barte advanced in the NCAA Singles Championship with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 opening round win over UNLV’s Elena Gantcheva.
Card falls in quarters
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After enduring one of its more difficult seasons in recent memory, the No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team fell 4-1 to No. 5 Baylor at the quarterfinals of the 2008 NCAA Championships.
Stanford cruises into quarterfinals
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The No. 4 Cardinal women kicked off their opening round of 16 in Tulsa, Okla. with a 4-0 shutout of No. 13 Clemson, perhaps one of the hottest teams in the field.
Round of 16 awaits Stanford
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Opening the 2008 NCAA Tournament on the Farm, the No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team punched its ticket to Tulsa, Okla. with two wins over the weekend.
No. 4 Stanford set for NCAA Tournament
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Despite making its 27th consecutive appearance at the NCAA Tournament this afternoon, the No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team has a different feel coming into this year’s championships.
Barte takes over for Card
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Freshman Hilary Barte of the Stanford women’s tennis team has certainly put on a show for the Cardinal fans.
Card loses in conference tourney
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After capturing its 21st consecutive conference title, the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team was expecting to be well-represented and ready to contend at the 2008 Pac-10 Championships.
Women look to stay on top of Pac-10
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The Pacific-10 Conference is never easy.
The Pac-10 women represent 29 of the top 125 singles players in the nation and 10 doubles teams in the top 60.
So on Thursday, when all convene in Ojai, Calif. for the Pac-10 Championships, it will certainly be interesting to see who comes out on top.
Women's Tennis wins 21st consecutive Pac-10 title
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Cal, who? In the Pacific-10 Conference, Stanford is all there is in women’s tennis.
And, for the 21st straight season, the No. 4 Cardinal women proved it once again by taking home the conference title with a 5-2 win over California.
Card seeks revenge over Bears
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As the No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team gears up for the Big Game, there isn’t much love for the cross-Bay rivals, especially after an early season loss to them in February.
Cardinal ladies cruise to third straight shutout
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The No. 4 Stanford women’s tennis team blanked UC Davis 7-0 in a rescheduled match yesterday — its second to last of the regular season — heading into a showdown between the top two teams in the Pac-10.
Women weather travel, win again
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The No. 3 Stanford women’s tennis team knew about this season over a year and a half ago, but little could be done about it.
Crunch time for Cardinal
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This season, Stanford is 5-3 on the road and 2-1 on neutral grounds. All four of their losses have come away from the Farm, where they are a perfect 130-0 in the last eight years.
Women crush Sac State
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From the final score, the match seemed like a blowout.
Instead, the No. 3 Stanford women’s tennis team was challenged by No. 44 Sacramento State, though it eventually prevailed 7-0 for its second shutout on the season.
Women work it out
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What a difference a week makes.
Last week against Arizona State, the No. 5 Stanford women’s tennis team was swept in doubles in its first four-loss season in over two decades — all this with USC and UCLA headed to town.
Stanford looks to continue dominance on home court
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In nearly a full decade, the No. 5 Stanford women’s tennis team has been infallible at home.
Cardinal women go 3-1 on return from break
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Finishing 3-1 on the week, the Cardinal dropped to 13-4 on the season, its first four-loss campaign since 1987 when the team finished 22-4.
Women's tennis bounces back
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After losing three matches before winter quarter’s end, there were plenty of questions about the No.
Card looks for magic number
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With a strong 5-2 victory over No. 26 William & Mary on Tuesday, head coach Lele Forood of the No. 6 Stanford women’s tennis team earned her 200th victory at the helm of the Cardinal program.
Stanford tops William and Mary
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200 victories.
Head coach Lele Forood of the No. 6 Stanford women’s tennis team reached this major milestone in wins yesterday after the team’s 5-2 victory over No. 26 William & Mary.
Pac-ed In
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Stanford splits on trip to SoCal.
Cardinal almost home free
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The No. 6 Stanford women’s tennis team is almost home after an epic five-game road trip.
Stanford Bounces Back
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Just after its stunning loss to Cal last week, Stanford showed the resilience of a veteran team as it swept the Washington schools this past weekend.
Bears upset No. 3 Cardinal
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The No. 3 Stanford women’s tennis team wanted to send a message to the tennis world on Wednesday. Unfortunately, it was lost in translation along the way.
Tennis begins road trip with rival Cal
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With heavy thunderstorms moving into the Bay Area, it appears as though everything is in place for the 66th match-up between the No.
Tennis out in ITA semis
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The No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team’s exited in the semifinals of the 2008 National Team Indoors, as the team team ended its tourney bid with a 4-3 loss to No. 4 Georgia Tech.
No. 1 Card off to NTI
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With the weather clearing up nicely on the Farm, it only made sense that the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team would be all set to head for the stormy Midwest.
Women win first dual over UNLV
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On an overcast Friday afternoon, the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team won its de facto season opener against No. 41 UNLV, 6-1.
Delayed dual season set to start with Davis
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The No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team prepare to open the dual-match season at home today against UC-Davis. The match is scheduled for a 1:30 p.m start.
Match vs. UC Davis postponed
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The highly anticipated season opener for the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team will have to wait a few days after all.
Women finish preseason at NCTC
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The No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team would have notched another tournament sweep this weekend, had it not been for UCLA’s Riza Zalameda.
Card going for title
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Ten players. Four months. One national title to reclaim.
With the individual season under its belt, the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team will soon begin dual match play, “the most exciting time of year for us,” according to junior Megan Doheny.
Tennis victorious in Las Vegas
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Look out Georgia Tech, look out UCLA — the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team is for real.
No. 2 tennis gears for trip to Las Vegas
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Today, the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team heads to the Las Vegas desert for the sixth annual Freeman Memorial Women’s Tennis Championships, one of the final tournaments of the individual season.
Women's tennis gains valuable experience at ITA, ASU
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The Stanford women’s tennis team ended its fall tournament season this past weekend without a title but with something much more valuable.
Nguyen fights for ITA title
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Her 6-3, 6-3 victory over Katarina Zoricic of William & Mary advanced the junior one step closer to the finals of the Indoors, perhaps one of the toughest tournaments of the season.
Regional champ Nguyen goes it alone at women's ITA Indoors
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Junior Jessica Nguyen will be the Cardinal’s lone representative at one of the toughest tournaments of the season.
Nguyen on her feet again and winning already
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True champions leave their blood, sweat and tears on the court, an aphorism that resonates deeply with junior Jessica Nguyen of the Stanford women’s tennis team.
Cardinal back in top form
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In front of a home crowd at the Taube Family Tennis Center, Nguyen captured the team's first singles title of the year with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over California's Cristina Visico.
It's all in the family
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On paper, the Burdette sisters, sophomore Lindsay and Erin ‘05, are as close as you can get.
Tennis comes up short in first tournament
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The Stanford women’s tennis team was simply overwhelmed in its first tournament of the 2007-2008 campaign.
Cardinal upset at ITA Championships
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In a day of stunning upsets at the Riviera/Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) All-American Championships, the Stanford women’s tennis team was the primary victim, suffering three defeats in the main draw and two in the consolation brackets.
Women open season at ITA Championships
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The Stanford women's tennis team will compete in its first big test of the fall season, the ITA Women’s All-American Tennis Championships, beginning tomorrow in Pacific Palisades, Calif.
Women's tennis gunning for another title
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Despite losing Teresa Logar and Anne Yelsey, the Stanford women's tennis team’s goal remains the same: reclaim the national title that slipped away from them last year.
Rinehart’s continued soft side for Cardinal softball
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Tangtiphaiboontana and Todd’s on-par pairing
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Finishing with a flourish
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It had been the best-kept secret in all of collegiate golf — the No. 14 Stanford women’s golf team can compete, and win, against the best programs in the nation. Now, after a fifth-place showing at the NCAA Championships, the Cardinal women have let the secret out of the bag.
Women stay within striking distance
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After a mediocre third round, the No. 14 Stanford women’s golf team dropped into a tie for fifth place heading into the final day of the NCAA Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla. Nevertheless, at the par-72, 6,351-yard Legends Course, the Cardinal (299-300-304—903) is poised to make its best finish at the event since a runner-up showing in 2000.
Leading Off
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The phrase “coming full circle” has much meaning for a leadoff hitter in softball — the lineup starts and ends with that player. And for senior Jackie Rinehart of the Stanford softball team, “coming full circle” has completely defined her collegiate softball career.
Golf stays in the hunt at NCAAs
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Course sets up well for women
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This is what the No. 14 Stanford women’s golf team has prepared for all season with every swing, putt and drop of sweat on and off the course.
Today, the Cardinal women make their 19th consecutive appearance at the 2007 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Golf rolls at Regional, headed for NCAAs
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Over the weekend, the No. 14 Stanford women’s golf team proved all of its doubters wrong by proving it too could compete and win against the cream of the crop. All it took was the right moment, and perhaps the right mindset.
Golf jumps out to early lead at NCAA tourney
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Going head-to-head yesterday with the par-71, 6,234-yard Entrada golf course in St. George, Utah seemed to greatly benefit the No. 14 Stanford women’s golf team. With a new frame of mind, the Cardinal finished the first round leading all 21 teams at the 2007 NCAA West Regional.
Sizing up the West Regional
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If you thought the Pacific-10 Conference Championship field was tough, you haven’t seen what the No.
A Friendship's Course
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Even before entering Stanford, seniors Lauren Todd and Jennifer Tangtiphaiboontana knew that they were going to anchor the now-No.
BRIEF: Softball squad ready to rumble with Aggies
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With four games left on its regular-season schedule, the No. 16 Stanford softball team is looking to catch fire as it heads toward the postseason. The Card will have the chance to light a spark with a midweek non-conference matchup at UC-Davis (30-24-1) this afternoon.
Rosey Neill: Catching On Quickly
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Softball is predominantly a mental sport — just ask freshman catcher Rosey Neill.
Chun third, Card sixth at Pac-10
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Nothing came easy for the No.
Women drop three spots in second day
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The No.
Chun shines on day one
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A year later, sophomore Mari Chun is picking up right where she left off at the Pacific-10 Conference women’s golf championships.
Uphill drive for women
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With momentum — and, hopefully, a little luck — in its corner, No.
Women run home
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There’s no place like home for the No.
Arizona schools scorch softball in desert
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The desert proved unfriendly for No. 12 Stanford softball, which was swept by the Wildcats and Sun Devils in a three-game Arizona road trip.
Softball looks to St. Mary’s
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After losing the season series to archrival California last weekend, No. 10 Stanford softball is looking to bounce back with a midweek contest against Saint Mary’s tonight.
Golf finishes season strong
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As a final tune-up before the postseason, the No.
Softball blanked by Bears
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The No. 10 Stanford softball team dropped a 3-0 decision to archrival California last night at the Boyd and Jill Smith Family Stadium.
Card hosts final Invite
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Fresh off its best finish of the spring season, the No. 9 Stanford women’s golf team hopes to carry its momentum back home for the Peg Barnard Invitational this weekend.
Chun, women’s golf take sixth in Arizona
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After another lengthy break in tournament play, No. 9 Stanford women’s golf played played its best yet in the spring season with a sixth-place finish at the PING ASU Invitational.
Lineup needs support
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For the second straight tournament of the winter season, the No.
Card storms Sunshine State
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It was a must-win tourney in Miami, Fla. for the No. 8 Stanford softball team, and the Cardinal delivered with a perfect 5-0 record, capturing the FIU/Adidas Invitational title. Pitching made the difference for Stanford, as the team extended its season-high win streak to 11 games.
Women's Golf: Little breathing room
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With only three more tournaments left until postseason play, there is little room for errors or excuses for the No.
Card aim for near-perfection
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What could have been a perfect 11-0 start to the season for Stanford softball is gone, but in its place stands a still-admirable 9-2 record.
Elements set No. 5 Stanford back
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It had been nearly four months since the No. 5 Stanford women’s golf team last played in a tournament.
Softball returns home after going 3-2 on road
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Stanford earns mixed results in 'Zona
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A winning record was still a disappointment as the No.
Into the swing
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Only in the Pacific-10 Conference could a team ranked eighth in the national pre-season polls find itself picked to finish fifth in its conference.
Polo tries to stay on winning path
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The Stanford men’s water polo team will host conference-rival No. 14 Long Beach State on Saturday before traveling to face UC-Santa Cruz in an away match on Sunday to complete their weekend double-header.
Finding heart and soul
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The Japanese word nyuukon means “to put your heart and soul into what you do.”
Third round trips Card out of Invite lead
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The No. 6 Stanford women’s golf team was unable to hold on to their second-round lead, finishing fourth at the Stanford Intercollegiate last weekend on the par-71 Stanford Golf Course.
Top field heads to the Farm for Stanford Intercollegiate
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Fresh off their first victory of the season, the No.
Chun leads Stanford to six-stroke victory in Washington
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The Cardinal’s final round was the lowest of any team’s score during the invite, turning their second-round one-stroke lead into a six-shot victory.