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Author: Mia Lee

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Through My Eyes: Jessica Leck

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The penultimate Through My Eyes brings you the seasoned perspective of senior Jessica Leck. The No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team’s most renowned “cheerleader,” an effervescent Leck calls NCAA tennis her “favorite time of the year.

CLOSE TO HOME

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| This week’s Through My Eyes comes from Lejla Hodzic, a sophomore from nearby Cupertino and a clutch doubles player for the No.

Through My Eyes: A Smooth Transfer

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Celia Durkin is a sophomore transfer from Harvard, and one of this year’s additions to the indomitable, top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team.

Win A Date With Blake!

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The Daily’s new series, “Through My Eyes,” continues this week with some pearls of wisdom from freshman tennis player Blake Muller.

Through My Eyes: Anne Yelsey

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Welcome to the second edition of "Through My Eyes" — a Daily undertaking to give Stanford athletes a more personal stake in the news.

Spring Season Starts

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With no definitive news on their 2006 season lineup, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team sends nine of its players to individual tournaments this weekend with a bit of bated breath.

Too cute for words!

By Mia Lee
NEWS| Who could forget the Antarctic starts of last summer’s silver screen, when moviegoers went wild for the adorable, waddling, tuxedo-clad creatures in March of the Penguins?

Tennis competes at Indoors

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Stanford's Theresa Logar has found herself entangled in a whirlwind series of close calls and final upsets in recent weeks.

No. 1 women’s tennis starts hot at ITA Indoor Championships

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| For Alice Barnes and Theresa Logar of the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team, it was business as usual at the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships, which began yesterday.

Tennis produces mixed results at Northwest

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The No. 1 Stanford women's tennis team was enjoying a successful run this weekend at the ITA Northwest Regional Championship.

Mixing it Up

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After clinching the ITA Northwest Regional Championship doubles title for the last three years, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team hopes it can mix things up this year and still come out on top.

Spam pushes 'Manifest Destiny' to new frontier

By Mia Lee
NEWS| And you thought hearing the uncannily cheerful proclamation, “You’ve got mail!” warble through your computer speakers was annoying.

Cardinal perform well at All-American

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| When Cardinal junior Anne Yelsey (2-1) sent Florida’s top-ranked Jennifer Magley packing in the first round of the Riviera/ITA Women’s All-American Championships, the No.

Cardinal look to break SoCal slump

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| And then there were three. Senior Alice Barnes and juniors Theresa Logar and Anne Yelsey won’t start their runs at the Riviera/ITA All-American Women’s Tennis Championships until Thursday afternoon, but already Stanford has suffered its first loss at the hard court gathering.

NCAA champions return to the court

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With 11 stellar players on the roster and a record 14 NCAA championship titles, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team has the expected rosy prospects for the upcoming season.

Pocket-size Player Poses Big-Time Problem

By Mia Lee
NEWS| When was the last time you were excited to hear something described as “impossibly small”?

ROKR: New cell rings with mediocrity

By Mia Lee
NEWS| On Sep 7, Motorola, Inc. and Apple ushered in a new era of cell phone technology with the release of the Motorola ROKR, the world’s first mobile phone to come bundled with the omnipresent computer media player, iTunes.

Clijsters upends Williams

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Fourth-seeded Kim Clijsters fired a crosscourt forehand winner to break Venus Williams’ serve at 15-40 and clinch the Bank of the West Classic final on Sunday.

Williams claims first Classic win

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| When second-seeded Venus Williams dispatched lucky loser, Sania Mirza, 6-3, 6-2, in front of a sold-out crowd at Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Wednesday, her carefully chosen words going into the match proved prophetic.

Barnes and Burdette win doubles title

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Without a doubt, Saturday’s NCAA Doubles Final was a Stanford affair. The No. 1 Cardinal finished out a perfect 27-0 season and went on to send all seven of its starting players, including two tough doubles teams, to the NCAA Individual Tournament.

Card duos advance

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Two-time defending NCAA Singles Champion Amber Liu stunned the collegiate tennis circuit on Monday with her first-round deferral to unseeded contender Aniela Mojzis of North Carolina After Mojzis and Liu each claimed a set, it became clear from the Tar Heels’ 6-0 shutout in the second set that an ailing Liu would be unable to continue serving in the third.

Women capture 14th NCAA title

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With a 4-0 shutout of No. 11 Texas (25-6), the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (27-0) clinched its record-setting 14th NCAA Championship title to cap another flawless season.

Harvard up next for No. 1 Card

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| No. 25 senior Erin Burdette is in. Juniors Alice Barnes and Amber Liu are in. So are sophomores Theresa Logar and Anne Yelsey.

Tennis spanks Army, Oregon

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Last year, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team defeated Quinnipiac and Michigan in the first and second rounds, respectively, of the NCAA Championships, 4-0.

Top-seeded Cardinal host NCAAs

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Stanford juniors Alice Barnes and Amber Liu sparkle with pre-game excitement as they prepare for tomorrow’s opening round in the NCAA Women’s Tennis Championships against unseeded Army (23-4, 5-0 Patriot League).

Cardinal keep win streak alive

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Call it a case of deja vu. Call it a case of the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (21-0, 12-0 Pacific-10 Conference) doing what it does best: winning.

Women still undefeated

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Having brought another regular season to a perfect close, members of the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (21-0, 12-0 Pacific-10 Conference) are about to face a month-long lapse in play before the NCAA Championship frenzy begins.

Women's tennis earns 18th straight Pac-10 title

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Last Saturday, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (21-0, 12-0 Pacific-10 Conference) secured a convincing, 6-1 win over No. 21 California (12-8, 4-8 Pac-10) to close out another perfect season in the Pac-10.

Women drop Cal Poly, set for Bears

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| On a day marked by seven straight-set victories and a 7-0 shutout of Cal Poly, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (20-0, 11-0 Pacific-10 Conference) breezed through a tune-up match yesterday and has set its sights on tomorrow’s match against No.

Cardinal clinch Pac-10 title

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After weeks of doubting the strength of its doubles lineup, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (19-0, 11-0 Pacific 10 Conference) was in for a pleasant surprise this weekend.

Cardinal women take on Trojans

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| As the undefeated top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (17-0, 9-0 Pacific-10 Conference) heads into its toughest weekend of competition all season, you might expect the players to be in “all work, no play” mode.

No. 1 Card continues Pac-10 roll

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| It was almost as if time stood still as Stanford’s top doubles team of junior Alice Barnes and senior Erin Burdette (18-6, 4-4 Pacific 10 Conference) pushed their way to an 8-all tiebreak on Friday against No.

Card confidence on display in 5-2 win

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| It wasn’t just about good, old-fashioned rivalry. It wasn’t just about the quick shutouts, the putaways, the down-the-line drives.

No. 1 tennis downs ’Zona, ASU

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Last weekend, sophomore Theresa Logar (16-1, 6-0 Pacific-10 Conference) proved that high winds, rain delays and all the other stressors of a time-tested, coach-approved sore spot for the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (12-0, 6-0 Pac-10), were no match for her unstoppable game.

Tennis takes on AZ schools

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (10-0, 3-0 Pacific-10 Conference) continues its undefeated campaign this weekend, facing off against No.

Women's tennis sweeps LA schools

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| To say that the No. 1 Stanford women's tennis team (10-0, 3-0 Pacific-10 Conference) posted two solid, 6-1, 5-2, wins over No.

Tennis faces off with Pac-10 foes at home

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| By MIA LEE STAFF WRITER The top-ranked Stanford women’s team (8-0, 1-0 Pacific-10 Conference) brings a busy February schedule to a close, facing off against No.

Card begins league play with shutout

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With all six of its singles players ranked in the top 30 nationwide, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (8-0, 1-0 Pacific-10 Conference) opened Pac-10 play this weekend with stunning talent afoot and solid numbers to back it up.

Pac-10 play to begin

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| While the weather shows no signs of cooperating for tennis at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, the top-ranked Stanford women (6-0) have no plans of caving to their competitors in a weekend doubleheader.

Diverse team, only one goal

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| For the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (6-0), season-long winning streaks and record-breaking victories have become standard fare.

Women shut down UK

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The Stanford women's tennis team was dominant over the weekend, defending their No. 1 status once again. Posting a 4-0 shutout against No.

Women head elite field of 16 in tourney

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| On Thursday, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (2-0) heads to the ITA Women’s Team Indoor Championship in Madison, Wis.

Lackluster teams give Cardinal break in schedule

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Between last week’s craze of individual tournaments and next week’s Team Indoors competition in Madison, Wisc., the No.

Dual wins in singles, doubles for Burdette

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| This weekend’s results added two more titles to the Cardinal’s stunning record, which now includes 13 NCAA and 17 Pac-10 league honors.

Schedule packed for spring season

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| It’s often said there’s no rest for the weary. Try telling that to the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (1-0), whose first team win of the season against meager Hawaii (0-1) last November was no indicator of more grueling things to come.

Women face Hawaii over Thanksgiving break

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With Thanksgiving just around the corner, even the tireless No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team must give in to the simple joys in life: turkey, stuffing and gravy with all the fixins.

Women’s tennis falls in ITA doubles final

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team fell just short of victory on Sunday morning, as the top-seeded doubles team of Alice Barnes and Erin Burdette dropped the ITA National Indoor Championships final to Northwest’s Audra Cohen and Cristelle Grier, 8-2.

Tennis heads to National Indoors

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Tomorrow, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team heads to the ITA / Omni Hotels National Indoor Championships, the third of four individual tournaments held each season.

Women come out strong in ITA Regional

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| This weekend, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team made its expected strong showing at the Cardinal-hosted Wilson / ITA Northwest Regional Championships, held at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Card host Regional

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After making a quick recovery from last week’s early departure at the Riviera / ITA All-American Championships, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team enters the Northwest Regional Championships with a clear conscience and brighter outlook.

Stanford tennis excited about NCAA milestone

By Elizabeth Aguilar and Mia Lee
SPORTS| Cardinal tennis just keeps finding ways to put itself on the map. Stanford is set to host the first Division I combined men’s and women’s NCAA tennis championships in tennis history in 2006.

Top-ranked Cardinal women out after second round in All-American

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Last week, five members of the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team headed to the Riviera / ITA Women’s All-American Championships, unsure of their chances but unfazed after sweeping NCAAs last season.

Stanford Tennis preps for ITA All-American

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team sends five of its players to the ITA Women’s All-American Championships this week with the usual arsenal of consistent groundstrokes and aggressive net plays.

Women’s tennis begins title defense following championship season

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After closing out a fairytale season (29-0) with an NCAA Championship victory over Pacific-10 Conference challenger UCLA, the No.

Only Barnes, Liu remain at NCAAs

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| In a remarkable upset yesterday, the top-ranked, top-seeded duo of senior Lauren Barnikow and junior Erin Burdette (31-3) fell in the first round of the NCAA Doubles Championships — their earliest exit in their three decorated years together.

Card to face Kentucky

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Time and time again, the achingly “so close, yet so far” score of 4-3 has come to haunt competitors in the NCAA women’s tennis championships.

No. 1 Card hosts NCAAs

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| It’s a case of May madness for the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (23-0) as it enters the first round of NCAA Championships at Taube Family Tennis Stadium tomorrow.

Barnikow started late, but she may finish first

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Senior Lauren Barnikow (31-4) has gone undefeated in singles dual match play two years in a row and has not dropped a match since January.

Anderson, Logar fall at Pac-10 Individuals

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The Pacific-10 Conference Individual Women’s Tennis Championships kicked off yesterday in Ojai, Calif., reminding the No.

Card closes Pac-10 play in L.A.

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (21-0) heads south to Los Angeles this weekend to close out the regular season of Pacific-10 Conference play.

No. 1 women’s tennis to play Arizona schools

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With only four matches left in Pacific-10 Conference competition, the No. 1 Stanford women’s tennis team (19-0) has the coveted title of league champion served up in its line of fire.

No. 1 women's tennis knocks off UCLA, USC to remain undefeated

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| There’s nothing quite like raining on a sunny, Southern California parade. The top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (19-0) stayed on top of its game this weekend with victories over No.

Tennis opens conference play at home

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With a Pacific-10 Conference double-header against No. 24 Oregon on Friday and No. 9 California on Sunday, it’s a pivotal weekend for the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (8-0).

Women’s tennis weathers UNLV in sweep

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| The top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (7-0) swept No. 38 UNLV (3-1), 7-0, at Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Friday, tainting the Rebels’ previously spotless record.

Top-ranked Cardinal to take on UNLV at home

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Facing off against No. 38 UNLV (3-0) on Friday, the top-ranked Stanford women’s tennis team (6-0) is fresh off a tournament title and set on notching a decisive win.

Women’s tennis favored at Indoors

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| With a record six titles and 11 finals appearances at the USTA / ITA National Team Indoors Championships, the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team (3-0) is seeded first and expected to dominate the prestigious 16-team playing field beginning on Thursday.

Tennis heads to Hawaii

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After a stunning 7-0 shutout of Texas Christian on Monday, No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis (2-0) is set for success today against Hawaii.

Logar wins Freeman Memorial, team

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| This weekend, three members of the No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis team (1-0) headed to Pacific-10 Conference Indoor Championships in Seattle.

Women split forces in Las Vegas, Seattle

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis is striving for success this weekend at two separate tournaments. Six players are headed to the Freeman Memorial Tennis Championships in Las Vegas today, while three more ventured to the Pacific-10 Conference Indoor Tournament in Seattle.

Tennis hosts tourney

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| Good hosts should never send their guests home early. But try telling that to No. 2 Stanford women’s tennis, the formidable hosts of the 2003 Omni Hotels ITA Northwest Regional Championships.

Burdette loses in final

By Mia Lee
SPORTS| After unseating the top seed in the tournament during an unpredictable week of season-opening play, Stanford junior Erin Burdette had her eyes set on the tournament title in the final of the Riviera / ITA Women’s All-American Tennis Championships.