STANFORD, Calif. - Stanford will be well represented in both the singles and doubles competitions of the 2017 NCAA Championships.
Taylor Davidson, Caroline Doyle and Melissa Lord have received invitations for singles while Emily Arbuthnott will team up with Davidson in doubles.
Senior Taylor Davidson
Ranked No. 59 nationally … 12-10 overall … 10-7 duals (3-5 at No. 1, 2-0 at No. 2, 5-2 at No. 3) … has provided five clinching points … 1-3 in three-set matches … has won three in a row … 6-3 against Pac-12 opponents … 4-7 against nationally-ranked opponents … 90-40 overall and 58-21 in duals for her career … competed in NCAA Singles Championship in 2014 and 2015.
Senior Caroline Doyle
Ranked No. 41 nationally … 18-10 overall … 9-7 duals (5-4 at No. 1, 4-3 at No. 2) … has provided three clinching points … 5-4 in three-set matches … 5-6 against Pac-12 opponents … 9-5 against nationally-ranked opponents … 103-37 overall and 60-22 in duals for her career … competed in NCAA Singles Championship in 2014 and 2015.
Sophomore Melissa Lord
Ranked No. 26 nationally … 24-5 overall … 15-4 duals (6-3 at No. 2, 8-1 at No. 3, 1-0 at No. 4) … has provided three clinching points … 11-2 against Pac-12 opponents … 8-3 against nationally-ranked opponents … 49-17 overall and 31-11 in duals for her career … captured first career singles title at the Freeman Memorial Championships.
Freshman Emily Arbuthnott/Senior Taylor Davidson
Ranked No. 82 nationally … 13-8 overall … 10-6 duals (8-6 at No. 1, 2-0 at No. 2) … 7-1 against Pac-12 opponents … 3-5 against nationally-ranked opponents … reached quarterfinals of Freeman Memorial Championships.
Only the selections were announced on Wednesday afternoon, while the individual brackets will be released in three weeks at the conclusion of the team competition.
The individual portion of the NCAA Men's and Women's Tennis Championship is scheduled for May 24-29 in Athens, Georgia, with singles play kicking off on May 24 and the doubles competition getting underway on May 29.
Defending NCAA champion Stanford (21-2, 10-0 Pac-12) will be making its 36th consecutive postseason appearance when first round competition gets underway at campus sites next weekend.
The Cardinal, seeded No. 7 overall in the postseason draw, hosts Idaho (16-7, 10-1 Big Sky) at 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, in its NCAA Tournament opener. Rice (18-5, 6-0 Conference USA) will face TCU (13-9, 5-4 Big 12) at 10 a.m. in that day's other match. The winners meet in the second round on Sunday, May 14, at 1 p.m.
Taube Family Tennis Stadium will play host to NCAA first and second round competition on May 12-14, also serving as a host site on the men's side. All seats are general admission. Single-day tickets are $8 (adult) and $5 (student/youth/senior).