STANFORD, Calif. - No. 1 Stanford opens spring competition this weekend at a pair of tournaments, with a split squad participating at the NCTC Classic in Indian Wells, Calif., and the Freeman Memorial Championships in Las Vegas, Nev.
Emily Arbuthnott, Michaela Gordon, Emma Higuchi and Janice Shin will be competing at the NCTC Classic.
Caroline Lampl, Naomie Rosenberg, Paulette Wolak, Elizabeth Yao and Kimberly Yee are headed to the Freeman Memorial Championships.
Stanford boasts four nationally-ranked singles players in Gordon (13), Arbuthnott (22), Melissa Lord (34) and Lampl (69). Arbuthnott finished the fall season at 9-3 overall while Gordon concluded the first half at 8-1 overall, with Gordon defeating Arbuthnott to capture the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.
The Cardinal's most productive doubles team in the fall was Arbuthnott and Gordon, compiling an 8-1 record and winning the doubles crown at the Oracle ITA National Fall Championships.
Stanford produced a successful 2016-17 campaign, highlighted by both team and individual accomplishments. The most decorated program in women's college tennis with 19 national championships (18 NCAA, 1 AIAW), Stanford produced a runner-up finish, falling 4-1 to Florida and coming up one step short in its bid to repeat as NCAA champions. The Gators were responsible for two of the Cardinal's three losses. The Cardinal, which improved to 147-19 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, reached the national final despite being seeded No. 7, strung together a pair of 11-match winning streaks and maintained a spot among the nation's top-15 for the majority of the season.