Fawcett, Geller Earn NCAA Invites

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 Stanford will be well-represented in the NCAA Men's Tennis Singles and Doubles Championships, taking place at the Wake Forest Tennis Complex May 23-27.
 
Senior Tom Fawcett earned his fourth bid to the NCAA Singles Championships. Fawcett and Axel Geller will also compete together as Stanford's lone duo in the 32-team doubles event.

Fawcett, ranked No. 9 in the ITA singles poll, will make his fourth appearance in the NCAA Singles Championship. The Cardinal senior reached the semifinals of last year's tournament in Athens, Georgia, earning ITA All-America honors. He enters the NCAA Championships 19-4 overall with a 10-5 dual mark, playing all his matches at No. 1. Fawcett has nine wins over nationally-ranked foes this season.
 
On the doubles side, Fawcett and Geller have been stellar in their first season playing together. Playing No. 2 doubles for the Cardinal, the duo is 16-6 and ranked No. 24 in the ITA poll. Fawcett and Geller have won four of their last five matches, with their only loss during that stretch coming to the No. 7 doubles team in the ITA rankings.
 
Prior to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, Wake Forest will serve as the host site for the team championships, beginning with the round of 16 on May 17 and concluding with the NCAA championship match on May 22.  
 
Stanford (21-3, 7-1 Pac-12) is making its 11th consecutive and 39th all-time appearance in the NCAA Championships, earning the No. 4 overall seed in the tournament. The Cardinal will host New Mexico State in the first round of the tournament at Taube Family Tennis Stadium May 12. The winner of that match will face the winner of the Duke-Ole Miss match in a second-round contest on The Farm May 13.  
 
Taube Family Tennis Stadium will play host to NCAA first and second round competition on May 11-13, also serving as a host site on the women's side. All seats are general admission. Single-day tickets are $8 (adult) and $5 (student/youth/senior). Tickets will go sale Wednesday, May 2, at 9 a.m. PT. The box office will open 30 minutes before the first event on each day.