STANFORD, Calif. - Three from Stanford were selected to the NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, set to take place following the team tournament in Champaign, Ill. later this month. A pair of rookies, Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova, will compete in the singles tournament, while Ma will partner with Angelica Blake in the doubles tournament.
This marks the first singles tournament featuring two freshmen from Stanford since 2014 (Taylor Davidson, Caroline Doyle, Carol Zhao).
Yepifanova is currently ranked 23rd nationally, owning an overall record of 32-6 in singles this season, including a 19-3 mark at the No. 2 spot. Ma is right behind at 24th nationally, with a 26-8 overall record and a 14-5 mark at No. 1. Blake and Ma are 14th nationally and have won 23 matches this season, with an 11-3 mark at the No. 1 spot.
Stanford boasts 14 NCAA singles championships in program history, won by nine different players, with eight NCAA doubles championships, won by eight different pairs. Stanford last won the singles championship in 2013 (Nicole Gibbs) and doubles in 2012 (Mallory Burdette/Nicole Gibbs).