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Men's Tennis

Kickoff Weekend in Ann Arbor

- The Cardinal men's tennis program hits the road for the first time at ITA Kickoff Weekend, traveling to Ann Arbor, Michigan for a regional that includes No. 14 Michigan, Memphis and Nevada. The Cardinal takes on Memphis to open the bracket on Saturday, Jan. 27 at 10 a.m. PT, and will face the Wolverines or Wolfpack on Sunday at 8 a.m. PT (consolation) or 11 a.m. PT (regional championship).
- Finding success at ITA Kickoff Weekend, Stanford is looking to advance to its sixth consecutive ITA Indoor National Championships. The Cardinal has gone 2-0 at the last five regionals, including road weekends at UCF (2022) and Cal (2018).
- Stanford remained steady at No. 9 in the latest ITA Coaches Poll. Samir Banerjee (37) and Neel Rajesh (53) are included in the ITA singles rankings.
- The Cardinal is 1-0 to open the spring after dispatching Saint Mary's in its opener, 7-0, on Jan. 18. All six singles matches were decided in straight sets.
- The Cardinal's 12-man roster is loaded with talent: former No. 1 Arthur Fery, last year's ITA National Champion Nishesh Basavareddy, Max Basing (ranked as high as No. 4 last year), Banerjee (last year's Pac-12 Freshman of the Year), three highly-touted freshmen and a series of veteran players with high-level collegiate experience.
- Fery and Basavareddy have seen tremendous success on the ATP Challenger Tour, with both players reaching their first tournament championship match in October. Fery jumped into the top 300 in the world rankings at No. 270, while Basavareddy has risen more than 600 spots this fall to No. 451.
- Stanford was represented in five collegiate tournaments this fall, with Banerjee posting a team-best six singles wins including a berth in the round of 16 at the ITA Fall National Championships. Hudson Rivera (3), Kyle Kang (2) and Neel Rajesh (2) also scored multiple singles wins in the fall, while Banerjee and Aryan Chaudhary combined for a pair of doubles wins.
- Stanford men's tennis wrapped up another strong season under head coach Paul Goldstein a year ago, winning 16 dual matches and advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals for the third year in a row. Arthur Fery and Nishesh Basavareddy gave the Cardinal multiple All-Americans for the first time since 2015.
- Stanford was heavily represented in the Pac-12's end-of-season awards, as Arthur Fery was named the 2023 Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year and Samir Banerjee was chosen as the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Year. Fery and Banerjee were joined by Max Basing on the first team, while Nishesh Basavareddy was added to the second team.
- Paul Goldstein is in his 10th season as the Taube Family Director of Men's Tennis. Goldstein’s teams have posted a 147-66 record with a national ranking and a berth in the NCAA Championships in each of his seasons at the helm.