- Stanford men's tennis opens its spring campaign with the first two of six consecutive battles at home, taking on Saint Mary's on Jan. 13 and San Diego State on Jan. 15. Both matches will begin at noon at the Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion.
- Stanford enters the spring ranked No. 4 by the ITA as a team, while two players were ranked in singles at the end of the fall: Alex Chang (67) and Nico Godsick (78). The Cardinal has two ranked doubles pairs: Godsick/Hudson Rivera (39) and Chang/Alex Razeghi (40).
- Chang led the team with six singles wins this fall, while Razeghi ws close behind with three. Nico Godsick and Mark Krupkin had two apiece. Chang and Razeghi paced the Cardinal with six doubles wins while the duo of Hudson Rivera and Godsick posted three. The doubles pair of Chang and Razeghi reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship in November.
- Stanford is undefeated against both opponents, holding identical 13-0 records against the Gaels and Aztecs. Stanford took on Saint Mary's a year ago and it last faced San Diego State in 2017. The Cardinal went 12-0 a year ago at home, and 10-0 in 2023-24, and has won 24 consecutive matchups on the Farm.
- The Cardinal finished a remarkable season in 2024-25, going 26-6 overall while winning an ACC Championship in its first season in the conference and advancing to the national semifinals of the NCAA Championships and the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.
- Stanford returns seven players from last season's roster, including ITA All-American Samir Banerjee and four additional players that won at last nine singles matches last season. The Cardinal added a trio of strong newcomers in Jagger Leach, the top-rated recruit in the country per Tennis Recruiting Network, five-star signee Mark Krupkin and California transfer Alex Chang, who was an All-Pac-12 second team honoree for the Golden Bears in 2024.
- The Cardinal has had success on the professional level, notably with Nishesh Basavareddy, Tristan Boyer and Arthur Fery in recent years. All three have appeared in a grand slam, with Basavareddy taking a set off of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open on Jan. 12, 2025. Boyer has reached the second round of the US Open and the Australian Open, defeating Federico Coria, while Fery reached the second round in singles at Wimbledon in 2025, beating the world No. 20 player Alexei Popyrin, and the third round in doubles at Wimbledon in 2024.
- Stanford's current student-athletes have also seen widespread success in ITF Futures and ATP Challenger tournaments, with the program earning 12 ITF futures championships in the summer of 2025, including eight titles from returning players.
- Paul Goldstein is in his 12th season as the Taube Family Director of Men's Tennis. Goldstein’s teams have posted a 192-79 record with a national ranking and a berth in the NCAA Championships in each of his seasons at the helm.
Spring Slate Begins with Saint Mary's, San Diego State
Stanford went unbeaten at home in 2025
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