Men's Tennis Travels to PepperdineMen's Tennis Travels to Pepperdine
Men's Tennis

Men's Tennis Travels to Pepperdine

Stanford takes its talents on the road for the first time this spring

Event Coverage

  • No. 4 Stanford men’s tennis hits the road for the first time, taking on its third consecutive ranked opponent in No. 24 Pepperdine. The first serves in Malibu are set for 2 p.m.
  • Stanford enters the match ranked No. 4 in the country, dropping one spot from No. 3 last week, which was the program's highest ranking since March 27, 2018. Two players were ranked in singles this week: Hudson Rivera (53) and Alex Chang (80), and, the Cardinal has two ranked doubles pairs: Chang/Alex Razeghi (29) and Nico Godsick/Rivera (40).
  • Last time out, Stanford swept a pair of ranked opponents in No. 14 UCLA (4-2) and No. 22 USC (4-1). Jagger Leach was named ACC Rookie of the Week for the second time for his performance in the two matches.
  • Stanford men's tennis hosted ITA Kickoff Weekend from Jan. 23-24, defeating Utah (4-1) and Rice (4-0) to advance to the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. The Cardinal was drawn into the Dallas section of the bracket, along with Arizona State, Clemson, Florida, Mississippi State, Ohio State, Virginia and host SMU. The full draw for the event will be announced at a later date, with opening matches set for Feb. 13.
  • The Cardinal began its spring campaign with the first two of six consecutive battles at home, posting wins over Saint Mary's and San Diego State at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion. Alex Chang and Alex Razeghi each posted 2-0 weeks in singles, while the doubles tandems of Razeghi and Hudson Rivera and Jagger Leach and Mark Krupkin were also 2-0.
  • Chang leads the team with 10 singles wins this season, and has clinched three of the six matches, while Razeghi ranks second with seven singles victories and Jagger lead has five, with no losses. The tandem of Chang and Razeghi paces the Cardinal with six doubles wins while the duos of Hudson Rivera and Nico Godsick and Mark Krupkin and Jagger Leach have posted three. The doubles pair of Chang and Razeghi reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Doubles Championship in November.
  • Stanford holds a 31-9 all-time record against Pepperdine, meeting last in the round of 32 of the 2025 NCAA Tournament (W, 4-0).
  • 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 earned grand slam wins, including second round Australian Open appearances in 2026 from Basavareddy and Fery. Boyer has reached the second round of the US Open and the Australian Open, while Fery also 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 198-79 record with a national ranking and a berth in the NCAA Championships in each of his seasons at the helm.