April 17, 2000
TOP-RANKED STANFORD AIMS TO FINISH REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED: The top-ranked and 2000 Pac-10 Champion Stanford men's tennis team (20-0 overall, 7-0 Pac-10) looks to go into the postseason undefeated when it takes on three top 20 opponents this week ... The Cardinal opens the final week of the regular season with a crucial home match against West Coast Conference champion and fourth-ranked Pepperdine (22-1) on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium in "The Stanford Spring Smash" presented by Zoom Marketing ... Stanford then travels to Los Angeles this weekend for non-conference matches against No. 18 USC (15-7, 5-2) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. at Marks Stadium and No. 2 UCLA (19-3, 6-1) on Saturday at noon at the Los Angeles Tennis Center ... The Cardinal is 2-0 against the Bruins this season, winning 4-3 in the National Team Indoor Finals on Feb. 27 in Louisville and 4-3 in Pac-10 action on Apr. 7 on The Farm ... Stanford also defeated the Trojans 5-2 in Pac-10 play on Apr. 8 at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium ... With three wins this week, Stanford can post its third undefeated regular season in the last six years ... The Cardinal went 23-0 in 1995 and 24-0 in 1998.
CARDINAL CLINCHES PAC-10 TITLE: Stanford won its third straight Pac-10 title and 17th in school history with a 5-2 win at No. 71 Arizona on Saturday ... The Cardinal finished Pac-10 play a perfect 7-0 to win the conference title by one game over UCLA and two games over USC ... In those seven matches, Stanford outscored its opponents 35-14 ... The Cardinal won the '98 conference title with a 12-0 mark, and tied with UCLA for the crown at 6-1 last season ... Stanford also won Pac-10 titles in 1928, '29, '31, '33 (co-champion w/Cal), '35, '42 (Southern Division), '72, '74, '78 (Southern Division), '79 (Southern Division), '80 (co-Southern Division w/USC), '83 (Southern Division), '88 (Southern Division) and '95 (co-Southern Division w/USC) ... The 2000 Pac-10 Individual Championships will be held Apr. 27-30 in Ojai, California.
THE RANKINGS: Stanford is back at No. 1 in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association team rankings for the second time this year, following the home wins over UCLA and USC two weeks ago ... The Cardinal previously held the No. 1 spot from Mar. 1-15, but dropped to No. 3 on Mar. 22 behind UCLA and Florida and No. 4 behind Pepperdine on Apr. 5 before jumping back to No. 1 on Apr. 12 ... In the individual rankings, Stanford once again has four of the top 100 singles players in the nation ... Junior Alex Kim (32-5 overall, 16-3 duals) leads the way at No. 3, followed by senior Geoff Abrams (34-6, 17-2) at No. 12, sophomore K.J. Hippensteel (10-3, 4-2) at No. 13 and junior Scotty Scott (16-6, 14-5) at No. 94 ... On the doubles side, Abrams and Kim (31-4, 16-2) remained at No. 1 for the fifth consecutive month, while Hippensteel and freshman David Martin (12-4, 6-3) reentered the top 50 at No. 21.
1999-2000 Season Results
DateOpponentResult
Oct. 1-3ITA World Team Tennis---
Oct. 12-18at ITA All-American Champ.---
Nov. 6-9at ITA Regionals---
Nov. 26at Hawaii **W, 7-0
Jan. 14-16at Nat'l Collegiate Classic---
Jan. 25Hawaii W, 7-0
Feb. 3-6at ITA Individual Indoors---
Left At Albuquerque Presents"Kick Off Weekend"
Feb. 11San Diego St.cancelled (rain)
Feb. 12#61 Georgia TechW, 4-0
Comdisco Ventures Presents"Pac-10 Weekend"
Feb. 18#30 Washington*W, 5-2
Feb. 19#52 Oregon*W, 6-1
Feb. 24-27@National Team Indoors @ Louisville
Feb. 24@#8 IllinoisW, 4-3
Feb. 25@#36 Indiana StateW, 7-1
Feb. 26@#14 TennesseeW, 4-3
Feb. 27@#7 UCLAW, 4-3
Mar. 1at #33 California*W, 5-2
Mar. 3-5at Pacific Coast Doubles---
Mar. 22#37 BYUW, 6-1
Cashin Co. Realtors Presents"Battle of the Bay Week"
Mar. 24#33 ClemsonW, 5-2
Mar. 25#48 CaliforniaW, 6-1
Mar. 28#66 HarvardW, 7-0
Deutsche Banke Alex. Brown Presents"Fan Appreciation Week"
Mar. 31#48 ArizonaW, 7-0
Apr. 1#56 Arizona StateW, 7-0
Bank of the West Presents"The Stanford Challenge"
Apr. 7#1 UCLA*W, 4-3
Apr. 8#18 USC*W, 5-2
Apr. 12#75 Utah W, 7-0
Apr. 14at #45 Arizona State*W, 5-2
Apr. 15at #71 Arizona*W, 5-2
Zoom Marketing Presents"The Stanford Spring Smash"
Apr. 18#4 Pepperdine1:30 p.m.
Apr. 21at #19 USC1:30 p.m.
Apr. 22at #2 UCLAnoon
Apr. 27-30Pac-10 Indiv. Champ. @ Ojai---
May 14-16NCAA 1st/2nd Rnds. @ Campus Sites---
May 22-30NCAA Champ. @ Athens, GA---
* Pacific-10 Conference match, ** - Exhibition match: doesn't count in team record, Home matches are in bold, Team rankings are at time of match.