April 13, 2004
THIS WEEK'S ACTION
No. 1 Stanford at No. 7 UCLA
Friday, April 16, 2004 * 1:30 p.m. PT * LA Tennis Center
No. 1 Stanford at No. 8 USC
Saturday, April 17, 2004 * Noon PT * Marks Tennis Stadium
STANFORD SEASON UPDATE:
* - The No.1 Stanford Cardinal have posted a perfect 21-0 record this season and remain undefeated in Pacific-10 Conference action (6-0) ... The Cardinal have been ranked No. 1 by the ITA for nine-straight weeks.
* - Stanford's last perfect season was in 2001, head coach Lele Forood's first year at the Cardinal helm ... Stanford has posted nine unblemished season's in its history.
* - The Cardinal have tallied 11 shutouts, including three straight since April 3.
* - Stanford wraps up the regular season in Los Angeles against UCLA and USC.
* - Five Cardinal stand undefeated in dual singles action this season: Lauren Barnikow (21-0), Theresa Logar (20-0), Anne Yelsey (6-0), Story Tweedie-Yates (5-0) and Joanna Kao (2-0).
* - The Cardinal has won 175 of its last 179 matches over the past six seasons.
RANKINGS REVIEW:
* - The duo of Lauren Barnikow and Erin Burdette are ranked No. 1 in the nation in doubles by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
* - In the singles rankings, Amber Liu is No. 10, Alice Barnes is No. 13, Erin Burdette is No. 22, Theresa Logar is No. 35, Lauren Barnikow is No. 43, Story Tweedie-Yates is No. 65, Emilia Anderson is No. 75 and Anne Yelsey is No. 87.
THE FOROOD FILE:
* - Head women's tennis Lele Forood, the 2003 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year, entered her fourth year at Stanford after serving a three-season tenure that boasted two NCAA team titles and one runner-up finish, and an 82-3 overall record.
* - Last season, Forood led the Cardinal to a 25-2 record overall, a second-place finish at the NCAA Tournament and Stanford's 16th-straight Pac-10 title.
* - Forood became the first female head coach to win the NCAA team title in 2001 ... The championship was the first for Forood, who was an assistant coach for five national title runs from 1989-1991 and in 1997 and 1999 ... She guided the Cardinal to a stellar 30-0 mark in her first complete season at the helm, as well as the 2000 Pac-10 Championship and a final No. 1 ranking.
* - She was an assistant coach for 10 years before being promoted to associate head coach in March of 2000 ... In 1997, Forood's efforts in helping lead the Cardinal to the NCAA title were recognized as she was named the Division I National Assistant Coach of the Year by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.