April 6, 2004
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No. 10 Stanford (12-5) at No. 29 Cal (6-12, 2-5) Tuesday, April 6th -3:00 PM (PT)*
Berkeley, Calif. - Hellman Tennis Complex
No. 10 Stanford at. No. 47 Arizona State (7-10, 0-4) Friday, April 9th - 1:30 PM (PT)*
Tempe, Ariz. - Whiteman Tennis Center
No. 10 Stanford at No. 23 Arizona (12-7, 1-3) Saturday, April 10th - 1:00 PM (PT)*
Tucson, Ariz. - LaNelle Robson Tennis Center
* Conference matches
COMING UP: The Cardinal hit the road this week, playing first at No. 29 Cal on Tuesday, April 6th, before heading to the Arizona schools this weekend. Stanford will play first at No. 47 Arizona State on Friday, April 9th, before heading over to Tucson to face the No. 23rd ranked Arizona Wildcats.
STANFORD NOTES: Stanford enters the week with a 12-5 overall record and a No. 10 ranking in the latest ITA rankings ... The Cardinal boast an impressive 10-5 record versus ranked opponents so far this season ... Legendary coach Dick Gould, who will step down from coaching to assume the position of Director of Tennis for Stanford University at the conclusion of the season, has posted a 769-145 (.841) record during his tenure on The Farm ... Junior Sam Warburg has steadily climbed the rankings this season. Warburg is currently ranked No. 11 in the nation by ITA after starting the season with a No. 71 preseason ranking. This season, the Sacramento, CA native owns a 12-2 record versus ranked opponents and a perfect 5-0 record versus opponents ranked in the top-15 ... Freshman James Wan jumped into the ITA rankings this week, debuting at No. 84. Wan leads the Cardinal in wins with a 22-2 overall record and a spotless 18-0 mark in dual matches. Of Wan's 22 wins, 20 of them have come via straight sets ... The doubles tandem of KC Corkery and Warburg is ranked No. 23 in the latest ITA rankings.
SCOUTING THE CAL BEARS: Cal enters the week with a 6-12 overall record, a 2-5 mark in Pac-10 play and a No. 29 ranking in the latest ITA poll ... The Bears' record is a bit misleading, considering that Cal has played a very tough schedule. Cal has dropped four matches this season that have been decided by one point ... The Bears are coming off of a pair of 7-0 losses to UCLA and USC ... Cal senior Balazs Veress is ranked No. 57 in the latest ITA ranking ... The Bears will be looking to avenge a 5-2 loss to the Cardinal earlier this season on February 21st on The Farm ... Stanford owns a 75-11 all-time record versus the Bears.
SCOUTING THE ASU SUN DEVILS: The Sun Devils will be looking for their first conference win this weekend when they host the Cardinal on Friday, April 9th. ASU enters the week with a 7-10 overall record, an 0-4 mark in Pac-10 action and a No. 47 ranking in the latest ITA poll ... The Sun Devils will be looking to bounce back from a pair of 4-3 losses to Washington and Oregon, and hoping to snap a three match losing skid ... ASU fell to the Cardinal, 7-0, back on Feb. 28th at the Taube Tennis Center on The Farm ... The Sun Devils will be seeking just their second-ever win over the Cardinal, as Stanford owns a 47-1 all-time record versus ASU.
SCOUTING THE ARIZONA WILDCATS: The Wildcats return to Tucson after going 1-1 in the Pacific Northwest and capturing their first Pac-10 win. Arizona defeated Oregon, 5-2, but fell to Washington, 6-1 ... Arizona enter the week with a 12-7 overall record and a 1-3 mark in conference play ... The Wildcats are ranked No. 23 in the latest ITA poll ... Prior to their setback versus Washington, the Wildcats had won their last four contests ... The Wildcats are led by sophomore Roger Matalonga who is ranked No. 96 in the latest ITA singles rankings. Arizona will be looking to avenge a 5-2 loss to the Cardinal on Feb. 27th at Stanford ... Stanford owns a 51-1 all-time record versus the Wildcats.
LAST WEEK: The Cardinal posted a 1-2 record last week against three of the toughest teams in the country. Stanford started the week with an impressive 5-2 win over No. 15 Harvard. The Cardinal captured two of the three doubles matches to win the point, while senior captain Carter Morris, juniors Sam Warburg and Phil Sheng, and freshman James Wan, collected singles win. The Cardinal then traveled to Southern California to take on USC and UCLA. The Cardinal dropped both games, falling, 4-3 to the Trojans and 5-2 to the Bruins. Warburg registered a 6-1, 6-2 over No. 5 ranked Tobias Clemens, his third win over a top 10 opponent in the last two weeks. Wan recorded a pair of wins over ranked opponents, defeating No. 47 Ruben Torres of USC and No. 78 Kris Kwinta of UCLA to improve his overall record to 22-2 on the season.
CORKERY AND WARBURG CAPTURE DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIP: The duo of junior Sam Warburg and sophomore All-American KC Corkery captured the consolation championship at the 115th annual Pacific Coast Doubles Championship at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club on March 7th. Corkery and Warburg, the No. 3 seeded team in the tournament, suffered a first round loss in the main draw on the 5th, but regrouped to win four matches in two days to capture the consolation championship. In the semifinal of the consolation bracket, Corkery Warburg beat the independent team of Neel Grover and Julien Heine, 6-4, 6-4. In the finals, Corkery and Warburg defeated Stephen Bass and Eric Langenkamp of Notre Dame, 6-4, 6-2.
GOING FOR THE GOULD: Few coaches in the history of Division I athletics have obtained the level of success that Stanford men's tennis Head Coach Dick Gould has achieved. After 37 years and 17 national titles, the legendary coach will retire at the end of the 2003-04 season. However, Gould will still be very much involved with Stanford tennis as he will assume the position of Director of Tennis for the university. Throughout the years, Gould, the John L. Hinds Director of Men's Tennis, has proven himself to be one of the top collegiate tennis coaches in the nation. Gould was honored by Wilson Sporting Goods and the ITA as "Coach of the Decade" in men's collegiate tennis during the 1980's and again for the 1990's. The award is fitting as Gould's Stanford teams captured six NCAA team titles in both the 80's and 90's. Gould was also named the 2000 NCAA Coach of the Year. Under the tutelage of Gould, some of the world's finest tennis players have developed their games during NCAA play at Stanford. A list of former players reads somewhat like a Who's Who in Professional Tennis. In total, 15 different Stanford players have reached the finals, and 12 others have reached the semifinals of the NCAA singles tournament while playing for Gould. Under Gould's watch, 10 players have captured the national championship, while another 10 players have finished as national runner ups in the NCAA doubles tournament. Forty-nine of his players have earned All-America honors. The Cardinal men's team has finished in the NCAA top five in 29 out of the last 34 years. In NCAA team competition, Stanford has won 85 of 95 (.895) matches during the 25 years in which it was invited to participate. On three occasions, Stanford has captured back-to-back NCAA titles-1973-74, 1977-78 and 1980-81. The Cardinal won three consecutive team titles from 1988-90 and four in a row from 1995-98. Three Gould-coached squads have recorded unblemished records in 1998 (28-0), 1995 (27-0) and 1978 (24-0), and five times his teams have lost only one match.