May 11, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.- Both Stanford tennis squads were well-represented among this year's All-Pac-12 Team, as announced on Friday evening by the league office.
On the women's side, sophomore Nicole Gibbs was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, becoming the first Cardinal player to earn the conference's highest honor since Hilary Barte in 2009.
Joining Gibbs as a First Team honoree was junior Mallory Burdette, who had been named to the Second Team in each of her first two seasons. Junior Stacey Tan was awarded a spot on this year's Second Team.
No. 5 Stanford takes on No. 29 Yale on Saturday, May 12, at 3 p.m. in an NCAA second-round match.
For the men, senior Bradley Klahn was honored as a First Team selection for the fourth consecutive season. Fellow senior Ryan Thacher was appointed to the Second Team, also earning all-conference accolades for the fourth year in a row.
No. 11 Stanford faces Sacramento State on Saturday, May 12, at 12 p.m. in an NCAA first-round match.
ALL-PAC-12 WOMEN'S TEAM
First Team
Nicole Gibbs, So., STAN
Robin Anderson, Fr., UCLA
Mallory Burdette, Jr., STAN
Jana Juricova, Sr., CAL
Zoe Scandalis, Fr., USC
Zsofia Susanyi, Fr., CAL
Second Team
Jacqueline Cako, So., ASU
Sabrina Santamaria, Fr., USC
Denise Dy, Sr., WASH
Danielle Lao, Jr., USC
Anett Schutting, So., CAL
Liudmila Vasilieva, WSU
Stacey Tan, Jr., STAN
Honorable Mention
Lacey Smyth, So., ARIZ
Anastasia Putilina, Sr., UTAH
Annie Goransson, Jr., CAL
Kaitlyn Christian, So., USC
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ALL-PAC-12 MEN'S TEAMS
First Team
Steve Johnson, Sr., USC
Nick Meister, RS Sr., UCLA
Bradley Klahn, Sr., STAN
Kyle McMorrow, Jr., WASH
Ray Sarmiento, So., USC
Daniel Nguyen, Sr., USC
Second Team
Clay Thompson, So., UCLA
Ben McLachlan, So., CAL
Ryan Thacher, Sr., STAN
Nick Andrews, Sr., CAL
Adrien Puget, So., UCLA
Yannick Hanfmann, Fr., USC
Slim Hamza, Fr., UTAH
Honorable Mention
Emilio Gomez, So., USC
Marcos Giron, Fr., UCLA
Carlos Cueto, Sr., CAL
Robin Cambier, So., ORE
Dmytro Mamedov, Jr., UTAH