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 | APRIL 2008 THE JOHN L. HINDS 641 E. Campus Dr. Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Phone & Fax: 650-723-1160 VIDEO STREAM On home match days, go to the Stanford athletic web site: www.gostanford.com and choose men’s or women’s tennis. When that page comes up, click on “Live Video and Scoreboard.” Finally, click on the court which has the match you want to see (Courts 1 through 6). OPERATING BUDGET ENDOWMENT Thanks to our men’s and women’s tennis alumni who are helping us by giving to this special fund, enabling us endow our respective operating costs. ADDRESS CHANGES We ask all to help us by sending to the Director of Tennis any email or address up-dates. Thank you. TAD TAUBE We proudly salute Tad Taube on his pending induction into the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame of Northern California. The ceremony will be on Sunday, May 4 at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center. For information: Gary Thorud - gdthorud@aol.com. EPATT – 20 YEARS The nationally acclaimed East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring Program based at the Taube Tennis Center celebrates its 20th year with its 16th annual Fund Raising dinner at the Menlo Circus Club, Wednesday, April 30. For information – Anne Gould (650) 854-6656.
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STANFORD TENNIS – OFF AND RUNNING! It is always a surprise to return from Winter Finals and Spring Break to realize the bulk of the tennis season has passed. Only eight home matches (3 men’s and 5 women’s) remain, beginning with the women hosting Southern California rivals USC and UCLA on April 4 and 5, and culminating with the final home match of the season with our women vs. Cal on April 19. Our young men’s team continues to improve rapidly, and the women are eager to avenge early season losses to UCLA and Cal and once again challenge for the National Championship. Remember that admission is free for all regular season matches, so bring the family to watch the stars of tomorrow represent the Cardinal today. It is anticipated the women will host the Round of 64 and 32 of the NCAA Championships at the Taube Tennis Center on May 9 and 10, so save these dates and watch for further announcements in early May. (NOTE: There is an admission charge for all NCAA Championships).
SAP Open Finals Feb. 24 – In an all-Stanford final, Scott Lipsky & Dave Martin upset World # 1’s Bob & Mike Bryan – 7-6, 7-5.
Freshmen Alex Clayton and Ted Kelly and sophomore Richard Wire address East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring students in the Taube Tennis Center’s Koret Room on “Sleep Habits.” | ||||||
WOMEN'S COACHING STAFF Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Phone: 650-723-9540 Fax: 650-723-1789 National Rankings: # 5 Singles Jessica Nguyen # 20 Carolyn McVeigh - # 51 Whitney Deason #63 Lindsay Burdette #85 Doubles Barte/Burdette #27 Deason/Nguyen #37 2008 Spring Home Schedule Apr. 5 - UCLA 12:00pm Apr. 9 - Sac. St. 3:00pm Apr. 15 - UC Davis 3:00pm |  | |||||
The winter schedule was hectic as usual with lots of travel. Our semi final loss to Georgia Tech 4-3 at the National Team Indoors was a little short of what we were looking for but as usual it offered some great experience for our freshman! As we head in to April we have a great chance to secure yet another Pac 10 Championship but it will take some very tough wins over the LA schools and Cal at home as well as a trip to Eugene to take on Oregon! We feel that we are coming in to the form necessary as a team to make a great run in these last two months! Come out and see these huge matches and support our 3 seniors, Whitney Deason, Lejla Hodzic and Celia Durkin as they close out their careers on Saturday April 19th in the “Spring Smash” presented by ZOOM Marketing! Please also note that our rained out match with UC Davis will be made up on April 15th at 3pm and a rescheduled match with Sacramento State will now be played April 9th at 3pm as well!
A very typical travel scene! | ||||||
MEN'S COACHING STAFF 641 E. Campus Drive Stanford University Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Phone: 650-725-5648 (O) Fax: 650-723-1789 (Fax) 650-725-7195 National Rankings:
Singles Alex Clayton #2 Matt Bruch #56 Richard Wire #91 2008 Spring Schedule Apr. 5 @ UCLA 1:00pm Apr. 8 Saint Mary’s 1:30pm Apr. 11 Washington 1:30pmApr. 12 Oregon 1:00pm Apr.19 @ Cal 1:00pm Ojai, CA
TBA May 16-26 NCAA Championships Tulsa, OK |  | |||||
We have had a very exciting, and challenging winter quarter. Brandon, JJ, and I are pleased with the way we have competed in every match we’ve played. Our schedule has been very demanding, but we are improving every time we play. One of the highlights of the quarter, as always, was our trip to La Jolla for the 119th Pacific Coast Doubles Championships. Richard Wire, and “hometown boy” Greg Hirshman reached the quarterfinals. Also at this event a big “thank you” to Molly Thornton of La Jolla for the reception she held for the team at her home. It was a wonderful event enjoyed by all. Our Pac-10 season began with Spring break victories over previously undefeated # 15 ranked Arizona State, as well as Arizona. We have only three remaining home matches – St. Mary’s on April 8, followed on April 11 & 12 vs. Washington and Oregon. This home season-ending “Senior Weekend is presented by Cashin Company Realtors. Our regular dual match season ends in Berkeley vs Cal on April 19. The Pac-10 Individual Championships in Ojai, and the NCAA’s will round out our season. Thank you for all your support. Hope to see you at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium this season. GO CARD!! 2008 Roster: Matt Bruch Junior – Lake Forest, IL Alex Clayton Freshman – Plantation, FL Kevin Kaiser Sophomore – Saratoga, CA Phil Kao Senior – Cupertino, CA Ted Kelly Freshman – Owings Mills, MD Greg Hirshman Freshman – La Jolla, CA Paul Morrissey Sophomore – Dublin, Ireland Blake Muller Junior – Santa Barbara, CA Richard Wire Sophomore – Essex, England Jeff Zeller Junior – Centennial, CO | ||||||
