Match Notes: - Stanford-Georgia match notes The 2:00 p.m. semifinal at the Taube Tennis Center ... The Cardinal is ranked second in the nation and seeded third in the tournament ... The Bulldogs are ranked third in the nation and seeded second in the tournament ... Stanford will face the Tennessee/Florida winner in the NCAA Championship match on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. at the Taube Tennis Center ... Stanford is making its 16th NCAA Championship Match appearance in the 21-year history of the tournament ... Stanford has won 11 NCAA Championships, and finished second on five occasions ... Stanford and Florida have met in the NCAA Championship Match on five occasions, with the Cardinal holding a 4-1 advantage ... The Cardinal avenged its only loss of the season with the victory ... Georgia was making its eighth NCAA Semifinal appearance, and second in a row. Georgia Head Coach Jeff Wallace - "I think our doubles finally caught up to us, although they were playing great in all the singles matches. It's unfortunate for us that our doubles weren't there all weekend. But Im proud of my team. They fought hard in singles, in both the California match and UCLA match. Then came out here today and continued to fight in singles after we played three straight days of not so good doubles. You've got to give Stanford the credit out here today. The just out played us." "I think our team has overachieved all year long. We've had an incredible year, winning the SEC's and the national team indoors, and holding on to that No. 1 national ranking longer than anybody else. We wanted to come out here and win the National Championship. Unfortunately that didn't happen for us. I'm really proud of the effort our team has given all year." Stanford Head Coach Lele Forood - "We always have great battles with Georgia. We were very happy to win the doubles point today. Weve been playing well in singles, and needed to go out and play our game in doubles." Stanford Senior Gabriela Lastra - "We had been very defensive in doubles the last two days. Today we were fired up for doubles, and did some extra work before going out on the court." |