Axel Geller Season 2017-18
Height6-4
ClassFreshman
HometownBuenos Aires, Argentina
Career Accolades:
- Pac-12 Champion (2021)
- ITA All-America (2019)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America first team (2022)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America third team (2021)
- Four-time All-Pac-12 (first team 2019 and 2021, second team 2018, honorable mention 2022)
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2022)
- ITA Northwest Region Senior of the Year (2021)
- ITA Northwest Region Player to Watch (2019)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team (2021, 2022)
- Five-time ITA Scholar Athlete (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022)
- Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2020, 2021, 2022)
As a Graduate Student (2021-22):
- CoSIDA Academic All-America first team
- All-Pac-12 honorable mention
- CoSIDA Academic All-District
- Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
- Tallied a 12-6 singles record, was 11-6 in dual action
- Went 12-8 in doubles play
- Ended the season ranked No. 34 in doubles and No. 82 in singles. Was ranked as high as 21st in doubles and 60th in singles, finished season as No. 4 player in the ITA Northwest Region and part of No. 5 doubles pair
- Posted an 8-3 mark in singles against Pac-12 opponents and a 6-5 mark against ranked foes
- Won his singles and doubles matches against Baylor in the NCAA Super Regionals, defeating the No. 36 singles player and the No. 3 doubles pair
- Helped Stanford to a 19-6 overall record and a berth in the NCAA Super Regionals
As a Senior (2020-21)
- Pac-12 Champion
- CoSIDA Academic All-America third team
- All-Pac-12 First Team
- ITA Northwest Region Senior of the Year
- CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
- Ranked as high as No. 20 in singles and No. 11 in doubles with Neel Rajesh on Jan. 13. Ended season ranked No. 86 in singles and No. 55 in doubles, with Tomas Kopczynski.
- Went 6-6 on the season in singles and 8-5 in doubles
- Five singles wins against Pac-12 opponents, and a 3-6 mark against ranked foes
- Tallied one doubles win against a ranked pair
As a Junior (2019-20):
- Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Ended season ranked No. 37 in singles, was ranked as high as No. 7 on the season.
- Finished year ranked No. 14 in doubles nationally alongside Neel Rajesh.
- Helped lead team to a No. 8 national ranking, and an 8-5 record before the cancellation of the season due to the COVID-19 global outbreak.
- Went 6-6 in singles play, including a 3-4 dual record at No. 1 singles. Had five wins over ranked opponents, and two wins over top-10 foes.
- Tallied top-10 wins over UCLA’s Hady Habib (No 10, Jan. 18) and Keegan Smith (No. 7, Feb. 1).
- Went 10-6 in doubles, and 8-5 next to Neel Rajesh. Had two wins over ranked pairs.
As a Sophomore (2018-19):
- ITA All-America
- ITA Northwest Region Player to Watch
- Finalist for national ITA Player to Watch
- All-Pac-12 first team
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Helped lead team to 12th-straight NCAA Tournament, and a No. 13 end of season national ranking.
- Posted a 17-8 singles record, including a 10-7 dual mark from the top position.
- Tallied a 14-9 doubles record, including a 13-7 mark alongside Alexandre Rotsaert.
- Ended the season ranked No. 15 nationally in singles, and No. 36 in doubles next to Rotsaert.
- Tallied top-five wins over No. 3 Giovanni Oradini (Mississippi State, Oct. 6) and No. 5 Thomas Laurent (Oregon, Jan. 27).
- Earned NCAA tournament invites in singles and doubles.
- Defeated Sebastian Korda (6-2, 4-6, 7-6) to win the Edwardsville Futures Tournament on Aug. 12 for first professional tournament title.
As a Freshman (2017-18):
- Second Team All-Pac-12
- ITA Scholar-Athlete
- Earned a berth in the NCAA Doubles Championship (defeated in first round)
- Ranked No. 86 in the final Oracle/ITA singles poll
- Ranked No. 30 with Tom Fawcett in the final Oracle/ITA doubles poll
- Finished with an 18-7 overall record
- Posted a 16-6 record in dual play, playing all his matches at No. 1 or No. 2
- Produced 18 wins in doubles action overall, playing with Tom Fawcett, Timothy Sah and David Wilczynski
- Recorded a 16-7 record in doubles playing with Tom Fawcett
- Defeated six nationally-ranked opponents, including No. 24 Johannes Schretter of Baylor (6-4, 6-3)
- Recorded three match clinchers, including two against California and one against Army
- Won his first eight dual matches, defeating six nationally-ranked opponents during that span
- Earned victories in two dual matches after dropping the first set (vs. Illinois and California)
- Won his first seven double matches playing with Tom Fawcett
Prior to Stanford
- Ranked as the No. 1 junior in the International Tennis Federation in the 2017 year-end rankings
- Won the 2017 Wimbledon Boys' Doubles Championship (playing with Hsu Yu-hsiou)
- Runner-up in the 2017 Wimbledon Junior Championship (lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-7(2), 3-6 in the championship match)
- Runner-up in the 2017 U.S. Open Junior Championship (lost to Wu Yibing, 4-6, 4-6, in the championship match)
Career Singles Record
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Overall | Dual |
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2017-18 | 2-0 | 14-6 | - | - | - | - | 18-7 | 16-6 |
2018-19 | 10-7 | - | - | - | - | - | 17-8 | 10-7 |
2019-20 | 3-4 | - | - | - | - | - | 6-6 | 3-4 |
2020-21 | 5-6 | 1-0 | - | - | - | - | 6-6 | 6-6 |
2021-22 | 0-1 | 6-2 | 5-3 | - | - | - | 12-6 | 11-6 |
TOTALS | 20-18 | 21-8 | 5-3 | - | - | - | 59-33 | 46-29 |
Career Doubles Record
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | Overall | Dual |
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2017-18 | 1-0 | 16-6 | 1-1 | 18-10 | 18-7 |
2018-19 | 9-6 | 2-2 | - | 11-8 | 11-8 |
2019-20 | 6-4 | - | - | 10-6 | 6-4 |
2020-21 | 6-5 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 8-5 | 8-5 |
2021-22 | 6-7 | 5-0 | - | 12-8 | 11-7 |
TOTALS | 28-22 | 24-8 | 2-1 | 59-37 | 54-31 |
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ITA Scholar-Athletes
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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Year In Review: Men’s Tennis
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Four Garner Academic All-America Honors
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Heartbreaker in Waco
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Stanford Sweet 16 Bound
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Card Beats Bulldogs to Open NCAA Tournament
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Four Earn All-Pac-12 Honors
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NCAA Singles and Doubles Draw
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NCAA Tournament Bound
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Stopped in Semis
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Worth the Wait
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Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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Card Beats Cal
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Senior Day Sweep
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Stanford Downs Huskies, Stays Unbeaten at Home
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Triumph in Tempe
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Men’s Tennis Falls at Arizona
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Men’s Tennis Bounces Back at UCLA
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Card Drops Heartbreaker at USC
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Downed the Dons
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Conference Opener: Check
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No. 11 Trojans Top No. 8 Card
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Triumph Over Texas A&M
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Men’s Tennis Falls in ITA Indoors Opener
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No. 8 Card Dispatches California
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SoCal Sweep
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Cardinal Stays Unbeaten, Downs No. 8 USC
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Stanford Wins Joust with No. 20 UCF
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Stanford Sweeps Tulane
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Card Cruises Past Pepperdine
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Six More Academic All-Americans
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Spring Academic Honor Roll
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ITA Scholar-Athletes
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Year in Review
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Trio Tallies ITA Regional Awards
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Geller, Fery Earn Pac-12 Honors
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Virginia Rallies Past Men’s Tennis
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Tamed the Tigers
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Stopped in Semis
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Advancing to the Semifinals
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Pac-12 Champions
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Upset at Oregon
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Came, Sah, Conquered
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Comeback Complete
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Desert Sweep
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Never Stopped Fighting
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Men’s Tennis Downs UC Davis
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Pac-12 Opening Win
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TCU Takes Down Cardinal
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Men’s Tennis Falls at USC
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Men’s Tennis Outlasted by UCLA
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New Lineup, Same Result
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Men’s Tennis Starts Season Ranked Fifth
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Academic Awards
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Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll
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2019-20: Year in Review
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All-Academic Honors
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All-Conference Honors
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All-Americans
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Rajesh, Rotsaert Collect Regional Honors
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Rajesh Clinches Upset
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Back to Work
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Texas Tops Stanford
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Tripped Up By Texas
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Tripped Up at Indoors
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Rajesh Rallies Card to Second Round
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Cardinal Posts Third Shutout
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Bounced Back Against Bruins
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Men's Tennis Suffers First Defeat
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We're In For Indoors
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Too Much for Tulane
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Rotsaert Reaches Sherwood Cup Championship
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Strong Start
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Sridhar Succesful at ITA's
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ITA Regionals Underway
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Academic Honors
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Season In Review
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Season In Review
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All-American
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Player to Watch
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Rotsaert Completes NCAA Singles
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Academic Leaders
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No. 5 Virginia Outlasts No. 12 Stanford
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Venture to Virginia
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All-Pac-12 Trio
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On to the Round of 16
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Quick and Convincing
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NCAA Singles and Doubles Invites
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Stopped in Semifinals
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Clutch Cardinal
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Pac-12 Chase Begins
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Weekend Sweep
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Glad He's Back
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Headed to the Pacific Northwest
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Veterans Deliver
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Big Slam Hits Berkeley
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Utah Outlasts Cardinal
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Card Cruises
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Top-12 Battle Goes to USC
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Winning Streak Snapped
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Dons Downed
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Big Week at Taube
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Senior Success
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Opening Statement
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Pac-12 Play Begins
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Rotsaert Registers Clincher
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Home For Eight
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Axel Honored
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Sah Seals It
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Card Blanks Green Wave at ITA Indoors
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Cavaliers Top Cardinal
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Kumar Clinches Comeback
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Two Top-10 Tests
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Buckeyes Best Card
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Top-10 Tussle
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Ticket Punched
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Card Advances
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Sherwood Cup Crown
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Broncos Beaten in Burlingame
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Opening Statement
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Season Opener Saturday
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Cardinal Run Ends in Quarters
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Geller Reaches Round of 16
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Geller, Rotsaert Advance
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Geller, Rotsaert Set for ITAs
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ITA Academic Honors
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Klahn Earns Wimbledon Spot
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2018 Season In Review
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All-Pac-12 Trio
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All-American
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All-Academic Honors
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Fawcett and Geller Fall in NCAA's
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National Coaching Honor
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Fawcett Defeated at NCAA's
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NCAA Singles and Doubles Begin
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NCAA Singles and Doubles Begin
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Cardinal Quartet Honored
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Stanford Edged by Ole Miss
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Strong Start
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Tournament Time at Taube
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Card Falls in Semis
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Survive and Advance
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Pac-12 Title Chase Begins Thursday
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Best Regular Season in 17 Years
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Cardinal Flies Past Ducks
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Senior Salute
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Big Slam Sweep
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Big Slam
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Staying Sharp At Home
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Card Hosts Utes Saturday
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Fomba Clinches Card WIn
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Top-Four Battle Goes to UCLA
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Showdown in SoCal
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Seven Straight
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Tuesday Tangle with Tigers
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Doubleheader Sweep
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Victorious in Doubleheader Opener
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Convincing Road Win
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Fomba Lifts Cardinal
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Four Matches in Four Days
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Stanford Takes Big Slam
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Quick And Convincing
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UC Davis, Cal on Tap for Card
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No. 1 Wake Forest Outlasts Cardinal
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Semifinal Bound
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On to the Quarterfinals
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National Indoor Championships
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Another Conference Honor
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Another Top-10 Triumph
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Another Top-10 test
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Player of the Week
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Bruins Bested
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Convincing Effort
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Ticket Punched
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Card Advances in ITA Kick-Off
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ITA Kick-Off Weekend
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Season-Opening Success
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Sherwood Cup Crown
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All Cardinal Final
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Three to the Semis
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Card Quintet to Quarters
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