Melissa Lord Season 2015-16

As a Senior (2018-19)
• All-Pac-12 First Team selection
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention pick
• NCAA Most Outstanding Player
• NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (No. 2 singles, No. 3 doubles)
• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 26, April 9)
• Earned No. 25 final national ranking
• 28-10 overall and 21-4 in duals, including an 18-3 record at the No. 2 spot
• Clinched two matches
• Qualified for NCAA Singles Championship but was eliminated in the first round
• 5-1 in NCAA matches, improving her career record in such matches to 20-1
• 4-0 in three-set matches
• 13-9 versus nationally-ranked foes
• 11-2 against Pac-12 opponents
• Matched career high with 11 straight wins from March 16-May 4
• In doubles, paired with Niluka Madurawe to finish 19-6 overall and 17-5 in duals as Stanford's No. 3 team

As a Junior (2017-18)
• All-Pac-12 Second Team selection
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention pick
• NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (No. 2 singles)
• Earned No. 25 final national ranking
• 19-5 overall, returning to the lineup on March 28 after missing the first two months of the dual season with a shoulder injury
• 11-1 in duals, playing all of her matches at the No. 2 spot
• Only clincher came in Stanford's 4-3 victory over Vanderbilt in the NCAA Championship
• Qualified for NCAA Singles Championship but was eliminated in the first round
• 5-0 in NCAA matches, improving her career record in such matches to 15-0
• 3-1 in three-set matches
• 10-5 versus nationally-ranked foes
• 7-3 against Pac-12 opponents
• Reached semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships
• In doubles, paired with Janice Shin to finish 13-3 overall/duals as Stanford's No. 3 team

As a Sophomore (2016-17)
• ITA All-American in singles
• All-Pac-12 Second Team selection
• Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention pick
• NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (No. 2 singles)
• 29-6 overall and 19-4 in duals, playing most of her matches at the No. 2 spot (10-3)
• Earned No. 19 final national ranking
• Clinched three matches
• Won career-high 11 consecutive matches from Jan. 13-March 3
• 8-2 in three-set matches
• 12-4 versus nationally-ranked foes
• 11-2 against Pac-12 opponents
• 4-0 in NCAA matches
• Claimed first career singles title at the Freeman Memorial Championships
• Qualified for NCAA Singles Championship, advancing to second round
• In doubles, paired with Caroline Doyle as Stanford's No. 2 team to finish 17-6 overall, 14-3 in duals and earn No. 45 final national ranking

As a Freshman (2015-16)
• Finished with a 25-12 overall record
• 16-7 in duals, playing most of her matches at the No. 6 spot (9-4)
• Stanford's hottest player down the stretch, winning 10 of her final 11 matches while compiling a 6-0 mark during NCAA competition
• NCAA All-Tournament Team selection (No. 6 singles)
• Provided the clinching point in three matches
• 5-5 in three-set matches
• 9-6 versus Pac-12 opponents
• 3-3 against nationally-ranked opponents
• Advanced to semifinals of Invitational division at Pac-12 Championships
• Defeated Kareena Manji of Saint Mary's 7-5, 6-2 in her collegiate debut at the Saint Mary's Fall Invitational
• In doubles, paired with Carol Zhao as Stanford's No. 2 team to finish 9-5 overall and 6-3 in duals while being selected to participate in NCAA Doubles Championship
• Despite playing its first match together in late March, duo earned a runner-up finish at Pac-12 Championships and earned a final No. 40 national ranking
• Chalked up an 18-10 overall record, playing with three different partners

Prior to Stanford
• Attended Kingswood Oxford School in West Hartford, Conn.
• Ranked No. 7 nationally and tabbed a Blue Chip recruit by www.tennisrecruiting.net
• Completed her high school career undefeated
• Two-time team MVP (2013, 2014) and two-time team captain (2014, 2015)
• Led the Wyvern to 2014 NEPSAC Class B New England championship
• Member of two Founders League championship squads (2011, 2014)
• Guided program to three Coe DeVilla Franca Tournament championships (2010, 2013, 2014)
• Also competed in volleyball, serving as team captain in 2014
• Considering pursuing a degree in economics

Personal
• Born in Hartford, Conn.
• Brother, Matthew, played tennis at Virginia
• Sister, Dayna, played tennis at Brown