Alexandra Yepifanova Season 2022-23

Career Accolades

• Pac-12 champion (2023)
• Two-time Pac-12 Tournament champion (2022-23)
• ITA All-American - Singles (2023)
• Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year (2023)
• Two-time All-Pac-12 (2022-23)
• Three-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 31, 2023; March 28, 2023; Feb. 13, 2024)
• 2024 ITA National Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles)
• Two-time ITA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll (2023)

As a Junior (2023-24)

• Pac-12 Player of the Week (Feb. 13)
• ITA National Team Indoor Championship All-Tournament Team (No. 3 singles, No. 2 doubles)

As a Sophomore (2022-23) • Pac-12 Champions • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• ITA All-American - Singles
• Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
• All-Pac-12 First Team
• Two-time Pac-12 Player of the Week (Jan. 31, 2023; March 28, 2023)
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
• Finished 36-8 overall in singles, tied for the most wins on the team, including a 21-3 mark in dual matches, the most on the team
  • Played primarily on court one, going 11-2, along with a 5-1 record on court two and 6-0 on court three
• Ended the season ranked 28th nationally in singles and 73rd in doubles with Sara Choy
• Featured a 17-match win streak from early February to early May
• Went 15-1 against Pac-12 opponents, not dropping a match to a conference foe until losing to the eventual NCAA Singles champion from NCAA in the individual postseason
• Led the team with a 14-4 record against ranked opponents
  • Highest ranked win came over teammate and No. 7 Connie Ma in the fall
• Won the ITA Northwest Regionals in singles
• Went 4-1 in three-set matches
• Clinched five matches: Florida State (Jan. 28), at USC (March 25), at Oregon (April 7), San Diego (April 9) and Weber State (May 5)
• Advanced to the Round of 16 at the NCAA Singles Championship, earning two ranked wins
• Partnered primarily with Sara Choy on court two in doubles, going 10-7
  • Also went 2-3 with Valencia Xu in dual matches and 1-1 with Emma Sun

As a Freshman (2021-22) • Pac-12 Tournament Champions

• All-Pac-12 Second Team
• ITA Scholar-Athlete
• Finished 34-8 overall in singles, the most wins on the team, including a 20-4 mark at the No. 2 spot
  • Most singles wins by a Stanford player since 2013
  • Most wins at either of the top-two seed lines since 2015 and most by a freshman since 2000
• Final national ranking of No. 22
• Went 13-3 against Pac-12 foes, 10-7 against ranked opponents and 5-1 in three-set matches
  • Highest ranked win came against No. 8 Natasha Subhash of Virginia
• Clinched four wins for the Cardinal: against UC Davis (Jan. 20), Texas (Feb. 25), Oregon (April 21) and Arizona State (April 23)
• Qualified for the NCAA Singles tournament, advancing to the second round
• Advanced to the championship match at ITA Northwest Regionals and won the consolation draw at ITA National Fall Championships, beating three ranked opponents
• Posted a 21-14 overall record in doubles play, playing 23 dual matches and going 14-9 at the No. 2 spot
  • Went 8-3 against Pac-12 opponents
• Was 9-6 at No. 2 with Valencia Xu and 5-3 with Sara Choy

Prior to Stanford

• Reached a ranking of No. 1 by Tennis Recruiting
• Runner-up at the 2019 US Open Juniors
  • Made a run to the finals as a qualifier, becoming the first ever to do so
• Also competed at French Open and Wimbledon Juniors
• Won one singles and one doubles title on the ITF junior circuit
• Features a career-high WTA singles ranking of 958
  • Career-high ITF juniors ranking was 10

Personal

• Daughter of Natalia Yepifanova and Yuri Kirkel
• Has an older sister: Yekaterina
• Born in New London, Conn.

SINGLES

DOUBLES