Seniors Theresa Logar and Anne Yelsey were on the cusp of making history in this Jan. 31 article. Two games away from tying the record for 89 straight team wins, they were also three games away from having the streak broken by Georgia.

Though the Cardinal’s streak of three NCAA titles in the time of Yelsey/Logar was also broken in the fourth attempt, these two top performers have created quite a legacy at Stanford.

Their individual seasons ended prematurely as well, with Logar losing in the Round of 16 and Yelsey falling in the Round of 32 at the NCAA Championships, but as a pair or part of a team, they remain strong.

It has been eighty-seven matches. That’s the number of team matches which seniors Anne Yelsey and Theresa Logar of the women’s tennis team have played in their careers.

87 also happens to be the number of matches that the Cardinal has won with the senior duo; they’ve never lost a dual match in Stanford uniforms.

The term “dynasty” seems to be quite fitting for the three-time defending national champions, and the two seniors have played a large role in the team’s astonishing success.

Both Logar and Yelsey, who boast impressive accomplishments over the years, were modest in evaluating their roles in making history (Stanford is only two match victories away from tying the NCAA record of 89).

Yelsey, a psychology major hailing from Newport Beach, Calif., attributed a large part of the team’s success over the years to the coaches.

“I feel like the coaches have given us an opportunity over the past few years to come together with the best tennis players in the country,” she said. “I think that’s how Stanford tennis has become somewhat of a dynasty...they do such a good job of recruiting.”

Both players have racked up numerous awards and accolades over the course of their careers. Yelsey has played on the WTA professional tour and even defeated a player ranked among the top 100 in the world. She’s played in the main doubles draw of the U.S. Open twice, and has been nationally ranked herself.

But she was quick to deflect talk about her individual accomplishments. Instead, Yelsey talked about her teammates.

“To be able to compete and train and spend all this time with these talented tennis players and friends...it’s just amazing,” she said.

Logar, an International Relations major from Rochester Hills, Mich., has also compiled an impressive list of accomplishments in her time with Stanford. She received the Block S — an award designated for Stanford’s Outstanding Female Athletes in each class — three times, was named to the 2005-2006 All-American team, was individually ranked third in the nation at the end of last season and advanced to the singles finals of the NCAA Championships last year.

Despite their lofty individual resumes, Yelsey and Logar both say they have had a tremendous opportunity in representing a university like Stanford.

“The Stanford legacy attracted me to this school since I was a young kid,” Logar said. “When you walk out with that ‘S’ on your jersey it means so much. You are Stanford, and you are the best.”

“Being a part of the last three years of Stanford tennis has been amazing,” Yelsey added.

The duo both got off to a bit of a slow start this fall. The pair’s individual rankings have dropped from where they were at the end of last season, but, as Logar explained, the early season rankings are often “bogus” anyway.

Yelsey was hampered by a quad injury sustained in last year’s NCAA Championships and had to spend much of the fall season working back from that injury.

“It’s all better now and I’m just trying to get back in to match shape,” she said. “I feel like I’ve come back at just the right time.”

As for life after the Stanford, the two seniors have bright prospects.

Yelsey plans to pursue tennis at the professional level for the next few years.

“I played on the professional circuit last summer and it went pretty well,” she said. “I’m going give it a shot for a couple years and see how it goes. I’m really looking forward to it.”

Logar was less sure of her situation.

“I’m going to see how the season goes,” she said. “After that it’s kind of an open book. I might be studying for the LSAT or GMAT. I don’t think my tennis career is over yet. I don’t want to say that it is and I don’t want to say that it isn’t.”

Regardless of what the two do in their careers after Stanford, it is clear that they have already left their mark on the Cardinal tennis program, the national collegiate tennis scene and the university they represent.