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Wie has to step down to step up
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Two weeks ago, Stanford freshman Michelle Wie once again played in a tournament on the PGA Tour, and once again she failed to make the cut.
Norman steals the show again
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The clouds loomed and the wind blew. The rain fell down and the scores shot up. The grass wasn’t a beautiful shade of green and the TV telecast seldom could follow the ball. And on top of it all, golf’s biggest name was missing.
Wildly wonderful Wimbledon
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For the past two weeks, I have been waking up earlier than normal. Not because I am still recovering from the jet lag incurred by a trip to the East Coast, and not for a summer job. It was to watch Wimbledon.
Clayton’s solo run stalled
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Freshman Alex Clayton made a deep run into the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships this past week, only to be stopped by the best player in the nation in the semifinals.
Sports Briefs
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ITA National Rookie of the Year Alex Clayton defeated Radford’s No. 103 Martin Sayer yesterday in the first round of the NCAA Tennis Singles Championships in Tulsa, Okla.
Tennis falls in NCAA Tourney
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The Stanford men’s tennis team’s season ended on Sunday with a loss to No. 13 Pepperdine in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Cardinal holding serve
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The Stanford men’s tennis team is back where it belongs.
Complete Experience: Phil Kao has seen at all
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It is safe to say that Phil Kao has been through it all.
USC stops four years of Card dominance at Pac-10s
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After four straight years of a Pac-10 singles champion wearing a Stanford uniform, the victor wore another shade of red at this year’s Pac-10 men’s tennis championships.
Cardinal heads to Pac-10 Tournament
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The Stanford men’s tennis team heads to the 2008 Pac-10 Championships this weekend, in the team’s final tune-up for the NCAA team championships in May.
Tennis topples Cal for season sweep
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The No. 25 Cardinal (12-8, 5-2 Pac-10) completed a season sweep of the Golden Bears (12-10, 4-3) and secured third place in the conference behind first-place UCLA and runner-up USC.
Card serves “Big Smash”
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The No. 24 Stanford men’s tennis team is going for a clean sweep of Bay Area rival California tomorrow when it takes on the No. 29 Golden Bears in Berkeley.
All-around athlete
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Student-athlete. For some collegiate athletes, the second term will be more important than the first for four years; for others, the opposite.
Home court helpful for Card
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At the beginning of spring break, the Stanford men’s tennis team vowed to win every match on their home court for the rest of the season.
Singles step up
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The No. 28 Stanford men’s tennis team returned to the win column on Tuesday with a 6-1 victory over visiting Saint Mary’s.
Stanford swept on road
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Three straight wins last week did not give the Stanford men’s tennis team enough momentum for this past weekend, as the Card dropped a pair of matches on the road in Los Angeles.
Streaking Cardinal face L.A. test
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The Cardinal enter the Los Angeles road trip with an 8-6 record and a 2-0 mark in Pac-10 play. They have won three straight matches and eight of the last ten.
Rested, Refreshed
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Two weeks off just might have been what the Stanford men’s tennis team needed.
Men's tennis splits in Arizona desert
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After pulling out a close victory on Friday against No.
Desert foes await Cardinal
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The Stanford men’s tennis team heads to Arizona this weekend for two non-conference matches.
Wire, Hirshman reach quarters
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The duo of sophomore Richard Wire and freshman Greg Hirshman reached the quarterfinals last weekend at the Pacific Coast Classic doubles tournament.
Card wins Big Smash
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The Stanford men’s tennis team knew exactly how they could beat No. 28 California yesterday: come out hot and win the doubles point. Keep the momentum and play well in singles.
Cardinal Outlasts Broncos
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Eight hours and two rain delays were just what Stanford needed to down No. 28 Boise State in a very close match last Friday.
Card braces for Bears
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The No. 40 Stanford men’s tennis team returns to action today against No. 4 Baylor in the second annual HP Cup.
Men get first wins with pair of sweeps
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The Stanford men’s tennis team continued its winning ways last Friday, beating No. 70 BYU 7-0 at home. It was the second straight win for the No. 40 Cardinal, and its second straight shutout victory.
Men's tennis looks to get its second straight win vs. BYU
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The Stanford men’s tennis team picked up its first win of the season on Wednesday and looks to pick up another today against BYU.
Men's tennis hosts Warriors
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After four tough matches to open the season, the Stanford men’s tennis team returns to the court today when it hosts the University of Hawaii at the Taube Family Tennis Center.
Men's tennis drops two dual matches, still winless
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Stanford fell 4-2 to No. 9 UCLA Friday before losing to No. 6 USC on Saturday by a score of 5-1.
Card Set for SoCal Schools
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After two tough losses on the road last weekend, the Stanford men’s tennis team kicks off its Pac-10 schedule at home today against No.
Men drop first duals
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The Stanford men’s tennis team fought hard but couldn’t muster up enough this weekend, suffering two non-conference defeats in Tulsa, Okla.
Turning it up in Tulsa
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The Stanford men’s tennis team heads to Tulsa, Okla. this weekend for the opening of its dual season.
Men start rough in Sherwood Cup
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The Stanford men’s tennis team started slowly, but finished the weekend on a high note at the Sherwood Cup in Westlake Village, Calif.
Tennis competes for Cup
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The Stanford men’s tennis team returns to action today after an almost two-month long hiatus.
Stanford ready to start doubles play
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In a collegiate tennis match, there are a total of seven points up for grabs.The doubles matches are played before the singles matches, and sometimes the point is the crucial and deciding point of the match. Many matches have been won and lost 4-3, and teams have often looked back to the doubles point as the point that made or broke them.
It's all about the Axe
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After another long year, the Axe is back up for grabs in the 110th Big Game.
Tennis claims win in fall finale
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The Stanford men’s tennis team enjoyed a holiday in Hawaii highlighted by an impressive non-conference victory over the University of Hawaii last Tuesday.
Weekend warriors
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It’s that time of the year again: Fall sports are ending their regular seasons and the quest for national titles is beginning.
Weekend warriors
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It’s a truly amazing time of the year in the sports world. The NFL season is halfway through, basketball is just getting started and fall college sports are winding down to their championship seasons.
Clayton makes semis at ITAs
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The standout freshman on the Stanford men’s tennis team made it to the semifinals of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) National Indoor Championships last weekend before losing to the top-ranked player in the country, Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman.
Weekend warriors
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Tennis legend and Stanford alum John McEnroe once said, “I’ll let the racket do the talking.” In today’s world, athletics are publicized anywhere and everywhere, and people are hired to make predictions about what they think will happen in sporting events.
Two men still standing
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Clayton breezed through the first set against Dominic Ingot of Virginia but faced a much closer battle in the second set.
Four men advance to ITA Indoor Championships
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Nearly a month ago, there were no Stanford men set to compete at the ITA National Indoor Championships.
Tennis competes at Chandler
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The Stanford men’s tennis team completed a strong weekend of play on Sunday at the Chandler Cup, highlighted by senior Phil Kao’s return to the court after a year hiatus.
Card looks to continue run
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In action for the Cardinal are senior Phil Kao, sophomore Kevin Kaiser, and freshman Greg Hirshman.
Underdogs to rule the weekend
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I love underdogs.
Freshman phenomenon
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Alex Clayton, a freshman on the Stanford men’s tennis team, is one of the most highly-touted Cardinal recruits in some time and is already showing that he can live up to the hype.
Cardinal tops in region
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It was an all-Stanford affair yesterday in the finals of the ITA Regional Championships in Seattle. Sophomore Richard Wire took home the singles title, and junior Blake Muller and freshman Ted Kelly won the doubles championship.
Stanford in action at ITAs
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The Stanford men’s tennis team completed a very successful preseason tournament this past weekend at the ITA Regional Championships in Seattle, Wash.
Cardinal looking to rebound
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Last week at the ITA All-American Championships, freshman Alex Clayton put forth a strong showing in his run to the quarterfinals.
Men's tennis gets its bearings
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Though the NCAA deems men’s tennis a spring sport, the Stanford men’s tennis team starts its season in September.
Clayton reaches ITA quarterfinals
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Just three weeks into his collegiate career, freshman Alex Clayton of the Stanford men’s tennis team is already playing like an experienced veteran.
Clayton dominates men’s ITA
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If three rounds of qualifying play were tough for Alex Clayton of the Stanford men’s tennis team, then the main draw against tougher players should have been quite a challenge.
Bruch, Muller and Clayton represent Card
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It’s three rounds down, four to go for freshman Alex Clayton of the Stanford men’s tennis team.
Men’s tennis enters main draw at ITA Championships
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Freshman Alex Clayton is continuing his singles run in the qualifying bracket of the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Frosh advances at tennis All-Americans
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In just his second week of collegiate competition, freshman Alex Clayton is already making headlines for the Stanford men’s tennis team.
Men's tennis looks to maintain past prestige
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The Stanford men’s tennis team refuses to let ugly memories from last year prevent it from reasserting itself as a dominant NCAA power.
McLain looks, leaps ahead
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Erica McLain has taken hundreds of jumps in her track career but none as big as the one she took at May's 2007 Pacific-10 Conference Championships.
Gymnastics falls short at NCAA finals
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The Stanford men’s gymnastics team had its eyes set on a national championship, but came up just short last Friday in State College, Penn.
Men’s gymnastics earn spot in Super Six
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The No. 4 Stanford men’s gymnastics team won its qualifier group, earning a place in the Super Six — the six remaining squads that will compete tonight for the NCAA championship.
No. 4 Card eyes NCAA title
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For gymnasts, practice makes perfect
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The Cardinal trains intensely for hours and months on end — all for about one minute of competition.
Men's gymnastics beats Cal, but not Sooners
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The Stanford men’s gymnastics team competed strongly, but finished second to Oklahoma in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships last Saturday in Berkeley.
Gymnasts land solid senior sendoff
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The stands might not have been completely full, but the energy in Burnham Pavilion for the men’s gymnastics meet last Saturday night was felt in each and every corner of the room.
Last hangout at home
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For the No.
Card bounces back
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The No. 5 Stanford men’s gymnastics team earned a weekend split, falling to No. 1 Michigan on Friday but rallying to defeat No. 10 Nebraska on Sunday. Entering the weekend undermanned due to injuries (junior co-captain David Sender was also absent due to personal circumstances), the Cardinal could not upend Michigan.
Card hope to tumble top-ranked Michigan
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After a strong performance last weekend at the Pacific Coast Classic, the No. 5 men’s gymnastics team (8-1) looks to keep rolling when it faces Michigan tonight at 7 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. The Wolverines (11-3) are currently the top-ranked team in the nation, but they looked shaky in what some might consider a surprising upset last weekend.
Stanford second at Pacific Coast
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The fifth-ranked Cardinal tallied an overall score of 216.650, just behind top finisher No. 2 Oklahoma (218.450). The top-ranked team in the country, Michigan, was fourth with a 214.000.