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Cardinal Court Club 2007 Stanford Tennis The East Palo Alto Tennis and Tutoring Program (EPATT) is proud to be associated with Stanford University and Stanford Tennis. EPATT provides one-on-one academic tutoring and group tennis instruction to one hundred disadvantaged youth per year. This unique endeavor, under the auspices of the Youth Tennis Advantage, strives to impact children academically, athletically and socially. EPATT is a past recipient of the Stanford University Community Partnership Award for its work with the East Palo Alto community, which it serves. Tutoring sessions are conducted at the Taube Family Tennis Center after school and in the evenings in the Gwen and Victor Riches Pinewood Tutorial Rooms. The program facilities include four classrooms, and counter space, which include a library and computer center with Internet access. More than 120 Stanford students volunteer as academic tutors and tennis Whitney Deason of the Stanford Women’s Team with an EPATT friend. instructors per year. Stanford Tennis Members hope these youths can be afforded some of the same opportunities they themselves have received as young people. An anonymous foundation provides season admissions to tennis matches for program participants. If you are interested in becoming a member of the East Palo Alto-Stanford “Team”, contact Stanford Tennis Director Dick Gould or EPATT Executive Director Dave Higaki at (650) 725-4450. The Cardinal Tennis Program, truly the “Home of We need your help as the teams go after their 34th national CARDINAL Champions,” invites you to join the team “Booster Club” – championship in 35 years. Keep Stanford tennis great! the CARDINAL COURT CLUB. Court Club Thank you for your support! Supporting Stanford The primary purpose of this club is to further interest, Dick Gould Men’s & Women’s Tennis energy and excitement in our great teams. In addition, your Director of Tennis “financial” membership donations are a critical component to (650) 723-1160 the operating budgets of our men’s and women’s programs. Stanford Tennis Gift Levels and Cardinal Court Club Court Club Privileges* 2007 Application ❏ Varsity ($100) – Donor Receives Team guide, schedule card, email newsletters Name: ________________________________________________________________ Stanford Class: ____ ❏ Starter ($250) – Donor receives above and: Meet the Players “Kick-Off Clinic/Exhibition” Spouse’s Name: ___________________________________________________________________________ (Jan. 20, 2-4 pm) ❏ All-Conference ($500) – Donor receives above and: Address: ________________________________________________________________________________ Two play times (select) at Taube Tennis Center ❏ MVP ($1,000) – Donor receives above and: ________________________________________________________________________________________ Selected team member/coach to home dinner ❏ All American ($2,500) – Donor receives above and: Phone: Home (______) ____________________________________________________________________ Scheduled “Play Day” with the teams (Jan. 20 @ 2pm) ❏ Hall of Fame ($5,000+) – Donor receives above and: Work (______) ___________________________________________________________________________ Selected “Hit” with team member or coach Host one private event at Taube Tennis Center E-Mail (for Court Club news & information): __________________________________________________ ❏ Stadium Box Seat ($6,250+) – Personalized Enclosed is my donation for $________. Kindly make check payable to “Stanford Tennis”. (all donations are recognized in University Giving records and are tax-deductible.) ❏ I wish to provide extra help as a Cardinal Court Club Volunteer *Note: NCAA recruiting regulations prevent 9th through 12th graders from participating in anything that includes personal interaction with team members or Please return your check with a copy of this form to: coaching staff. We appreciate your understanding. Stanford Tennis • Department of Athletics • 641 E. Campus Drive • Stanford, CA 94305-6150 For more information, please call (650) 723-1160 2007 Stanford University Tennis WT-1 Stanford Women’s Tennis Barbara Jordan (above left) captured the 1979 Australian Open singles title and ’83 French Open mixed doubles title. Patty Fendick-McCain won two NCAA titles in the 1980s and vaulted to a #4 doubles and #19 singles rankings while winning the Australian Open doubles title. Kathy Jordan (middle) enjoyed considerable success after winning a pair of AIAW doubles titles and a singles title. She later won seven Majors doubles titles and earned a WTA singles ranking as high as #4. Alycia Moulton (top right) won the first NCAA singles title after winning a pair of AIAW doubles titles. Laura Granville (lower left) captured two NCAA singles titles and has gone on to a top-40 WTA ranking. The 1999 NCAA Championship Team (above) was one of ten championship teams coached by Frank Brennan. Linda Gates (lower right) captured a singles NCAA title and two NCAA doubles titles. tanford is renowned as perhaps the finest Stanford Tennis History won five NCAA Team Championships in six years women’s tennis program in the United States. On the women’s side, Linda Yeomans and Carol since taking over in 2001. S Since the 1980 campaign, the Stanford’s women’s The Cardinal has captured more NCAA titles Hanks captured the USTA collegiate doubles crown in 1962 for Stanford’s first of 20 individual collegiate titles. team has had a remarkable dual match record of than any other school in history. Since the school Since 1975, when Stanford’s women’s team joined 678-53 (.927), including four perfect seasons in the captured its first national title in 1978 under Anne an already successful men’s program, no other school last six years. During that time frame, the Cardinal has produced 16 team championships, as well as 12 Gould, the school has since won 15 NCAA titles has claimed more NCAA team titles. Stanford has held a stranglehold on NCAA and national team tro- singles champions, four doubles champions, five under current head coach Lele Forood and former phies from 1973 to the present, capturing 16 women’s singles runners-up, and four doubles runners-up. head coach Frank Brennan. Numerous Stanford titles. Either of Stanford’s tennis teams has won more In 2001, Stanford was home to the singles champion (Laura Granville), singles runner-up players have gone on to international success on collegiate titles by itself than all other men’s and women’s teams combined during that time period. (Lauren Kalvaria) and doubles runner-up (Granville/ the professional tour. Gabriela Lastra). In 2002, Stanford produced the Women Land 15 of 25 NCAA Team Titles national doubles champions (Kalvaria/Lastra) and Only three years after the first athletic scholarship two singles semifinalists (Erin Burdette, Lastra). was awarded to a female player, the Stanford squad Amber Liu claimed back-to-back NCAA singles won its first national title – the AIAW Championship championships in 2003 and 2004. in 1978. In 1982, the Stanford women claimed their Stanford has captured a remarkable 11 of the past first ever NCAA team title. In total, the Cardinal 21 NCAA Singles Championships. The prestigious women have captured 15 national championships: Honda Broderick Award has been given to seven 1978, ’82, ’84, six straight from 1986-91, ’97, ’99, Stanford players: Linda Gates (1985), Patty Fendick- back-to-back crowns in 2001 and 2002, and currently McCain (’87), Sandra Birch (’89, ’91), Debbie Graham three titles in a row from 2004-06. (’90), Lilia Osterloh (’97), Marissa Irvin (2000) and Highlights of the women’s performance over the Laura Granville (’01). last 25 years include its unprecedented streaks of six consecutive NCAA team titles (1986-91) and three straight NCAA Singles Champions on two different occasions (1985-87; 1989-91). Frank Brennan, who Lilia Osterloh, who captured the NCAA singles title as a was inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame freshman in 1997, has gone on to achieve a #41 singles ranking in 2001, won 10 of those NCAA Championships in on the WTA tour. his 21 years at the helm (1980-2000). Lele Forood has WT-2 2007 Stanford University Tennis Stanford Women’s Tennis Debbie Graham (left) captured the 1990 NCAA title and was a member of four NCAA title teams. Anne Kremer is the highest ranked Stanford player on the current tour. Sandra Birch (middle) won the 1989 and ’91 NCAA singles titles. Since 1982, Stanford has won 15 of 25 titles, including 2002 and 2004 above, and finished second on five other occasions. In 2004, Amber Liu (right) became one of four Stanford athletes to capture a pair of NCAA singles titles. Women’s Tennis (since 1975) who was the 1990 NCAA Singles Champion, was • 16 National Team Titles, Six • 47 different All-Americans, honored as 1992 WTA Rookie of the Year. straight from 1986-91 including seven in 1988; six Many former Stanford players have been ranked • Five NCAA runners-up in ’84, and five each in ’89, ’90, ’91, ‘97, 2000, ’05 and within the top 100 on the tour. Cardinal standouts • 14 National Singles Titles ’06 in the pros include Kathy Jordan (who was ranked as – three straight from ’89-91 • Ten undefeated dual high as No. 5), Kate Gompert (18), Alycia Moulton • 10 National Doubles Titles seasons: ’75 (11-0), (18), Anne Kremer (18), Patty Fendick-McCain (19), – four straight from ’76-79 ’76 (9-0), ’82 (20-0), • Dual match record of 737-63 ’84 (26-0), ’89 (29-0), Marianne Werdel (21), Elise Burgin (22), Meredith (.921) ’90 (29-0), ‘01 (30-0), McGrath (26), Lele Forood (30), Debbie Graham • Current 86-match winning ’04 (29-0), ’05 (27-0) and (35), Barbara Jordan (37), Lilia Osterloh (41), Tami streak (spans from 2004- ’06 (30-0) Whitlinger (41), Laura Granville (46), Marissa Irvin present) (51) and Linda Gates (58). Women’s Tennis Professionals Other honors abound on the WTA pro tour. Alycia Moulton was on the U.S. Wightman Cup On the women’s tour, former Stanford star and team in 1985, and Burgin was a member of the U.S. two-time NCAA singles champ Patty Fendick- Federation Cup team. In 1986, Burgin was captain of McCain was voted by the Women’s Tennis Association the Wightman Cup team.
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