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Stanford Men's Tennis Tradition 2000-01 STANFORD MEN’S TENNIS QUICK FACTS Location ........................................... Stanford, CA 94305 Media Information Enrollment ............................................................. 13,075 Asst. Athletic Dir./Media Relations ........... Gary Migdol Colors................................................. Cardinal and White Media Relations Director........................... Bob Vazquez Nickname............................................................. Cardinal Assistant Media Relations Director/ Conference........................................................ Pacific-10 Men's Tennis Contact ............................... Scott Leykam President....................................................John Hennessy Office Phone ............................................. (650) 723-0996 Director of Athletics ................................ Dr. Ted Leland Media Relations FAX .............................. (650) 725-2957 Senior Women’s Administrator ........ Debra Gore-Mann Mailing Address Head Coach .................................................... Dick Gould Stanford University Record at Stanford/Years ........................... 711-129 (35) Department of Athletics Overall Record/Years.............................................. Same Arrillaga Family Sports Center Associate Head Coach ..... John Whitlinger (15th season) Stanford, CA 94305-6150 2000-01 Record ......................................................... 23-1 Pacific-10 Conference Record/Finish ..................7-0/1st STANFORD MEN’S TENNIS TRADITION Seventeen NCAA Team Championships (1973, ‘74, ‘77, '78, '80, '81, '83, '86, '88, '89, '90, '92, '95, '96, '97, ‘98, 2000) Thirteen NCAA Doubles Champions (1922, '28, '32, '33, '36, '40, '42, '72, '73, '74, '92, ‘98, ‘99) Thirteen NCAA Singles Champions (1921, '31, '42, '73, '74, '77, '78, '81, '86, '91, '92, ‘98, 2000) 2000-01 Stanford Men’s Tennis Postseason Guide Dick Gould Men’s Tennis Head Coach Throughout the years, Dick Gould, the John L. Hinds Direc- Dick Gould at Stanford tor of Men’s Tenis, has proven himself to be one of the top •Overall Record (33 seasons): collegiate tennis coaches in the nation. Gould was honored by 711-129 (.846) Wilson Sporting Goods and the ITA as “Coach of the Decade” •All-time Division I men’s tennis in men’s collegiate tennis for both the 1980s and 1990’s. The win leader award is fitting as Gould’s Stanford teams captured six NCAA •ITA/Wilson Intercollegiate Coach team titles in both the 80’s and 90’s. Gould has won a total of of the Decade: 1980s, 1990s 17 NCAA team titles during his 34-plus years as the Cardinal •Seventeen NCAA Team Champions: mentor. 1973, ’74, ’77, ’78, ’80, ’81, Gould also reached another prestigious milestone this ’83, ’86, ’88, ’89, ’90, ’92, season when he became the Division I men’s tennis all-time ’95, ’96, ’97, ‘98, 2000 career victory leader. Gould’s 711 (.846, 711-129) victories •79-7 record in NCAA Team Championship competition surpassed Georgia’s Dan Magill, who retired with a career •Ten NCAA Singles Champions: 1973, mark of 706-183. ’74, ’77, ’78, ’81, ’86, ’91, Under the tutelage of Gould, some of the world’s finest ’92, ‘98, 2000 tennis players have developed their games at Stanford. A list •Six NCAA Doubles Champions: 1972, of former players reads somewhat like a Who’s Who in Profes- ’73, ’74, ’92, ‘98, ‘99 sional Tennis. In total, 15 different Stanford players have •NCAA Coaching Recor ds: 17 reached at least the finals of the NCAA Singles Championships Championship Teams and combined while playing for Gould. Forty-five of his players have earned 33 NCAA Champions (17 Team, 10 All-America honors. The Cardinal men’s team has finished in Singles, 6 Doubles) the NCAA top five in 27 out of the last 31 years. In NCAA •ITA/Wilson Intercollegiate Coach of the Year: 1974, ‘94, ‘98 team competition, Stanford has won 79 of 86 matches (.919) •Pac-10 Coach of the Year: 1977, during the 23 years in which they have been invited to ’78, ’80, ’83, ’86, ’88, ’89, ‘98 participate. •U.S. Olympic Committee Coach of On three occasions, Stanford has captured back-to-back the Year: 1998 NCAA titles-1973-74, 1977-78 and 1980-81. The Cardinal won three consecutive team titles from 1988-90 and four in a row from 1995-98. John Whitlinger Men’s Tennis Associate Head Coach 1974 NCAA Singles & Doubles Champion John Whitlinger Honors John Whitlinger, a two-time All-American at Stanford, who has established •ITA Collegiate Men’s Tennis himself as one of the nation’s top collegiate coaches, is now in his 15th season Hall of Fame: 1999 as the associate to Dick Gould. During his tenure, the Cardinal has posted a •Fox River Valley (Wisconsin) 351-45 (.886) record and won nine NCAA team titles. One of the nation’s top Tennis Hall of Fame: 1998 teaching professionals, Whitlinger is co-director of the famous Stanford Tennis •ITA Assistant Coach of the School. He was awarded the inaugural National ITA Assistant Coach of the Year: 1997 Year in 1997 and was inducted into the ITA Collegiate Hall of Fame in 1999. •Stanford Hall of Fame: 1974 “John has been instrumental in helping Stanford continue its national •NCAA Singles Champion: 1974 success,” Stanford head coach Dick Gould said. “We are blessed to have a •NCAA Doubles Champion: 1974 coach of John’s caliber associated with Stanford. He is without question one of the top coaches in the world.” As an athlete, Whitlinger helped lead Stanford to its first two NCAA Championships in men’s tennis in 1973 and 1974. In 1974, he won the NCAA Singles Championship, teamed with Jim Delaney to win the NCAA Doubles Championship, and helped lead Stanford to the NCAA Team Championship. Whitlinger, a member of Stanford’s Athletic Hall of Fame, earned All-America honors in both 1974 and 1975. After his collegiate career, Whitlinger was an international touring professional for six years and was ranked among the world’s top 50 in singles and top 40 in doubles. He also played for the Indiana Loves of the World Team Tennis League. He now plays in National Father-Son Tournaments with his 17-year-old son J.J., and the duo is ranked 19th in the National Father-Son Rankings. 2000-01 Stanford Men’s Tennis Postseason Guide Ali Ansari Houston, Texas Senior Economics 2000-01 Overall: Will play No. 6 singles and No. 3 doubles (w/Scotty Scott) ... Ranked 41st in the nation in doubles with Scott ... Doubles and consolation singles champion at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January ... Tri-captain with fellow seniors Alex Kim and Scott. Singles: Owns a 32-7 record ... Is 19-3 in duals, 16-6 against Pac-10 opponents and 0-5 against nationally-ranked opposition ... Has won seven of his last eight singles matches, and 19 of his last 21 ... Won 12 straight singles matches from Feb. 23- April 17 ... Twenty-eight of his 32 singles victories have come in straight sets ... In singles, posted straight set wins against both Pacific (d. Maxime Lecroix, 6-0, 6-1 @ No. 5) and Oklahoma State (d. Justin Ewert 6-2, 6-0 @ No. 6) in the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament ... Advanced to the singles final of the Pac-10 Invitational for the second straight year, and lost just 11 games in his four victories ... Won the consolation singles title at the Sherwood Collegiate Cup with four consecutive pro-set wins, including a 9-7 triumph over Chris Sands of UCLA in the finals ... Was ranked 83rd in singles in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Fall Rankings (Dec. 7) … Advanced to the singles semifinals of the ITA Indoor Qualifying/Regional Tournament in Berkeley in the fall … As the seventh seed, Ansari won four straight matches to reach the semifinals, including a three-set upset of third-seeded Matt Hanlin of Washington in the quarters (2-6, 7-6, 6-4) … He then lost to teammate K.J. Hippensteel (6-3, 6-3) in straight sets in the semis. Doubles: Has teamed with Scott to compile a 27-8 record ... The pair is 13-2 in duals, 14-5 against Pac-10 opponents and 3- 3 against nationally-ranked opponents ... Ansari and Scott have won seven of their last eight matches ... Won both NCAA matches last weekend, including a doubles point clinching 8-5 victory over Jiri Jezek and Anthony Zafiris of Oklahoma State at No. 3 ... Advanced to the semifinals of the Pacific Coast Doubles Championships in March, including a 7-5, 6-4 quarterfinal win over then-#7 Jean-Noel Grinda and Jean-Julien Rojer of UCLA ... Won the Sherwood Collegiate Cup doubles title with Scott, including an 8-5 win over teammates Scott Lipsky and David Martin in the finals. Career Statistics (Singles): Singles 1 2 3 4 5 6 Dual Season 1997-98 - - - 1-0 1-0 3-0 5-0 10-2 1998-99 - - - - 3-0 14-6 17-6 21-7 1999-2000 - - - 2-0 5-2 11-3 18-5 23-8 2000-01 - - - 1-1 9-1 9-1 19-3 32-7 Career - - - 4-1 18-3 37-10 59-14 86-24 Ryan Haviland Sumter, South Carolina Sophomore Undeclared 2000-01 Overall: Will play No. 4 singles, and is a part of the alternate doubles team w/Carter Morris ... Ranked 77th in the nation in singles ... Second Team All-Pacific-10 Conference ... Been the surprise of the squad after bouncing back from an injury-plagued freshman season. Singles: Owns overall singles record of 21-8, and is 13-4 in duals ... Also 13-7 against Pac-10 opposition and 7-3 against nationally-ranked opponents ... Has won six of his last seven singles matches ... Quarterfinalist at the Pac-10 Singles Championships ... Burst onto the scene in January by upsetting three consecutive nationally-ranked opponents - all from UCLA - to advance to the finals of the Sherwood Collegiate Cup in January ... Defeated then-#28 Jean-Noel Grinda (7-6, 6- 3) in the second round, then-#97 Tobias Clemens (7-5, 7-5) in the quarters and then-#47 Erfan Djahangiri (6-1, 7-5) in the semis before losing a three-set heartbreaker (6-7, 6-3, 6-4) to then-#27 Jean-Julien Rojer of UCLA in the finals ..
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