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May 14, 2004 2004 Cardinal Schedule (23-0/8-0) 2004 Stanford Women's Tennis Date Opponent Results 1/26 No. 56 TCU W, 7-0 THIS WEEK'S ACTION 1/30 HAWAII W, 6-1 2/5-8 Team Indoor Championships NCAA Championship First and Second Rounds 2/5 No. 14 William & Mary W, 6-1 May 14-15 • Taube Tennis Center • Stanford, Calif. 2/6 No. 11 UCLA W, 6-1 2/7 No. 7 Washington W, 5-0 STANFORD SEASON UPDATE: 2/8 No. 4 Georgia W, 5-0 * - Stanford will host the first and second rounds for the West Region of 2/13 No. 38 UNLV W, 7-0 the 2004 NCAA Championship at Taube Tennis Center ... Denver (20-1) 2/17 No. 21 FRESNO STATE Postponed will face Michigan (16-6) in first-round action, while No. 2-seed Stanford 2/20 at No. 63 Loyola Marymount W, 6-0 (23-0) will take on Quinnipiac (16-4) on Friday, May 14. 2/21 at No. 43 Pepperdine Cancelled * - No. 1 Stanford claimed its 17th-straight Pacific-10 Conference title after 2/27 No. 24 OREGON* W, 7-0 tallying a perfect 8-0 league record ... The Cardinal remain the top team in 2/29 at No. 9 California W, 6-1 the nation with an unblemished 23-0 overall record ... Stanford has been 3/3 No. 14 FRESNO STATE W, 6-1 ranked No. 1 by the ITA for 12-straight weeks. 3/5 at No. 33 Arizona State W, 7-0 * - Stanford's last perfect season was in 2001, head coach Lele Forood's 3/6 at No. 31 Arizona W, 6-1 first year at the Cardinal helm ... Stanford has posted nine unblemished 3/23 SANTA CLARA W, 7-0 season's in its history. 3/26 at No. 7 Washington* W, 5-2 * - The Cardinal have tallied 14 shutouts this year. 3/27 at No. 49 Washington State* W, 7-0 * - Two regulars in Stanford's lineup stand undefeated in dual singles action 3/31 No. 10 CALIFORNIA* W, 7-0 this: senior Lauren Barnikow (23-0) and freshman Theresa Logar (22-0). 4/2 No. 8 USC W, 6-1 * - Stanford has won 164-of-170 matches over the past six seasons. 4/3 No. 9 UCLA W, 7-0 4/9 No. 37 ARIZONA* W, 7-0 NCAA TOURNAMENT: 4/10 No. 41 ARIZONA STATE* W, 7-0 * - The Cardinal have claimed 12 all-time NCAA titles and 13 collegiate 4/16 at No. 6 UCLA* W, 5-2 titles (1982 was the first year of the NCAA Tournament) ... Stanford last 4/17 at No. 7 USC* W, 7-0 won the Tournament in 2002 ... Last season, the Cardinal took second place 4/22-25 Pac-10 Individuals (Ojai, Calif.) after falling to Florida 4-3. 5/14-15 NCAA 1st/2nd Rounds (Stanford, Calif.) * - The Cardinal boast an 80-11 (.879) all-time Tournament record. 5/14 vs. Quinnipiac 2 p.m. * - Stanford has competed in post-season action for the past 30 years ... The 5/20-29 NCAA Championship Tournament Cardinal have earned a berth into the NCAA Tournament in every year of * Pac-10 Conference match the Tournament's 23-year existence. 2004 Stanford Roster Probable Stanford Lineup Name Yr. Ht. Hometown (High School) Emilia Anderson Sr. 5-9 Cincinnati, Ohio (Anderson) Singles Dual Overall Alice Barnes So. 5-9 Cambridge, U.K. No. 1-Amber Liu (7) 15-4 15-4 No. 2-Alice Barnes (10) 22-1 33-6 Lauren Barnikow Sr. 5-6 Woodbridge, N.J. (Woodbridge/Palmer Prep) No. 3-Erin Burdette (23) 17-2 23-4 Erin Burdette Jr. 5-11 Jackson, Ga. (Monroe Academy) No. 4-Lauren Barnikow (56) 23-0 31-4 Kara Guzman Jr. 5-5 Burr Ridge, Ill. (Benet Academy) No. 5-Theresa Logar (40) 22-0 32-3 Joanna Kao So. 5-5 Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) No. 6-Emilia Anderson (60) 17-2 23-7 Jessica Leck So. 5-8 Los Angeles, Calif. (Harvard West Lake) Doubles Amber Liu So. 5-6 La Mesa, Calif. (Francis Parker) No. 1-Barnikow/Burdette (1) 20-1 27-2 Theresa Logar Fr. 5-9 Rochester Hills, Mich. (Rochester) No. 2-Barnes/Liu 17-3 17-3 Story Tweedie-Yates Jr. 5-7 Redmond, Wash. (The Overlake School) No. 3-Anderson/Yelsey (56) 18-2 23-4 Anne Yelsey Fr. 5-7 Newport Beach, Calif. (Corona del Mar) (current ITA ranking) Head Coach: Lele Forood (Stanford ‘78) - 4th season Assistant Coach: Frankie Brennan - 9th season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Brian Ramirez Intercollegiate Tennis * - Stanford has advanced to the final match in 22 of its last 29 national championship appear- ances (17-of-22 NCAA appearances). Association Rankings * - Head coach Lele Forood has led Stanford to two national titles and one runner-up finish (May 3, 2004) during her three-year tenure with the Cardinal. Team * - Stanford athletes have tallied 11 singles and four doubles NCAA titles ... As a freshman 1. Stanford last season, Amber Liu claimed the NCAA singles titles. 2. Florida 3. Vanderbilt * - The Cardinal won six-straight NCAA titles from 1986-91. 4. Duke 5. Georgia FIRST/SECOND ROUND TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE: 6. USC Friday, May 14 7. Clemson 10 a.m. - First-Round Match #1 (Denver vs. Michigan) 8. UCLA 2 p.m. - First-Round Match #2 (Stanford vs. Quinnipiac) 9. Northwestern 10. Washington 11. Tulane Saturday, May 15 12. Texas 3 p.m. - Second-Round Match (Winner Match #1 vs. Winner Match #2) 13. Texas A&M 14. California 15. North Carolina CONFERENCE HONORS: 16. Fresno State * - Head coach Lele Forood was named the Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year as 17. Kentucky voted on by the league’s coaches. 18. Brigham Young * - The top-ranked duo of Lauren Barnikow and Erin Burdette earned Pac-10 Doubles Team 19. Louisiana State of the Year honors for the second-straight season. 20. Oklahoma * - First-Team All-Pac-10 honors went to sophomores Alice Barnes and Amber Liu. * - Junior Erin Burdette earned Second-Team honors, while senior Lauren Barnikow and Singles freshman Theresa Logar earned Honorable Mention All-Pac-10 honors. 1. Raquel Kops-Jones (California) 7. Amber Liu 10. Alice Barnes PAC-10 INDIVIDUAL TOURNAMENT: 23. Erin Burdette * - The duo of Alice Barnes and Erin Burdette claimed the Pac-10 Tournament doubles title 40. Theresa Logar ... The pair, competing together for the first time this season, tallied four wins on their way 56. Lauren Barnikow to the championship. 60. Emilia Anderson * - Barnes took second-place in the singles main draw after falling to No. 3 Kops-Jones in the 78. Story Tweedie-Yates championship match 6-3, 6-4. 92. Anne Yelsey * - Freshman Anne Yelsey took the singles title in the Pac-10 Tournament Invitational draw ... Doubles After a bye in the first round, Yelsey notched four consecutive wins on the way to the title. 1. Barnikow/Burdette * - The Cardinal pairing of Theresa Logar and Story Tweedie-Yates claimed the doubles 16. Barnes/Burdette invitational title. 56. Anderson/Yelsey Stanford Quick Facts RANKINGS REVIEW: Head Coach: Lele Forood * - The duo of Lauren Barnikow and Erin Burdette are ranked No. 1 in the nation in doubles Career Record: 105-3 (.972) by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association ... Alice Barnes and Burdette are ranked No. 16, Record at Stanford: Same while Emilia Anderson and Anne Yelsey stand at No. 56. Assistant Coach: Frankie Brennan * - In the singles rankings, Amber Liu is No. 7, Alice Barnes is No. 10, Erin Burdette is No. Vol. Assistant Coach: Brian Ramirez 23, Theresa Logar is No. 40, Lauren Barnikow is No. 56, Emilia Anderson is No. 60, Story 2003 Record: 25-2 Tweedie-Yates is No. 78 and Anne Yelsey is No. 92. 8-0/First 2003 Pac-10 Record: * - Stanford leads the Pac-10 with eight players ranked in the ITA's Top-125. Postseason Finish: NCAA Champions Conference: Pacific-10 Stadium: Taube Tennis Center (2,500) Women's Tennis Contact: Amy Eaton Phone: (650) 723-0996 Fax: (650) 725-2957 Email: [email protected] 2004 Cardinal Record ... Overall Record: 23-0 Dual Record: 23-0 Pac-10 Record: 8-0 At Home: 11-0 On the Road: 8-0 At Neutral Site: 4-0 vs. Top-25 Teams: 14-0 Head Coach Lele Forood 1976 Stanford All-American 1997 ITA National Assistant Coach of the Year 2003 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year 2004 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year Head women’s tennis Lele Forood, the 2004 Pacific-10 Conference Coach of the Year, entered her fourth year at Stanford after a three-season tenure that boasts two NCAA team titles and one runner-up finish. After serving as an assistant and associate head coach at Stanford for 13 years, Forood has made the most of her time with the Cardinal women’s tennis team, guiding them to a 105-3 record. The Cardinal has won 105 of its last 108 matches over the past four seasons. This season, the Cardinal have tallied a perfect 23-0 record, while notching its 17th-straight Pac-10 title. Stanford will make its 23rd consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament and boasts the Pac-10 Doubles Team of the Year for the second-straight season in Lauren Barnikow and Erin Burdette. Forood was named the league's coach of the year for her efforts with the Cardinal this season. Last season, Forood led the Cardinal to a 25-2 record overall, a second-place finish at the NCAA Tournament and a Pac-10 title.