RICHARD BLAKE WIRE MULLER ALEX CLAYTON STANFORD UNIVERSITY 2009 STANFORD TENNIS Stanford Directory Cardinal Quick Facts Stanford Men’s Tennis Stanford Athletics Location ................................................ Stanford, Calif. John Whitlinger, Head Coach ............. (650) 725-5648 Athletics Department Info ................... (650) 723-4591 Founded .................................................................. 1891 Email: [email protected] Mailing Address: Enrollment: ................. 13,198 (6,584 undergraduates) Brandon Coupe, Assistant Coach ....... (916) 765-6940 Department of Athletics President: ............................................... John Hennessy Email: [email protected] Arrillaga Family Sports Center Athletic Director: ...................................... Bob Bowlsby J.J. Whitlinger, Volunteer Asst. Coach Stanford, CA 94305-6150 Sport Administrator/SWA: ....................... Beth Goode Stanford Women’s Tennis Stanford University Info ...................... (650) 723-2300 Faculty Representative: ....................... Ellen Markman Lele Forood, Head Coach .................... (650) 723-9540 Colors: ........................................... Cardinal and White Email: [email protected] Stanford Sportsline & Nickname: ........................................................ Cardinal Frankie Brennan, Asst. Coach ............. (650) 725-7978 Stanford on the Web Conference: ......................................................... Pac-10 Email: [email protected] Call 1-800-STANFORD for updated Frank Brennan, Volunteer Asst. Coach Stanford tennis schedule info or Men’s Tennis go to gostanford.com for 2008 Record: ..................................... 13-9 (5-2 Pac-10) Dick Gould, live up-to-the-minute match updates. Overall Record: ................................ 2088-370-4 (.746) John L. Hinds Dir. of Tennis ............ (650) 723-1160 17 NCAA Championships Tennis Office Fax .................................. (650) 723-1789 Media Relations Office Women’s Tennis Media Relations Phone ........................ (650) 723-4418 2008 Record: ..................................... 22-5 (7-1 Pac-10) Media Relations Fax ............................. (650) 725-2957 Overall Record: ........................................ 783-70 (.917) Julie Ryder – Men’s Tennis ................... (650) 725-2958 Credits: The 2009 Stanford tennis media guide was written and edited by Julie Ryder and Brian Risso. Editorial assistance provided by 15 NCAA Championships; 1 AIAW Championship Email: [email protected] Dick Gould. Design by Don Hogue. Photography by David Gonzales and Kyle Terada. Aerial photography by Steve Proehl. Additional Brian Risso – Women’s Tennis ............ (650) 736-9044 photography by Rod Searcey, Steve Lacey, Tim Davis and Chip Email: [email protected] Moreland. Printing by Dumont Printing. 2009 STANFORD TENNIS Buck/Cardinal Club: Stanford Scholarship Funding n June of 1934, the “Tiny Buck of the none of our varsity sports will be required to fundraise IMonth Club” was formed to raise the for their basic operating budgets effective fiscal year 2008 necessary funds from Stanford alumni (September 1, 2007). and friends to pay the tuition costs for These new budgets will be funded in large part by capable, worthy and needy student-ath- a more robust Buck/Cardinal Club, enabling our head letes. As the Club’s name implied, mem- coaches and their staffs to focus their time and energy on bership dues were one dollar per month and the word coaching and recruiting instead of fundraising for basic “tiny” was added to emphasize the modest amount and to operating budgets. Our donors will receive Buck/Cardinal honor head football coach, Claude “Tiny” Thornhill. The Club benefits commensurate with their generosity. Club later shortened its name to the “Stanford Buck Club” Under the new Stanford Athletics annual giving pro- and revised its initial membership dues requirement. gram, the Buck/Cardinal Club will not only include its Until the mid-1970’s, there were no athletic scholar- great scholarship tradition, but also assist the department’s ships for women, nor was there any fundraising organiza- coaches and staff in providing the resources needed to tion devoted to this purpose. To accomplish the task of compete at the highest level of NCAA Division I athletics. raising scholarship funds for women, the Cardinal Club Instead of receiving solicitations from individual sports, Buck/Cardinal Club was formed in 1977-78. donors and friends of Stanford Athletics will now receive a Executive Committee Staff Under the guidance of the Buck and Cardinal Club single solicitation from the Buck/Cardinal Club. By giving leadership, a merged Buck/Cardinal Club was formed in a gift to the Buck/Cardinal Club, the donor is giving both Sarah Rosenbaum Gaeta Heather Kauer, Director of Paige Mazzoni Annual Giving, Donor Outreach, 1987 to raise funds for both men’s and women’s athletic their favorite sport, and all of Stanford’s varsity sports, Kit Rodgers (650)723-5361 scholarships. The new volunteer organization was built the budget resources they need. Donors will also have the Michael Messina Kellie Utsumi, Assistant Director on the fine Buck and Cardinal Club traditions that served opportunity to let us know which sports are their favorites Kirt Thomson of Annual Giving, both organizations well. at the time of the donation, and sports will keep in touch (650) 723-1008 In 2007, the Stanford Athletic Department provided with donors who specify interest in that specific program. full operating budgets to all 35 varsity sports. These bud- For more information on the Buck/Cardinal Club and gets include all of the components necessary for our pro- giving to Stanford Athletics, please call (650) 721-9081 or grams to compete at the Division I level. Because of this, visit www.gostanford.com/giving. 2008-09 Buck/Cardinal Club Board of Directors Ex-Officio Regional Chairs Directors Russell Goodman Julia Stamps-Mallon Martin Smith Kevin Wernick Ann Baskins* Frederick R. Blume Daniel E. Stone* Haley Champion Eric Hardgrave Michael McDonald Roger Smith Stephen White Samuel ‘Duker’ Dapper* Robert H. Collins III* Garry Tyran Stephen Ciesinski Steven Hoyem Sharon Meresman Fred Stahl Doug Yarris Gregory Ennis* Charles Dean Thomas A. Wong, Jr. Gregory Comella Tracy Hughes Jeffrey Morris Steven Steinhart * - Former Chair Charles A. Evans II* J. Jeffrey Hagan John Spencer Cotton Charles Ince Jr. Heather Owen Gary Taylor Molly O’Connor Hauser* Jake Jacobson* Ann Enthoven Jerry Ireland Kristine Paaso Dana Padden Thomas Kevin Richardson* Lawrence McGovern James Feuille Terry Johnson Patrick Schultheis Thomas Vardell Jed Solomon* Frederick Muhs* David Flemming W. Thomas Lockard Kent Seymour Randy Vosti Steven Frost Christopher J. Martin Dr. Christopher Shinkman Alyce Werdel WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM 2008-09 STANFORD TENNIS 1 HISTORY Tim Mayotte 1978 NCAA singles champion Alex (Sandy) Mayer NCAA singles and 1998 NCAA Championship Team two-time doubles champion John McEnroe 1977 NCAA champion and 17-time Majors champion Matt Mitchell Jared Palmer 1977 NCAA singles 1991 NCAA singles champion champion Stanford University’s tennis program has steadily Stanford Men’s Tennis KC Corkery developed into the premier program in the United States. By The Numbers 2004 NCAA doubles Beginning with Phil Neer’s national intercollegiate singles champion • Seventeen NCAA team titles title in 1921, the next two decades saw Stanford amass 10 collegiate individual championships. In addition, Lin • Four NCAA team runners-up Murray, John Doeg and Ted Schroeder and John McEnroe • Ten NCAA singles titles each captured the U.S. National Championships. • Seven NCAA doubles titles Stanford’s men’s and women’s teams have won 33 team • 108 All-American selections (51 individuals) titles in the past 36 years – 17 men’s and 16 women’s. • 93-14 (.869) dual match record in NCAA team Either of Stanford’s tennis teams has won more collegiate championship tourney titles by itself than all other men’s and • Dual match record of 762-151 (.835) women’s teams combined since 1973. • Undefeated dual seasons in ’78 (24-0), ’95 (27-0) and ’98 (28-0) • Four NCAA Triple Winners (team, singles & doubles in same year) – Alex Mayer (’73), John Whitlinger (’74), Alex O’Brien (’92), Bob Bryan (’98) Alex Kim won the 2000 NCAA singles Phil Neer captured Stanford’s fi rst title after leading Stanford to the NCAA intercollegiate tennis title in 1921 team title. 2 • WWW.GOSTANFORD.COM Alex O’Brien 1992 NCAA singles and doubles champion Dan Goldie U.S. Olympian & Davis Cup 1986 NCAA singles member champion K.J. Hippensteel 1999 NCAA doubles champion Ryan Wolters 1999 NCAA doubles champion Men Dominate Collegiate Tennis with 17 Championships Stanford’s men claimed NCAA team titles in 1973-74, ’77-78, ’80-81, ’83, ’86, ’88-90, ’92, ’95-98 and 2000 to dominate collegiate tennis in that time period. A remarkable note is that any player who competed for Stanford during any four-year period from 1969-2003 has at least one NCAA Championship ring to his credit. Since the NCAA initiated its team championship playoff in 1977, Stanford has won 15 of the 31 tournaments held and fi nished second twice. In 28 national championship appearances, the Cardinal has racked up an unbelievable 93-14 (.869) dual match record. Stanford now holds 17 national championship titles (UCLA and USC are in second place with 16). The Cardinal’s 13 singles championships since 1921 is second on the all-time list, while its 14 doubles titles