Cal, Stanford women breeze in NCAA openers
No. 1 seed Cal and No. 15 Stanford rolled to 4-0 home victories today in the first round of the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Championships. The Bears (20-1) overwhelmed Texas-Rio Grande Valley...
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Taylor Davidson lifted the 15th-seeded Stanford women a dramatic 4-3 victory over Texas A&M on Saturday at Stanford in the second round of the NCAA Division I Championships. Davidson, ranked...
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Stanford men follow script with dramatic NCAA win
Tom Fawcett, playing in Sacramento Challengerqualifying last October, gave Stanford a 4-3 winover 14th seed and host Northwestern on Sundayin the second round of the NCAA Championships.Photo by Paul...
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NorCal's Novikov earns firsts in French Open qualifying
Dennis Novikov, playing in the Tiburon (Calif.) Challengerlast September, beat fellow American Noah Rubin in the firstround of French Open qualifying. Photo by Paul Bauman Dennis Novikov achieved two...
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WORLD RANKINGS Players with Northern California ties ranked in the top 1,000 in the world (change from last week in parentheses):Men Collin Altamirano, 20-year-old Sacramentan -- No. 810 in singles...
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Ex-Stanford star Ahn wins in French Open qualifying
Kristie Ahn defeated Luksika Kumkhum of Thailand in the firstround of French Open qualifying. 2014 photo by Paul Bauman Former Stanford All-American Kristie Ahn, making her French Open debut,...
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NorCal's Novikov falls in French Open qualifying
Dennis Novikov, awaiting serve in the U.S. Open lastSeptember, lost to Marco Trungelliti of Argentina todayin the second round of French Open qualifying.Photo by Paul Bauman For the second straight...
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Ex-Stanford star Ahn loses in French Open qualifying
Kristie Ahn, playing in the Sacramento Challengerlast July, lost to Katerina Siniakova of the CzechRepublic today in the second round of French Openqualifying in Paris. Photo by Paul Bauman Former...
View ArticleDavidson, Stanford women upset No. 1 Florida in NCAAs
Taylor Davidson did it again. For the second straight match, the junior from Statesville, N.C., won in three sets to give the 15th-ranked Stanford women a 4-3 victory in the NCAA Championships....
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No Djoke -- Stanford coach has win over Serb star
Stanford's Paul Goldstein became the first playerto compete on four NCAA title teams (1995-98). He played professionally for 11 years. File photocourtesy of Stanford Sports Information He hardly...
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Goransson, Cal men upset TCU to reach NCAA quarters
Andre Goransson practices during the Tiburon (Calif.)Challenger last September. Photo by Paul Bauman Andre Goransson won the deciding match as the Cal men upset Texas Christian 4-3 on Friday to reach...
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Tursunov, Querrey, Gibbs learn French Open foes
Dmitry Tursunov, who trains in the Sacramento area, practicesat Indian Wells in 2014. Photo by Paul Bauman Dmitry Tursunov, ailing as usual, drew a seed. Sam Querrey will play a former French Open...
View ArticleStanford women survive scare, join Cal in NCAA semis
The Stanford women's victories are becoming more improbable each day. Winning 4-3 for the third consecutive match, the No. 15 Cardinal defeated No. 10 Michigan on Saturday in the quarterfinals of...
View ArticleFrench Open preview: Underwear, Louis XIV, dog food
The French Open, which began today at 2 a.m. PDT, continues through June 5. Here are players to watch (seeding in parentheses):MEN Novak Djokovic (1) -- More dominant than the Harlem...
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Cal men reach NCAA semis for first time in 25 years
Florian Lakat, playing doubles in the Tiburon (Calif.)Challenger last September, won the clinching matchfor Cal on Court 1 on Sunday. Photo by Paul Bauman The Cal men upset a top-five team for the...
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Gibbs leads Watson in suspended French Open match
Nicole Gibbs, who starred at Stanford, leads Heather Watson of GreatBritain in the first round of the French Open. 2016 photo by Paul Bauman Nicole Gibbs, a former Stanford star from Marina del Rey...
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Gibbs, Querrey fall in first round of French Open
Heather Watson of Great Britain won all fivegames in the resumption of a suspended matchto beat ex-Stanford star Nicole Gibbs in thefirst round of the French Open. 2012 photoby Paul Bauman Nicole...
View ArticleStanford women reach NCAA final; top seed Cal upset
A San Francisco Bay Area school will play for the NCAA Division I women's team title, but not the one most people expected. Stanford, ranked and seeded 15th, surprised sixth-ranked Vanderbilt, the...
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French Open Day 3 highlights: Kerber ousted, etc.
Angelique Kerber slugs a forehand during her victory over KarolinaPliskova in the final of the Bank of the West Classic at Stanford lastAugust. Mal Taam/www.malt.photo Five highlights from Day 3 of...
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Stanford women, Virginia men win NCAA titles
They were seeded 15th. They faced the nation's top-ranked team, the NCAA defending champion and the "home" team. Four of their six dual matches came down to the last encounter. And they...
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