With the departure of last year’s two top players, men’s tennis sophomore John Morrissey had big shoes to fill this season, leading a relatively young team against some of the toughest competition in the nation.
No. 10 Stanford men’s tennis begins a stretch of four matches in nine days at 1 p.m. today against No. 48 BYU at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
An impressive 7-0 showing against Sac State at Taube Tennis Stadium proved that the Cardinal team makes up for the absence of last year’s stars Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher with plenty of depth.
The singles and doubles portion of the NCAA Championships once again proved to be an elusive prize for the Stanford men’s tennis team this weekend, with senior Bradley Klahn falling to eventual champion Steve Johnson of USC in the semifinal of the singles event and the duo of Klahn and fellow senior Ryan Thacher coming up just short in the doubles quarterfinal against Oklahoma’s Costin Paval and Dane Webb.
The Stanford men’s tennis team, now competing in the singles and doubles portion of the NCAA championships, had a successful day on Thursday, with Bradley Klahn advancing into the Sweet 16 of the singles tournament and the duo of Klahn and fellow senior Ryan Thacher winning their first round doubles matchup.
The Stanford men’s tennis team enjoyed mixed fortunes on the first day of the season-ending NCAA Singles and Doubles Championships, as senior Bradley Klahn upset No. 4 seed Jarmere Jenkins of Virginia in straight sets, while senior Ryan Thacher fell to Texas Tech’s Gonzalo Escobar…
Stanford will once again be represented by seniors Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher in both the singles and doubles draw.
The No. 11 Stanford men’s tennis team once again encountered heartbreak in the quarterfinals of the NCAA team tournament this weekend, losing 4-0 Sunday to No. 3 Virginia after defeating No. 6 Kentucky 4-1 in the round of 16 on Friday.