No. 5 Stanford women’s tennis (4-0) rebounded after a slow start against No. 6 Oklahoma State (8-2) on Friday evening, winning 4-1 in a fiercely contested rematch of last year’s NCAA championship.

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Maddie Bauer was ready to score. She was standing just feet away from the UCLA goalkeeper as Stanford teammate Andi Sullivan prepared a corner kick. A senior, Bauer has specialized in playing center-back over her four years on the Farm. Naturally, as a defender, she does not get many chances to take a shot on goal. So when the opportunity finally came, in the 103rd minute of the UCLA match last month, Bauer was determined to take it.

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No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer (11-1-1, 4-1-0 Pac-12) withstood a fierce effort from No. 10 UCLA (9-3-1, 3-1-1), winning 3-2 in double overtime on Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles.

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No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer (10-0-1, 3-0 Pac-12) beat Washington (5-6-1, 0-3 Pac-12) handily on Sunday afternoon at home, winning 3-0 despite playing down one player for most of the game.

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No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer (9-0-1, 2-0 Pac-12) defeated No. 25 Washington State (5-4-1, 0-2 Pac-12) by a score of 2-1 on Thursday night, as senior goalie Jane Campbell made dramatic saves to protect the Cardinal’s lead.

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No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer (8-0-1, 1-0 Pac-12) faces a familiar rival on Thursday, as the team hosts No. 52 Washington State (5-3-1, 0-1 Pac-12) at 7 p.m. at Cagan Stadium.

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Lucy Davis ‘15 has reached the height of international equestrian competition. Davis is among the 10 Americans selected to participate in the trials for the 2016 U.S. Olympic show jumping team, of which five will make the cut for Rio. Although fellow team members Beezie Madden, McLain Ward and Kent Farrington are almost universally considered locks…

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On a Saturday night late in February, Stanford head coach Lele Forood called her team together for a special announcement. It had been a rough start to the season for the Cardinal, whose two matches against top-25 teams had resulted in losses. Having started the season ranked seventh in the country before quickly falling to…

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Stanford women’s tennis had more questions than certainty regarding its lineup going into the 2015-16 season, an unusual situation given the Cardinal’s long-established role as the standard-bearer of the sport. The issue of openings in the lineup was made particularly acute by the temporary absence of Carol Zhao, Stanford’s usual No. 1, for the opening…

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When Caroline Lampl found herself in position to clinch a semifinal victory for Stanford (19-5, 9-1 Pac-12) over defending NCAA champion Vanderbilt, she knew exactly what to do.  After all, Lampl had already clinched six times for Stanford — twice as many as any of her teammates this season. Lampl also led the team in winning three-setters, having…

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It wasn’t pretty, but Stanford women’s tennis got the job done. No. 15 seed Stanford (18-5, 9-1 Pac-12) pulled out a nail-biting 4-3 victory over tenth-seeded Michigan (23-7, 10-1 Big Ten) in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships on Saturday afternoon in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The back-and-forth match could hardly have been closer: The deciding match…

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No. 12 Stanford women’s tennis faces a particularly challenging match in the round of 16 of the NCAA Championships, as the Cardinal will play longtime rival and No. 1-ranked Florida on Thursday in Tulsa, Oklahoma at 10 a.m. The matchup follows Stanford’s 4-3 win over No. 18 Texas A&M at Taube Family Tennis Stadium on…

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Stanford Running Club’s rivalry with Google developed over 18-plus hours and 191 miles at the 2015 Golden Gate Relay, a charity event. One year later, both sides are eager for the rematch that will take place this weekend, beginning on Saturday afternoon at the relay’s starting line in the Napa County city of Calistoga.

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Putting others before oneself came up often in conversations about the team’s leadership, and Paige and Romanowicz reinforce the ethos in their actions.

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Senior Krista Hardebeck has saved her best for last. In her final season on the Farm, Hardebeck clinched Stanford’s 4-3 upset over No. 3 Florida in February and has accrued the winningest record (21-5, 17-1 dual) on the team. Hardebeck, ranked 114th nationally, is currently riding a 15-match winning streak. She will look to extend…

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Battling for the third set that would decide the Big Slam, freshman Caroline Lampl did not play it safe.

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No. 29 Stanford men’s tennis (12-8, 4-2 Pac-12) shut out the University of San Francisco (4-17, 1-5 WCC) 4-0 on Monday afternoon, marking a confidence-boosting win as Stanford prepares for No. 1 Cal on Saturday in Berkeley. The victory over USF marks Stanford’s third consecutive win, following victories over Pac-12 opponents Washington and Utah last…

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In enemy territory at Cal’s Hellman Tennis Complex on Sunday afternoon, Stanford freshman Caroline Lampl ripped an unreturnable forehand on match point, after which she characteristically raised both arms above her head in triumph. No. 18 Stanford women’s tennis was edged by undefeated No. 1 Cal, 4-3, but Lampl’s 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win over Cal’s No.…

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No. 18 Stanford women’s tennis (10-5, 5-1 Pac-12) was overpowered in singles play by undefeated No. 1 UC Berkeley (17-0, 5-0 Pac-12), resulting in a 4-3 loss on Sunday afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Complex in Berkeley. The Bears’ victory does not count for Pac-12 conference standings; the rematch on April 16 at Stanford counts instead.…

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No. 20 Stanford women’s tennis (9-4, 4-1 Pac-12) rebounded after a 4-3 loss to No. 11 Pepperdine on Tuesday by shutting out Colorado and No. 65 Utah this past weekend.

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No. 37 Stanford men’s tennis (6-6) snapped a five-match losing streak with a 4-1 victory over No. 30 Rice on Thursday in La Jolla, California. Senior Maciek Romanowicz clinched Stanford’s victory with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Rice’s Emanuel Llamas at the No. 6 spot. Romanowicz followed his ninth career match-clinching point on Thursday with…

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No. 29 Stanford men’s tennis (5-6) fell 4-3 to No. 4 UCLA (9-2) on Saturday at Taube Tennis Stadium, extending a string of nail-biting losses to top-30 teams. Stanford suffered its fifth consecutive loss, and its fourth in which the final score was 4-3. The Bruins’ victory does not count for Pac-12 conference standings, and the…

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USC men’s tennis outlasted Stanford 5-2, dealing the No. 29 Cardinal (5-5) their fourth consecutive loss on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium. The loss to the No. 13 Trojans (7-2) marks yet another match in which Stanford has kept its hopes alive until the very end, only to fall short. That count includes three nail-biting…

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