STANFORD ADDS SIXTH NCAA TITLE TO HAUL; CARDINAL BEATS GEORGIA IN FINAL.Byline: Rizza Yap Daily News Staff Writer A small group of players and fans gathered in the back courts of the L.A. Tennis Center Tuesday night to cheer ``Threepeat!'' as Stanford won its third consecutive NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association title in men's tennis for the second time since its 1988-90 sweep of the championship. And what an appropriate place for the celebration. After Stanford secured the doubles point earlier in the evening, its No. 4, 5 and 6 singles players each won their matches in that order - to give the No. 3-seeded Cardinal a 4-0 victory over the No. 4 Bulldogs. It was the school's sixth NCAA title this year, a national record. ``I wasn't doing very well in my three courts,'' said Stanford coach Dick Gould. ``We tried to hold our own in the front top courts, but they sure did their job out back.'' Junior Paul Goldstein Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976, in Washington, D.C.) is a tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998. The right-hander reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on April 24, 2006, when he became the # 58 player in the , the only Cardinal to win in two sets, defeated Hisham Hemeda Hisham Hemeda هشام مصطفى حميدة (born 1 May 1978) is an Egyptian Tennis Davis Cup Player. Career Highest ATP Ranking: 420 (16-Jul-01) 6-3, 6-4, and 6-foot-5 freshman Geoff Abrams defeated Kevin Sessions 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-2. Senior Grant Elliott Grant David Elliott (b. 21 March, 1979) in Johannesburg. He is a South African cricketer who plays for the Wellington Firebirds and he is an all-rounder. came back from a 3-6 first-set loss to win the last two 6-3 and 6-4. Stanford's lineup leaders No. 1 Ryan Wolters, No. 2 Bob Bryan
Robert ("Bob") Charles Bryan (born on April 29, 1978 in Camarillo, California) is an American male professional tennis player. Bob stands 6'4" tall, weighs 202 lbs, and plays left handed. and No. 3 Mike Bryan did not finish their matches. Both Wolters and Bob Bryan were trailing in the third set, and Mike Bryan had a 4-3 advantage over Georgia's Steven Baldas before Elliott recovered from a 0-3 deficit in the third set to clinch the NCAA title for Stanford. Paul Goldstein claimed his first victory with partner Ryan Wolters by defeating John Roddick and Kevin Sessions 8-3. The Bryan twins clinched the doubles point for Stanford with an 8-5 victory over Steven Baldas and Rafael Jordan. Tuesday's championship match was the first meeting for the two teams this year. Their last NCAA match was a 4-3 Stanford win in last year's semifinal round. It was the 15th team title for Stanford, which tied UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. for the most championships. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: The freshman Bryan twins of Stanford bump chests after clinching the doubles point against Georgia. Michael Owen Baker / Daily News |
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