ATHENS, Ga. — The 16th-ranked Vanderbilt women’s tennis team fell in the NCAA Round of 16 to top-ranked Stanford, 4-0, Friday at the Dan Magill Tennis Center.
The Cardinal took the doubles’ point with wins on courts one and three. The Commodore pairing of Taka Bertrand and Catherine Newman led their match on court two, 6-3, when play was suspended.
Straight-set victories on courts one, three and five secured the win for the defending national champions. Junior Caroline Ferrell, playing on court six, took her first set into a tiebreaker before the match was ended.
The Commodores, who made their ninth consecutive trip to the NCAA Round of 16, have three players who will compete for individual NCAA championships. Newman, Amanda Fish and Amanda Taylor will all take part in the NCAA Singles Championship, while Fish and Taylor will team up as one of the top eight seeds in the doubles’ competition. Both individual events begin on May 23.
#1 Stanford 4, #16 Vanderbilt 0
May 18, 2007 at Athens, Ga.
Singles competition
1. #8 Theresa Logar (STAN) def. #19 Amanda Fish (VU) 6-3, 6-1
2. #17 Anne Yelsey (STAN) vs. #36 Amanda Taylor (VU) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
3. #14 Celia Durkin (STAN) def. #51 Catherine Newman (VU) 6-0, 6-1
4. #96 Whitney Deason (STAN) vs. #105 Taka Bertrand (VU) 6-1, 5-3, unfinished
5. #20 Jessica Nguyen (STAN) def. Courtney Ulery (VU) 6-1, 6-0
6. #41 Lindsey Burdette (STAN) vs. Caroline Ferrell (VU) 6-6, unfinished
Doubles competition
1. #21 Lindsey Burdette/Anne Yelsey (STAN) def. #8 Amanda Fish/Amanda Taylor (VU) 8-2
2. #42 Celia Durkin/Jessica Nguyen (STAN) vs. Taka Bertrand/Catherine Newman (VU) 3-6, unfinished
3. Whitney Deason/Theresa Logar (STAN) def. Courtney Ulery/Liberty Sveke (VU) 8-5
Match Notes
Vanderbilt 19-9; National ranking #16
Stanford 23-1; National ranking #1
Order of finish: Doubles (1,3); Singles (3,5,1)
