[BigEasyCard]

I think it is likely that women's tennis turns it on for NCAAs. They only have 3 losses (all to top 10 teams while our #2, Melissa Lord, was out injured), they're currently ranked 22nd, and if they can win out and get a Top 16 seed, they will be a classic underseeded Stanford team that no one wants to play, now that Lord is back healthy.

The first two rounds of the 64-team tournament are at campus sites (so a Top 16 seed means you get to stay at home), and then the final 16 teams all go to one location (this year, at Wake Forest) for the remainder of the tournament. If Stanford makes it to Winston-Salem, that's at least 64 points.

That would be a fine outcome to a difficult season.

The next three lowest scoring sports right now are Men's ITF (51), Football (55), and Fencing (57).  So Women's Tennis could contribute 13 net points (no pun intended) or more if their NCAA performance exceeds their ranking.  That would get Stanford near 1,375 Cup points.

Geaux Cardinal!

[BigEasyCard]

I think it is likely that women's tennis turns it on for NCAAs. They only have 3 losses (all to top 10 teams while our #2, Melissa Lord, was out injured), they're currently ranked 22nd, and if they can win out and get a Top 16 seed, they will be a classic underseeded Stanford team that no one wants to play, now that Lord is back healthy.

The first two rounds of the 64-team tournament are at campus sites (so a Top 16 seed means you get to stay at home), and then the final 16 teams all go to one location (this year, at Wake Forest) for the remainder of the tournament. If Stanford makes it to Winston-Salem, that's at least 64 points.

That would be a fine outcome to a difficult season.

The next three lowest scoring sports right now are Men's ITF (51), Football (55), and Fencing (57).  So Women's Tennis could contribute 13 net points (no pun intended) or more if their NCAA performance exceeds their ranking.  That would get Stanford near 1,375 Cup points.

Geaux Cardinal!