12-18-2020, 01:55 PM
Resurrecting this thread now that Early Signing Day has come and gone. Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova have signed their letters of intent and will be coming to Stanford next fall: https://gostanford.com/news/2020/12/18/w...e-way.aspx
Of note, Valencia Xu has not signed yet, and she goes unmentioned in the official article (which is as it should be, if she's unsigned). Tennis Recruiting Network still shows her as a verbal commit to Stanford, but like I've expressed earlier in the thread, the roster math has always been tough to add three in this class:
5th years: Emily Arbuthnott, Emma Higuchi
Seniors: Michaela Gordon, Janice Shin
Juniors: Sara Choy, Niluka Madurawe
Sophomores: Angelica Blake, Nicole Mossmer
Freshmen: India Houghton, Ana Geller
Next year: Connie Ma, Alexandra Yepifanova
You normally get 8 scholarships, but those on the roster last year (and I think those joining this year?) get an extra year of eligibility, so we're at 10. Ma and Yepifanova make 10 for next year. For Xu to join the class, someone with a year of eligibility needs to leave early or transfer, I would think.
Of note, Valencia Xu has not signed yet, and she goes unmentioned in the official article (which is as it should be, if she's unsigned). Tennis Recruiting Network still shows her as a verbal commit to Stanford, but like I've expressed earlier in the thread, the roster math has always been tough to add three in this class:
5th years: Emily Arbuthnott, Emma Higuchi
Seniors: Michaela Gordon, Janice Shin
Juniors: Sara Choy, Niluka Madurawe
Sophomores: Angelica Blake, Nicole Mossmer
Freshmen: India Houghton, Ana Geller
Next year: Connie Ma, Alexandra Yepifanova
You normally get 8 scholarships, but those on the roster last year (and I think those joining this year?) get an extra year of eligibility, so we're at 10. Ma and Yepifanova make 10 for next year. For Xu to join the class, someone with a year of eligibility needs to leave early or transfer, I would think.