May 20, 1997

Stanford Wins Men's Tennis Championship

LOS ANGELES - Stanford got wins from the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 singles spots, collected the doubles point and then celebrated its 1997 NCAA men's tennis championship victory over Georgia.

Stanford has now won three consecutive NCAA tennis titles for the second time in the last 10 years. Also, it is the sixth national title the Cardinal has won this year.

As it turned out, the top three singles slots were not completed, as third-seeded Stanford already had an insurmountable 4-0 lead over fourth-seeded Georgia (23-4).

In addition, Stanford has become the first school ever to win six NCAA team titles in the same year - men's and women's cross country, men's and women's volleyball and men's and women's tennis.

Paul Goldstein, Geoff Abrams and Grant Elliott were the singles winners for the Cardinal (26-2).

The tandem of Goldstein and Ryan Wolters notched a 8-3 win, while Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan posted an 8-5 win in their doubles slot, ensuring the point for Stanford.

It is Stanford's 15th NCAA men's tennis team championship, which ties UCLA and USC for the most ever.

Stanford 4, Georgia 0

Singles
1. Ryan Wolters (S) vs. John Roddick (G) -- Did not finish
2. Bob Bryan (S) vs. Eddie Jacques (G) -- Did not finish
3. Mike Bryan (S) vs. Steven Baldas (G) -- Did not finish
4. Paul Goldstein (S) def. Hisham Hemeda (G), 6-3, 6-4
5. Geoff Abrams (S) def. Kevin Sessions (G), 6-1, 6-7 (4), 6-2
6. Grant Elliott (S) def. Rafael Jordan (G), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

Doubles
1. Goldstein-Wolters (S) def. Roddick-Sessions (G), 8-3
2. B. Bryan-M. Bryan (S) def. Baldas-Jordan (G), 8-5
3. Abrams-Elliott (S) vs. Hemeda-Jacques -- Did not finish

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