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The final postseason at a historic venue 🏟️ Taube as we know it will be hosting NCAA tennis for the final time this month. After the season, construction will begin on a re-imagined facility with 12 outdoor courts. #GoStanford

Perhaps it was the last time I photographed at Taube Stadium before the school replace it with 12-court facilities, these are 2 panorama images of the main courts Stanford Women’s Tennis Stanford Men's Tennis

Valencia Xu is on to the second round of ITA All-Americans qualifying, beating No. 86 Maddy Zampardo of NC State, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2! #GoStanford 🌲🎾

Alexis Blokhina a 6-4, 7-5 winner over No. 106 Sofia Rojas of Georgia to join Valencia Xu in the second round of ITA All-Americans qualifying! #GoStanford 🌲🎾

would you believe this is their first collegiate match together???

Lex and V win a couple of three-setters in Cary to advance to the main draw at ITA All-Americans 🙌🔥 ✅ Blokhina d. Liu (Maryland) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 6-2 ✅ Xu d. #109 Strombacha (Houston) 6-1, 2-6, 6-4 #GoStanford 🌲🎾

Early returns on this pairing are pretty good 😏 Valerie Glozman and Valencia Xu knock off #39 Scarlett Nicholson/Kate Sharabura of Georgia Tech, 6-2, 6-4, and are into the main draw at ITA All-Americans! #GoStanford 🌲🎾

It'll be an action-packed Wednesday for Stanford at #ITAAllAmericans with 4️⃣ players in main draw singles ➕2️⃣ doubles teams 🌲🎾 7 AM PT - Xu 8:30 AM PT - Blokhina 9 AM PT - Glozman 10:30 AM PT - Ma 2:30 PM PT - Blokhina/Ma 3:30 PM PT - Glozman/Xu 📊💻 bit.ly/4gsUSQm

First singles win in Cardinal red for Valerie Glozman 🔴✅ She beats #56 Alina Shcherbinina of Oklahoma 6-2, 6-4 and will face Duke's #53 Elizabeth Coleman in tomorrow's Round of 32 at #ITAAllAmericans 👏🌲

Strong start for Connie Ma at #ITAAllAmericans 💪 A 6-4, 6-0 winner over Ohio State's #23 Luciana Perry ‼️ She'll get Penn's #70 Sabine Rutlauka in tomorrow's second round. 🎥 Cracked Racquets ®

Stanford's #19 Alexis Blokhina and Connie Ma play together for the first time in their careers and start #ITAAllAmericans with a 6-1, 6-3 win over LSU's #10 Kenna Erickson/Anita Sahdiieva! 🌲🎾 Florida State's #34 Bissett/Parra Romero await tomorrow in the Round of 16.

Both pairs advance to tomorrow's R16! Blokhina/Xu 8-7 (2) Glozman/Ma 8-6 Singles up next ⤵️ 11 AM - Ma v Hayes (Gonzaga) 11 AM - Xu v Tse (WSU) 12:15 PM - Okpara v McLeod (Pacific) 12:30 PM - Blokhina v Carmichael (Pacific) 1:30 PM - Glozman v Bringas (Davis) #GoStanford

Ready to go in Berkeley! 😃🌲🎾

🎂🎈🎉 Happy Birthday Chidimma!

championship chase begins for the cardinal 🌲🏆 Blokhina v Ray (Vandy) 10:30 AM PT Glozman v Safarova (Boise) 11 AM PT Ma v Khayrutdinova (FIU) 1 PM PT 📺 ESPN+ x Cracked Racquets ® 💻 es.pn/40WwMrU 📊 bit.ly/4fEOiWo