Stanford’s dominance on the tennis courts continued as the Cardinal women captured their 15th NCAA team championship May 23 with a 4-1 victory over Miami (Florida).

Playing on its home court, the Cardinal ran its season record to a perfect 30-0 and extended its winning streak to 86 dating back to the start of the 2004 season. The victory also marked the 107th consecutive win at home for Stanford, a streak that stretches back to 1999.

Stanford collected the doubles point with wins by the teams of Celia Durkin and Amber Liu and Alice Barnes and Anne Yelsey. Miami picked up a point at the No. 1 singles position when Audra Cohen defeated Liu, the Intercollegiate Tennis Association National Senior Player of the Year, 6-3, 6-3, but the Cardinal secured the championship with wins at Nos. 3, 5 and 6 positions.

“We were twitching a little bit in the beginning of the match today, but we got ourselves righted and we had a good performance at No. 2 doubles,” said Stanford head coach Lele Forood. “We went out and started to play our game a little bit more in the singles and we certainly broke out to some nice leads, at five and six, especially, and Theresa (Logar) went out very quickly.”

Miami head coach Paige Yaroshuk-Tews complimented the Cardinal on the match and said she was pleased with the way her team played.

“I was very happy with the way our girls came out today and fought. Stanford played a great match. In doubles we had our chance, but maybe the moment got to us a bit,” said Yaroshuk-Tews.

The Hurricanes reached the final round for the first time since 1985 and just the second time in program history. Miami finished the season with a record of 24-7. 

In the individual portion of the tournament, Suzi Babos became the first California women’s tennis player to capture the NCAA Division I women’s tennis singles title when she defeated Lindsey Nelson of Pacific-10 Conference rival Southern California.

Babos upset defending champion Zuzana Zemenova of Baylor in the round of 16 to ultimately advance to the national title match.

After winning the first set, 6-4, Babos pressed her advantage by jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the second set. Nelson, the 18th-ranked player in the nation, won the next game, but Babos went on to claim the next two games and a 6-1 victory to clinch the championship.

“Last year I went to Georgia and said, ‘I have shot. I can win this tournament.’ This year, I wasn’t expecting anything. I just wanted to enjoy it and take it match by match,” said Babos, who returned to the court in January after tearing two ligaments in her right ankle in October. “I was really struggling until March. My confidence was really low. I didn’t believe I could come back and play at the level I wanted to play ever again. I just had to work extremely hard.”

Nelson upended the tournament’s No. 1 seed, Miami’s Audra Cohen, in the round of 16 to earn an appearance in the final. She is the first Trojan to reach the championship match since 1983 and the second overall.

In doubles, Northwestern all-Americans Cristelle Grier and Alexis Prousis downed Lucia Sainz and Katharina Winterhalter of Fresno State in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1, to become the second Northwestern team to win the doubles titles and the first since 1987.

The unseeded Wildcats broke Fresno State to earn the first game of both sets. With the score 2-1 in the second, Northwestern netted the next four games to capture the title.

Grier and Prousis defeated multiple nationally ranked teams to reach the championship match including No. 16 Arizona State, No. 8 California, No. 10 Georgia Tech and the No. 1 team of Alice Barnes and Anne Yelsey from Stanford.

“After the first match we got better and better. I didn’t think about ranking at all, not one bit. We didn’t even care. We were just so excited,” said Prousis.

Round of 16

Stanford 4, TCU 0; Duke 4, North Carolina 1; Florida 4, UCLA 3; Baylor 4, Vanderbilt 2; Northwestern 4, Georgia Tech 0; Southern California 4, Va. Commonwealth 1; Miami (Fla.) 4, Fresno St. 2; Notre Dame 4, Kentucky 0.

Quarterfinals

Stanford 4, Duke 0; Florida 4, Baylor 0; Southern California 4, Northwestern 3; Miami (Fla.) 4, Notre Dame 0.

Semifinals

Stanford 4, Florida 0; Miami (Fla.) 4, Southern California 1.

Championship match

Stanford 4, Miami (Fla.) 1.

Doubles: No. 1 — Alice Barnes-Anne Yelsey, Stanford, def. Melissa Applebaum-Audra Cohen, Miami (Fla.), 9-7; No. 2 — Celia Durkin-Amber Liu, Stanford, def. Audrey Banada-Monika Dancevic, Miami (Fla.), 8-3; No. 3 — Lejla Hodzic-Jessica Nguyen, Stanford, def. Caren Seenauth-Patricia Starzyk, Miami (Fla.), 6-6 (did not finish).

Singles: No. 1 — Cohen, Miami (Fla.), def. Liu, Stanford, 6-3, 6-3; No. 2 — Barnes, Stanford, vs. Applebaum, Miami (Fla.), 6-4, 5-4 (did not finish); No. 3 — Logar, Stanford, def. Dancevic, Miami (Fla.), 6-0, 6-3; No. 4 — Banada, Miami (Fla.), vs. Whitney Deason, Stanford, 6-1, 5-3 (did not finish); No. 5 — Durkin, Stanford, def. Starzyk, Miami (Fla.), 6-0, 6-2; No. 6 — Nguyen, Stanford, def. Seenauth, Miami (Fla.), 6-1, 6-0.

Individual champions

Singles: Suzi Babos, California, def. Lindsey Nelson, Southern California, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles: Cristelle Grier-Alexis Prousis, Northwestern, def. Lucia Sainz-Katharina Winterhalter, Fresno St., 6-4, 6-1.

For complete results, see The NCAA News online at www.ncaa.org.

Individual results

Singles

First round: Audra Cohen, Miami (Fla.), def. Hannah Grady, Long Beach St., 6-3, 6-0; Whitney Deason, Stanford, def. Alexandra Hirsch, Wake Forest, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4; Lindsey Nelson, Southern California, def. Elena Gantcheva, UNLV, 6-2, 6-4; Klara Jagasova, Texas-Arlington, def. Melanie Gloria, Fresno St., 6-5, 7-6(9); Taka Bertrand, Vanderbilt, def. Zsuzsanna Fodor, California, 6-2, 6-3; Celia Durkin, Stanford, def. Alexis Prousis, Northwestern, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1; Zuzana Cerna, Baylor, def. Laura Gordon, UCLA, 6-4, 6-0; Inga Beermann, Virginia Tech, def. Dominika Dieskova, Oregon, 2-6, 6-1, 6-3; Daniela Bercek, Duke, def. Caitlin Burke, Wisconsin, 6-2, 6-3; Meg Racette, Iowa, def. Alex McGoodwin, UCLA, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2; Nicole Leimbach, TCU, def. Jenna Long, North Carolina, 6-2, 6-3; Tatsiana Uvarova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Dianne Matias, Southern California, 6-1, 6-4; Alice Barnes, Stanford, def. Courtney Vernon, South Fla., 7-5, 6-2; Georgia Rose, Northwestern, def. Ramona But, Maryland, 6-3, 6-4; Megan Moulton-Levy, William & Mary, def. Diana Srebrovic, Florida, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2; Federica van Adrichem, Clemson, def. Emma Murphy, San Diego, 6-3, 6-2; Riza Zalameda, UCLA, def. Carol Salge, Clemson, 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-2; Kim Coventry, Kentucky, def. Anne Yelsey, Stanford, 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-3; Anna Lubinsky, Texas A&M, def. Gira Schofield, South Carolina, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4; Amber Liu, Stanford, def. Marianna Yuferova, Va. Commonwealth, 6-3, 6-2; Robin Stephenson, Alabama, def. Eva Wang, Harvard, 6-1, 6-3; Suzi Babos, California, def. Alexis Gordon, Florida, 6-4, 6-3; Catrina Thompson, Notre Dame, def. Margarita Karnaukhova, Sacramento St., 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Zuzana Zemenova, Baylor, def. Luana Magnani, Southern California, 6-4, 6-2; Helena Besovic, TCU, def. Danielle Steinberg, Arizona, 6-3, 6-1; Theresa Logar, Stanford, def. Maja Kovacek, New Mexico, 6-0, 7-5; Tracy Lin, UCLA, def. Blair DiSesa, Rice, 6-1, 6-2; Amanda Fink, Southern California, def. Boglarka Berecz, Florida, 6-0, 6-1; Amanda Fish, Vanderbilt, def. Anca Anastasiu, Southern California, 6-0, 7-6(4); Cristelle Grier, Northwestern, def. Ekaterina Burduli, Washington St., 6-4, 6-4; Jackie Carleton, Duke, def. Natalie Frazier, Georgia, 7-5, 6-3; Kristi Miller, Georgia Tech, def. Bianca Dulgheru, Pepperdine, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

Second round: Cohen, Miami (Fla.), def. Deason, Stanford, 4-6, 6-4, 6-0; Nelson, Southern California, def. Jagasova, Texas-Arlington, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4; Durkin, Stanford, def. Bertrand, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-3; Cerna, Baylor, def. Beermann, Virginia Tech, 6-2, 6-1; Bercek, Duke, def. Racette, Iowa, 6-4, 6-2; Uvarova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Leimbach, TCU, 6-2, 6-0; Barnes, Stanford, def. Rose, Northwestern, 6-2, 6-2; Moulton-Levy, William & Mary, def. van Adrichem, Clemson, 6-4, 6-2; Zalameda, UCLA, def. Coventry, Kentucky, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4; Liu, Stanford, def. Lubinsky, Texas A&M, 6-1, 6-2; Babos, California, def. Stephenson, Alabama, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3; Zemenova, Baylor, def. Thompson, Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-2; Logar, Stanford, def. Besovic, TCU, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4; Fink, Southern California, def. Lin, UCLA, 6-4, 6-3; Grier, Northwestern, def. Fish, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 6-4; Miller, Georgia Tech, def. Carleton, Duke, 6-3, 6-2.

Round of 16: Nelson, Southern California, def. Cohen, Miami (Fla.), 6-2, 5-7, 6-3; Celia Durkin, Stanford, def. Zuzana Cerna, Baylor, 6-3, 6-1; Uvarova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Bercek, Duke, 6-2, 6-3; Moulton-Levy, William & Mary, def. Barnes, Stanford, 6-3, 6-3; Zalameda, UCLA, def. Liu, Stanford, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5; Babos, California, def. Zemenova, Baylor, 6-3, 6-4; Logar, Stanford, def. Fink, Southern California, 6-0, 6-2; Miller, Georgia Tech, def. Grier, Northwestern, 6-1, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Nelson, Southern California, def. Durkin, Stanford, 5-7, 6-0, 6-3; Moulton-Levy, William & Mary, def. Uvarova, Va. Commonwealth, 7-5, 6-1; Babos, California def. Zalameda, UCLA, 7-5, 6-1; Logar, Stanford def. Miller, Georgia Tech, 6-3, 2-6, 6-3.

Semifinals: Nelson, Southern California, def. Moulton-Levy, William & Mary, 6-3, 6-2; Babos, California, def. Logar, Stanford 6-4, 3-6 6-2.

Championship: Babos, California, def. Nelson, Southern California, 6-4, 6-1.

Doubles

First round: Alice Barnes-Anne Yelsey, Stanford, def. Ashley Bentley-Robin Stephenson, Alabama, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Helena Besovic-Ana Cetnik, TCU, def. Dominika Dieskova-Anna Olivos, Oregon, 7-6, 6-3; Whitney Benik-Alexis Gordon, Florida, def. Melissa Anderson-Elsa O’Riain, Harvard, 6-4, 6-0; Laura Gordon-Riza Zalameda, UCLA, def. Lynzee Kever-Kellie Schmitt, Marshall, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4; Luana Magnani-Lindsey Nelson, Southern California, def. Catrina Thompson-Christian Thompson, Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-7, 7-6; Kristi Miller-Lyndsay Shosho, Georgia Tech, def. Eva Dickes-Bianca Dulgheru, Pepperdine, 6-4, 6-4; Suzi Babos-Zsuzsanna Fodor, California, def. Olga Borisova-Marianna Yuferova, Va. Commonwealth, 6-4, 6-0; Cristelle Grier-Alexis Prousis, Northwestern, def. Roxanne Clarke-Kady Pooler, Arizona St., 5-7, 6-2, 6-4; Tiffany Clifford-Sarah Foster, Texas A&M, def. Celia Durkin-Amber Liu, Stanford, 2-6, 7-6, 6-2; Sara Anundsen-Jenna Long, North Carolina, def. Hannah Grady-Jessica Weeks, Long Beach St., 6-4, 6-4; Gabriela Duch-Neyssa Etienne, South Fla., def. Merve Asimgil-Sylvia Kosakowski, Pepperdine, 7-6, 6-1; Kim Coventry-Carolina Escamilla, Kentucky, def. Iva Gersic-Maja Kovacek, New Mexico, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4; Dianne Matias-Carine Vermeulen, Southern California, def. Carol Salge-Federica van Adrichem, Clemson, 6-1, 6-4; Lucia Sainz-Katharina Winterhalter, Fresno St., def. Kristen James-Lori Stern, Virginia, 6-0, 6-2; Marianne Baker-Ramona But, Maryland, def. Margarita Karnaukhova-Anastassia Lyssenko, Sacramento St., 6-2, 6-2; Melissa Applebaum-Audra Cohen, Miami (Fla.), def. Nikkita Fountain-Paula Zabala, Florida Int’l, 6-0, 6-3.

Round of 16: Barnes-Yelsey, Stanford, def. Besovic-Cetnik, TCU, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Gordon-Zalameda, UCLA, def. Benik-Gordon, Florida, 6-2, 6-4; Miller-Shosho, Georgia Tech, def. Magnani-Nelson, Southern California, 6-4, 6-4 Grier-Prousis, Northwestern, def. Babos-Fodor, California, 6-4, 6-2; Anundsen-Long, North Carolina, def. Clifford-Foster, Texas A&M, 6-2, 7-6; Duch-Etienne, South Fla., def. Coventry-Escamilla, Kentucky, 6-1, 6-0; Sainz-Winterhalter, Fresno St., def. Matias-Vermeulen, Southern California, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1; Applebaum-Cohen, Miami (Fla.), def. Baker-But, Maryland, 6-3, 6-4.

Quarterfinals: Barnes-Yelsey, Stanford, def. Gordon-Zalameda, UCLA, 6-1, 6-4; Grier-Prousis, Northwestern, def. Miller-Shosho, Georgia Tech, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3; Anundsen-Long, North Carolina, def. Duch-Etienne, South Fla., 6-2, 6-4; Sainz-Winterhalter, Fresno St., def. Applebaum-Cohen, Miami (Fla.), 7-6(6), 6-4.

Semifinals: Grier-Prousis, Northwestern, def. Barnes-Yelsey, Stanford, 6-3, 6-2; Sainz-Winterhalter, Fresno St., def. Anundsen-Long, North Carolina, 7-5, 6-3.

Championship: Grier-Prousis, Northwestern, def. Sainz-Winterhalter, Fresno St., 6-4, 6-1.