The roles were reversed in this year's Division I Women's Tennis Championships May
15-24, and so were the results. In 2002, Stanford rode the home-court advantage to a win over Florida. But this year's championship in the Sunshine State turned the two-time defending champion Cardinal into Gator bait.

Florida clinched the title when junior Julie Rotondi upset Stanford's Lauren Barnikow in the No. 2 singles position 6-0, 7-5. The home crowd cheered when Barnikow's forehand went into the net, producing Florida's fourth national tennis championship.

"I think it is something every one of us has dreamed of since we were young," Rotondi said. "It was just going to come down to who was more poised and who wanted it more, and I've never wanted something so bad in my life."

The Gators took an early lead, winning the No. 3 doubles point to force Stanford to face a 1-0 deficit for only the third time this year. Lindsay Dawaf and Julia Scaringe took an
8-3 victory over Emilia Anderson and Story Tweedie-Yates.

The No. 1 doubles match-up featured a fierce fight between Florida's Jennifer Magley and Zerene Reyes and the Cardinal's top-ranked tandem of Barnikow and Erin Burdette. Florida again earned the team point.

"The way we played doubles in this championship really shows our commitment to improvement," Florida head coach Roland Thornqvist said. "Without a doubt, we were the best doubles team in this tournament, and we knew going in that's what it takes to win this championship."

Lightning forced a weather delay but didn't disrupt the Gators' momentum. After the break, Burdette led Stanford to its first point at the No. 3 spot, but Florida sophomore Alexis Gordon rallied at the No. 5 position over Stanford's Anderson.

Fourth-ranked Amber Liu of Stanford defeated Scaringe at the No. 1 singles spot, while Florida's Zerene Reyes lost to Alice Barnes at No. 4. The crowd focused on Rotondi and Barnikow in the deciding match.

In the singles tournament, Stanford freshman Amber Liu upset Tennessee's Vilmarie Castellvi, 7-6 (5), 6-2, to become the 11th Stanford woman to win the singles title. Liu was the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's national rookie of the year.

Liu dominated the match, forcing Castellvi to chase the ball and commit four unforced errors in the fifth game of the second set.

"It was really important to win the title today," said Liu. "I just learned to bounce back. I didn't just do it for me, but for the entire team. It was a tough loss to handle last week when we lost the team title."

The match marked the fourth time Liu and Castellvi met this year, with each player winning twice.

Team results

Round of 16

UCLA 4, Washington 3; William & Mary 0, Duke 5; Vanderbilt 4, Tennessee 3; Arizona St. 0, Florida 4; Stanford 4, Harvard 0; Georgia 4, Kentucky 0; California 4, North Carolina 1; Southern California 4, Kansas St. 0.

Quarterfinals

Duke 4, UCLA 0; Florida 4, Vanderbilt 0; Stanford 4, Georgia 0; California 4, Southern California 1.

Semifinals

Florida 4, Duke 1; Stanford 4, California 1.

Championship

Florida 4, Stanford 3

Doubles: No. 1 -- Jennifer Magley-Zerene Reyes, Florida, def. Lauren Barnikow-Erin Burdette, Stanford, 8-5; No. 2 -- Suspended; No. 3 -- Lindsay Dawaf-Julia Scaringe, Florida, def. Emilia Anderson-Story Tweedie-Yates, Stanford, 8-3.

Singles: No. 1 -- Amber Liu, Stanford, def. Scaringe, Florida, 6-2, 6-1; No. 2 -- Julie Rotondi, Florida, def. Barnikow, Stanford, 6-0, 7-5; No. 3 -- Burdette, Stanford, def. Dawaf, Florida, 6-1, 6-4; No. 4 -- Alice Barnes, Stanford, def. Reyes, Florida, 6-3, 6-3. No. 5 -- Alexis Gordon, Florida, def. Anderson, Stanford, 6-4, 7-6; No. 6 -- Suspended.

Individual results

Singles

First round: Vilmarie Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Jessica Rush, Northwestern, 6-1, 6-3; Maja Mlakar, Arizona, def. Nataly Cahana, Old Dominion, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2; Megan Bradley, Miami (Fla.), def. Urska Juric, Missouri, 6-2, 6-4; Amanda Johnson, Duke, def. Susi Wild, UCLA, 6-0, 6-3; Adria Engel, Arizona St., def. Aleke Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, 6-2, 6-4; Luana Magnani, Southern California, def. Aleksandra Durska, Tulsa, 6-0, 6-3; Mira Radu, Mississippi, def. Lauren Barnikow, Stanford, 6-0, 6-1; Aniela Mojzis, North Carolina, def. Nathalie Roels, Kentucky, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (5); Agata Cioroch, Georgia, def. Anda Perianu, Oklahoma, 6-4, 6-2; Kate Pinchbeck, North Carolina, def. Julia Scaringe, Florida, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5; Dea Sumantri, Washington, def. Alice Barnes, Stanford, 7-6 (5), 6-3; Candice Fuchs, William & Mary, def. Caylan Leslie, Notre Dame, 6-4, 1-6, 6-0; Racquel Kops-Jones, California, def. Crystal Cleveland, Tennessee, 6-4, 6-3; Alix Lacelarie, Clemson, def. Maureen Diaz, Southern California, 6-4, 6-3; Jackie Carleton, UCLA, def. Courtney Nagle, Oregon, 6-3, 6-2; Julie Smekodub, Tulane, def. Melissa Applebaum, Miami (Fla.), 2-6, 6-1, 6-2; Sarah Witten, Kentucky, def. Dianne Hollands, Arizona, 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (0); Sara Riske, Vanderbilt, def. Jennifer Tuchband, Virginia, 6-3, 7-6 (3); Jessica Roland, Texas A&M, def. Alicia Pillay, Tulsa, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0; Amber Liu, Stanford, def. Julie Rotondi, Florida, 6-4, 6-3; Alice Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. Jenny Kuhn, Tulane, 6-4, 6-2; Chloe Carlotti, Fresno St., def. Liina Suurvarik, Illinois St., 6-4, 6-2; Barbora Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Kendra Strohm, Texas, 6-3, 6-0; Viktoria Stoklasova, South Ala., def. Kelly McCain, Duke, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (8), 6-4; Christina Fusano, California, def. Erin Burdette, Stanford, 6-2, 6-2; Daria Panova, Oregon, def. Jaime Wong, Georgia Tech, 6-1, 6-1; Marlene Mejia, North Carolina, def. Saras Arasu, Duke, 6-1, 7-6 (6); Jewel Peterson, Southern California, def. Manon Kruse, Middle Tenn., 6-3, 7-5; Tammy Encina, Tennessee, def. Anne Nguyen, Georgia, 6-1, 6-1; Sara Walker, UCLA, def. Courtney Bergman, Harvard, 6-0, 6-2; Lindsay Dawaf, Florida, def. Julie Coin, Clemson, 2-6, 7-5, 6-1; Cristelle Grier, Northwestern, def. Alicia Salas, Notre Dame, 7-5, 6-0.

Second round: Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Mlakar, Arizona, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0; Johnson, Duke, def. Bradley, Miami (Fla.), 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (6); Engel, Arizona St., def. Magnani, Southern California, 6-1, 6-2; Radu, Mississippi, def. Mojzis, North Carolina, 6-0, 6-2; Cioroch, Georgia, def. Pinchbeck, North Carolina, 6-3, 6-4; Sumantri, Washington, def. Fuchs, William & Mary, 6-1, 6-4; Kops-Jones, California, def. Lacelarie, Clemson, 6-4, 7-6 (6); Smekodub, Tulane, def. (9-16) Carleton, UCLA, 6-4, 7-5; Witten, Kentucky, def. Riske, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-3; Liu, Stanford, def. Roland, Texas A&M, 6-3, 6-3; Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. (9-16) Carlotti, Fresno St., 6-1, 4-6, 6-4; Stoklasova, South Ala., def. Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, 6-3, 7-5; Panova, Oregon, def. Fusano, California, 7-5, 6-3; Peterson, Southern California, def. Mejia, North Carolina, 6-0, 7-5; Encina, Tennessee, def. Walker, UCLA, 6-3, 6-1; Grier, Northwestern, def. Dawaf, Florida 6-3, 6-3.

Round of 16: Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Johnson, Duke, 6-2, 6-1; Radu, Mississippi, def. Engel, Arizona St., 6-1, 7-5; Cioroch, Georgia, def. Sumantri, Washington, 6-2, 6-4; Kops-Jones, California, def. Smekodub, Tulane, 6-1, 6-2; Liu, Stanford, def. Witten, Kentucky, 6-2, 6-4; Pirsu, Pennsylvania, def. Stoklasova, South Ala., 6-2, 6-1; Peterson, Southern California, def. Panova, Oregon, 6-2, 6-3; Grier, Northwestern, def. Encina, Tennessee, 6-0, 6-2.

Quarterfinals: Castellvi, Tennessee def. Mississippi, 6-4, 6-1; Cioroch, Georgia, def. Kops-Jones, California, 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-2; Liu, Stanford, def. Pirsu, Pennsylvania, 1-6, 6-1, 6-1; Peterson, Southern California, def. Grier, Northwestern, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.

Semifinals: Castellvi, Tennessee, def. Cioroch, Georgia, 7-5, 6-2; Liu, Stanford, def. Peterson, Southern California, 7-5, 6-0.

Championship: Liu, Stanford def. Castellvi, Tennessee, 7-6 (5), 6-2.

Doubles

First round: Lauren Barnikow-Erin Burdette, Stanford, def. Jennifer Tuchband-Henriette Williams, Virginia, 6-3, 6-4; Melissa Applebaum-Megan Bradley, Miami (Fla.), def. Amanda Johnson-Julie DeRoo, Duke, 6-3, 6-4; Sarah Witten-Amy Trefethen, Kentucky, def. Beverly Dawson-Irina Tereschenko, Texas Tech, 7-6 (6), 6-0; Ziva Grasic-Kendra Strohm, Texas, def. Jessica Roland-Roberta Spencer, Texas A&M, 6-4, 6-4; Sarah Riske-Aleke Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, def. Stacy Varnell-Manon Kruse, Middle Tenn., 6-4, 6-1; Jewel Peterson-Tiffany Brymer, Southern California, def. Jessica Rush-Cristelle Grier, Northwestern, 6-4, 7-6 (5); Jennifer Magley-Zerene Reyes, Florida, def. Laurence Jayet-Julie Coin, Clemson, 6-2, 6-4; Urska Juric-Katka Sevcikova, Missouri, def. Alice Sukner-Jessica Johnson, Marshall, 6-2, 6-1; Alexis Gordon-Julia Scaringe, Florida, def. Silvia Tornier-Indra Erichsen, San Diego St., 6-4, 2-6, 6-2; Courtney Nagle-Daria Panova, Oregon, def. Aniela Mojzis-Kendall Cline, North Carolina, 7-5, 6-2; Silvia Urickova-Barbora Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Kate Boomershine-Candice Fuchs, William & Mary, 6-2, 6-4; Jennifer McGaffigan-Michelle Webb, Illinois, def. Vilmarie Castellvi-Melissa Schaub, Tennessee, 6-3, 6-4; Hillary Adams-Kelly McCain, Duke, def. Linda Faltynkova-Katarzyna Kolodynska, Oklahoma St., 6-2, 6-4; Christina Fusano-Raquel Kops-Jones, California, def. Chloe Carlotti-Lucia Tallo, Fresno St., 7-6 (3), 6-3; Julie Smekodub-Jenny Kuhn, Tulane, def. Heather Saluri-Anda Perianu, Oklahoma, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2; Agata Cioroch-Lori Grey, Georgia, def. Lindsay Dawaf-Julie Rotondi, Florida, 6-1, 4-6, 6-1.

Round of 16: Barnikow-Burdette, Stanford, def. Applebaum-Bradley, Miami, 4-6, 7-6 (6), 7-5; Witten-Trefethen, Kentucky, def. Grasic-Strohm, Texas, 6-3, 6-2; Riske-Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, def. Peterson-Brymer, Southern California, 6-4, 6-2; Magley-Reyes, Florida, def. Juric-Sevcikova, Missouri, 6-1, 6-3; Nagle-Panova, Oregon, def. Gordon-Scaringe, Florida, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4; Urickova-Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, def. McGaffigan-Webb, Illinois, 7-6 (2), 6-4; Fusano-Kops-Jones, California, def. Adams-McCain, Duke, 6-2, 6-1; Cioroch-Grey, Georgia, def. Smekodub-Kuhn, Tulane, 6-4, 6-1.

Quarterfinals: Witten-Trefethen, Kentucky, def. Barnikow-Burdette, Stanford, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Magley-Reyes, Florida, def. Riske-Tsoubanos, Vanderbilt, 6-3, 6-2; Urickova-Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, def. Nagle-Panova, Oregon, 6-2, 6-2; Fusano-Kops-Jones, California, def. Cioroch-Grey, Georgia, 6-4, 6-2.

Semifinals: Witten-Trefethen, Kentucky, def. Urickova-Zahnova, Va. Commonwealth, 7-6 (3), 6-2; Fusano-Kops-Jones, California, def. Magley-Reyes, Florida, 6-1, 6-1.

Championship: Fusano-Kops-Jones, California, def. Witten-Trefethen, Kentucky, 6-1, 6-2.