The top-ranked Stanford men and women headline the fields of 64 for this year's NCAA Division I Tennis Championships. I Men's and Women's Tennis Committees in Indianapolis. First and second round play for the men and women open next weekend at 16 campus sites across the country. The final four rounds of each tournament take place a week later in Georgia.
College tennis is the oldest collegiate championship.
This year's men's tournament is the 117th dating back to 1883. The Cardinal and first-year coach Lele Forood have held the No. 1 ranking all 14 weeks of the 2001 season. Stanford will host Boston University, the America East Conference champs, in first round play on May 11. Defending women's champion Georgia received the No. 2 seed and host Coastal Carolina in the first round. SMU and No. 8 Tennessee.