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Feb. 3, 2010

WHAT:  After competing at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event in Knoxville, Tenn., No. 30 Texas (1-2) returns home to take on No. 13 Stanford (2-0).

WHEN:  Saturday, Feb. 6 – Noon Central

WHERE:  Penick-Allison Tennis Center – Austin, Texas

LIVE SCORING:  http://www.texassports.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/012110aac.html

PRE-MATCH COMMENTS
Texas head coach Patty Fendick-McCain
“Stanford has a long tradition, and we’re excited to host the Cardinal.  Our team has been hungry for its next opportunity after the experience we had last weekend.  The ladies have had a focused approach to their workouts this week.  We missed on some opportunities to close out matches last week, and we hope to seal the deal this time around.” 

LAST MEETING vs. STANFORD:  Stanford defeated Texas by a 5-2 count on March 11, 2007 in Palo Alto, Calif. 

LAST TIME OUT:  Texas fell to TCU by a 4-3 count on Saturday, Jan. 30 at the ITA Kick-Off Weekend event in Knoxville, Tenn.

ITA RANKINGS UPDATE
Singles
16. Mallory Burdette (Stanford)
18. Hilary Barte (Stanford)
22. Aeriel Ellis (Texas)
27. Krista Damico (Texas)
59. Vanja Corovic (Texas)
78. Carolyn McVeigh (Stanford)
Doubles
2. Lindsay Burdette/Hilary Barte (Stanford)
27. Amanda Craddock/Krista Damico (Texas)

THE 2009-10 LONGHORNS:  Under fifth-year head coach Patty Fendick-McCain, the Longhorns return all six singles starters and five of six doubles starters from the 2009 squad that reached the finals at the Big 12 Championships and the round of 32 at the NCAA Championships. 

Corovic returns after earning All-Big 12 singles honors in each of her three seasons in Austin.  Senior Sarah Lancaster posted a 19-3 dual-match record last season and went unbeaten in conference play. 
Damico brought a 13-4 overall fall singles record into the dual-match season.

Freshman Aeriel Ellis is 2-1 in dual-match play after turning in a fall season that produced appearances in the main singles draws at the ITA All-American Championships and the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships.  Ellis totaled a 16-5 singles mark in the fall.