Stanford dominates Pac-12 All-Century Team

Stanford's Patty Fendick-McCain, a Sacramento native, was named
the Pac-12 Women's Player of the Century by a panel of coaches,
players, administrators and journalists. File photo courtesy of
Stanford University

   Stanford earned four of the six top honors and Cal one in the Pac-12 All-Century (1915-2015) Men's and Women's Tennis Teams released Tuesday.
   Stanford's Patty Fendick-McCain, a native of Sacramento, was named the Women's Player of the Century.
   Also picked as the century's best were Stanford's Dick Gould (men's coach), Frank Brennan (women's coach) and Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan (men's doubles team), Cal's Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen (women's doubles team) and USC's Steve Johnson (men's player).
   The men's and women's teams, each consisting of 12 players, were voted on by a panel of 20 coaches, players, administrators and journalists. On the men's side, USC topped all schools with six selections, followed by Stanford (four) and UCLA (two). For the women, Stanford led with seven picks, followed by Cal (two), UCLA (two) and USC (one).
   Fendick-McCain won NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987, played on three NCAA championship teams (1984, 1986 and 1987) and was selected in 2006 as the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the sport's first 25 years. She also was named the MVP of the NCAA's All-Decade Team for the 1980s.
   As a pro, Fendick-McCain reached career highs of No. 4 in the world in doubles and No. 19 in singles. She won 25 WTA titles in doubles, including the 1991 Australian Open with Mary Joe Fernandez, and three in singles.
   Gould won a record 17 NCAA team titles (seven more than second-place George Toley of USC) and coached 10 NCAA singles champions and seven NCAA doubles champs as the Stanford men's coach for 38 years (1966-2004). For 35 years, every four-year member earned at least one NCAA championship ring.
   Gould coached 50 All-Americans and compiled an overall record of 776-148 (.840). Nine of his players reached the top 15 in the world in singles, and 14 climbed to the top 10 in doubles. Of the 14, seven ascended to No. 1.
   Brennan led the Cardinal women to a record 10 NCAA team championships, including six in a row (1986-91), and 13 straight Pac-12 titles (1988-2000).
   Brennan coached nine NCAA singles champions and 40 All-Americans. He had an overall mark of 510-50 (.911) in 21 seasons (1979-2000).
   The Bryan twins won the 1998 NCAA doubles title in their second and last season at Stanford. They have won 16 Grand Slam men's doubles titles and 110 overall and were the world's No. 1 team for 438 weeks. All are records.
   Augustus, now the coach of Cal's top-ranked women's team, and Jensen won the 1998 and 1999 NCAA doubles titles.
   Johnson led USC to four NCAA team titles (2009-12), won two NCAA singles crowns (2011-12) and ended his college career with 72 consecutive singles victories. He is ranked No. 32 in the world and third in the United States.
   Originally the Pac-8, the conference expanded to 10 teams in 1978 and 12 in 2011.

Men's Player of the Century

Steve Johnson, USC, 2009-12

Men's Players of the Century

John McEnroe, Stanford, 1978
Jimmy Connors, UCLA, 1971
Arthur Ashe, UCLA, 1963-65
Steve Johnson, USC, 2009-12
Stan Smith, USC, 1966-68
Dennis Ralston, USC, 1962-64
Bob Bryan, Stanford, 1997-98
Rafael Osuna, USC, 1961-63
Alex Olmedo, USC, 1956-58
Alex O'Brien, Stanford, 1989-92
Bob Lutz, USC, 1967-69
Alex Mayer, Stanford, 1971-73

Men's Doubles Team of the Century

Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Stanford, 1997-98

Men's Coach of the Century

Dick Gould, Stanford, 1966-2004

Women's Player of the Century

Patty Fendick-McCain, Stanford, 1984-87

Women's Players of the Century

Patty Fendick-McCain, Stanford, 1984-87
Nicole Gibbs, Stanford, 2011-13
Amber Liu, Stanford, 2003-06
Laura Granville, Stanford, 2000-01
Sandra Birch, Stanford, 1998-2001
Barbara Hallquist DeGroot, USC, 1976-79
Kathy Jordan, Stanford, 1978-79
Jana Juricova, Cal, 2009-12
Linda Gates, Stanford, 1982-85
Robin Anderson, UCLA, 2012-15
Amy Jensen, Cal, 1996-2000
Keri Phebus, UCLA, 1993-96

Women's Doubles Team of the Century

Amanda Augustus and Amy Jensen, Cal, 1998-99

Women's Coach of the Century

Frank Brennan, Stanford, 1979-2000

Fendick-McCain retires from college coaching

PATTY FENDICK-McCAIN
Photo courtesy
of University of Texas

    Patty Fendick-McCain, a Sacramento native who starred at Stanford and in professional tennis, recently announced her retirement after nine years as the women's head coach at the University of Texas.
   Fendick-McCain, 49, led the Longhorns to the NCAA Championships each year, including appearances in the round of 16 in 2008, 2010 and 2012.
   Fendick-McCain went 158-83 (.656) at Texas and 281-149 (.653) in her 17-year head-coaching career. Before coming to Texas, she guided the University of Washington for eight years.

Fendick-McCain, a Sacramento native, won NCAA
singles titles at Stanford in 1986 and 1987. Photo
courtesy of University of Texas

   "It is difficult to leave college coaching after pouring everything I have into it for 17 years," Fendick-McCain said on texassports.com. "But, I am looking forward to focusing on my family – my husband, Scott, my two daughters and my son. I thank UT for the opportunity to coach at such a great institution. I will miss all of the student-athletes that have worked so hard for us and all of the friends I have made at UT."

   Scott McCain, a 56-year-old Merced native, coaches professional players. He earned All-America honors at Cal and played on the pro tour in the mid-1980s.
   Fendick-McCain won NCAA singles titles in 1986 and 1987 and was selected in 2006 as the NCAA Division I Women's Tennis Most Outstanding Student-Athlete of the sport's first 25 years.  She also was named as the MVP of the NCAA's All-Decade Team for the 1980s.
   As a pro, Fendick-McCain reached career highs of No. 4 in the world in doubles and No. 19 in singles. She won 25 WTA titles in doubles, including the 1991 Australian Open with Mary Joe Fernandez, and three in singles.
  Texas has yet to name Fendick-McCain's successor.

Querrey's collapse puts U.S. in Davis Cup hole

Sam Querrey blew a big lead and lost to 175th-ranked
James Ward of Great Britain. 2012 photo by Paul Bauman

   The rap on Sam Querrey long has been that, for all his size and power, he lacks heart and mopes around on the court when things don't go well.
   The 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) American did little to dispel that notion Friday in San Diego in the first round of the Davis Cup.
   Querrey was playing in his home state. He was facing a guy ranked No. 175 in the world. He was two games from winning. And he lost.
   James Ward won 10 of the last 11 games to pull out a 1-6, 7-6 (3), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 victory on clay at Petco Park, the home of the San Diego Padres baseball team, and give Great Britain a 2-0 lead.
   In the opening match, two-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray demolished Donald Young 6-1, 6-2, 6-3. Young, a late replacement for injured John Isner, made his Davis Cup debut at 24 years old.
   Ward, in contrast to Querrey, played with inspiration.
   "Look, I love playing for my country," the 26-year-old Ward, who improved to 9-5 in Davis Cup singles, told reporters. "Every time I do it, it obviously brings out something in me that's a bit different, which I didn't see in the first set."
   He said team captain Leon Smith told him to come out of his shell.
   "And I did," said Ward, who lost to fifth-seeded Wayne Odesnik 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4 in the first round of the Aptos Challenger last August
   Querrey, a 26-year-old San Francisco native and Sacramento Capitals veteran in World TeamTennis, has plunged from a career-high No. 17 in January 2011 to No. 49. He led Ward 4-2 in the fourth set before collapsing.
   After falling to 4-7 in Davis Cup singles (1-6 on clay), the down-to-earth Querrey put a positive spin on perhaps the most disappointing loss of his eight-year career.
   With typical understatement, Querrey said he was "a little bummed, obviously, that I couldn't help the team. But it's not over. You have to win three points. And if we can bounce back (today) and Bob and Mike (Bryan) win the doubles, then I think our side takes two on Sunday."
   Oh, really?
   The Bryans, who have won a record 15 Grand Slam men's doubles titles, will be favored against the likely pairing of Colin Fleming and Murray (Tennis Channel, noon PST).
   But Querrey is going to beat the sixth-ranked Murray in Sunday's first match after losing to Ward? Murray leads the series 5-1, although he has never played Querrey on clay.
   And then Young is going to handle the pressure of a deciding match and beat the far more experienced Ward in their first career meeting?
   Good luck with all that, United States.

COLLEGE RESULTS

Women

    No. 1 Stanford def. No. 17 Texas 6-1 in Austin, Texas. No. 1 singles: No. 6 Kristie Ahn (S) def. No. 22 Breaunna Addison 6-4, 6-3. Clinching match: At No. 5 singles, 94th-ranked Ellen Tsay def. Pippa Horn 6-1, 6-4. Team records: Stanford 3-0, Texas 3-1. Notes: Tsay clinched the victory for the third consecutive dual match. ... Texas coach Patty Fendick-McCain, 48, faced her alma mater. She was born and raised in Sacramento, won NCAA singles titles in 1996 and 1997, and reached No. 4 in the world in doubles and No. 19 in singles. Fendick-McCain won 25 WTA doubles titles, including the 1991 Australian Open with Mary Joe Fernandez, and three in singles.
   No. 8 Cal def. USF 7-0 in Berkeley. No. 1 singles: No. 26 Anett Schutting def. Thyra Taune 6-0, 6-4. Clinching match: At No. 3, Klara Fabikova def. Andrea Ka 6-4, 6-3. Team records: Cal 3-0, USF 4-1.