[ColoradoTree]

Any idea why Hui was out this year? Is it something where we can expect to see her back at full strength in 2026?

I just know she was hurt--not sure what the injury was, but it was enough to keep her from participating most of the year. 

Anyway, an injury-and-departure-plagued season comes to an end with a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma State, as Ma and Glozman both won solidly to give us life after dropping doubles, and Xu had a terrific win over an excellent opponent to get us one point away. With Okpara getting crushed on 6, that had us up 3-2 with the other two matches into third sets. We just needed one, and Oklahoma State needed both, but they got both. Yepifanova's return to the lineup gave us a puncher's chance, but she clearly wasn't in peak form after being out injured most of the year. 

So, we say goodbye to an outstanding class that deserved to leave Stanford with a national championship but fell short. You can't blame it on Ma or Yepifanova, surely. They've been absolute monsters for us for four years now, and it's just a shame we couldn't do enough around them.

[ColoradoTree]

Any idea why Hui was out this year? Is it something where we can expect to see her back at full strength in 2026?

I just know she was hurt--not sure what the injury was, but it was enough to keep her from participating most of the year. 

Anyway, an injury-and-departure-plagued season comes to an end with a 4-3 loss to Oklahoma State, as Ma and Glozman both won solidly to give us life after dropping doubles, and Xu had a terrific win over an excellent opponent to get us one point away. With Okpara getting crushed on 6, that had us up 3-2 with the other two matches into third sets. We just needed one, and Oklahoma State needed both, but they got both. Yepifanova's return to the lineup gave us a puncher's chance, but she clearly wasn't in peak form after being out injured most of the year. 

So, we say goodbye to an outstanding class that deserved to leave Stanford with a national championship but fell short. You can't blame it on Ma or Yepifanova, surely. They've been absolute monsters for us for four years now, and it's just a shame we couldn't do enough around them.