The Gophers men’s tennis team extended its season further than most people thought it would. Once Minnesota got to the NCAA Championships, however, the team exited with a quickness.
Pitted against undefeated Stanford, the Gophers failed to take a set in singles or doubles, losing 4-0 Saturday in Athens, Ga.
The Cardinal, called perhaps the greatest team in college tennis history by Gophers coach David Geatz, ripped through doubles play with a pair of 8-2 wins and was never threatened in singles play.
Stanford (25-0), the top seed and three-time defending NCAA champion, has lost only three points all season.
Minnesota (14-13) was making its fifth appearance at the national competition. Illinois, the only other Big Ten team to qualify, lost 4-1 to Auburn.

— Michael Rand