No. 1 Stanford Leads the Field at Sherwood

Stanford, four-time defending national men’s champion, heads the list of teams competing today through Sunday in the National Collegiate Tennis Classic at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand Oaks.

The Cardinal, top-ranked in the preseason by the Intercollegiate Tennis Assn., is among eight teams vying for the men’s title in the tournament’s 23rd year.

Fifth-ranked UCLA, Pepperdine and USC also are entered in the men’s division.

Pepperdine, UCLA and fifth-ranked Stanford are among the eight women’s teams participating.

The tournament, a prelude to the season, features men’s and women’s singles and doubles draws.

Monique Allegre of Camarillo, a senior at Arizona, is scheduled to play.

No championships were awarded last year because rain played havoc with the tournament.