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Both Stanford tennis programs will be well-represented in summer competition, with three players named to the 16-member USTA Collegiate Team, administered by the USTA and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA).

Bradley Klahn, Mallory Burdette and Nicole Gibbs have been awarded spots on this summer's team.

The USTA Collegiate Team is an elite training program for the top American collegiate tennis players. The program began in 1996 and is funded by the USTA. It is designed to provide college players with valuable exposure to the USTA Pro Circuit in a team-oriented environment during the year.

In addition to competing on the USTA Pro Circuit, USTA Player Development is hosting two Pro Tour Transition camps - one for men, one for women - for the selected players. Additional training opportunities for top American Collegiate players will also occur over the summer in Boca Raton and Carson, Calif.

Team members were selected based on their performance at the NCAA Championships, the ITA All-Americans and the National Indoor Championships.

Players' results from the USTA Pro Circuit, ATP or WTA events were also considered. All 16 of the players selected received 2012 ITA All-American honors.

While Klahn, Gibbs and Burdette received All-American recognition from the ITA in both singles and doubles -- Stanford senior Ryan Thacher also was an All-American in singles -- Menlo-Atherton High grad Marietta Tuionetoa of BYU-Hawaii also earned All-America honors in NCAA Division II.

— Palo Alto Online Sports/Stanford Sports Information

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