2003-04 (Junior): Tallied a 4-1 overall record during the fall season … Opens the spring season ranked No. 3 in the ITA preseason rankings … Advanced to the singles final match at the Riviera/ITA All-American in October with a 4-1 record ... Tallied wins over No. 1 Julie Smekodub of Tulane (6-1, 6-4) in the quarterfinals and defeated Georgia’s top-ranked Agata Cioroch in three sets (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) in the semifinals … Fell to No. 1 Raquel Kops-Jones of California in the finals 6-3, 6-2 ... Qualified for the ITA Indoor Championships but withdrew due to a wrist injury, same injury kept her from competing in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships.
2002-03 (Sophomore): Enters the spring season with an overall mark of 3-3 after a fall ITA preseason ranking of No. 7 ... Dropped two matches in the Riviera ITA All-American Championships ... Advanced to the Quarterfinal Round of the Omni Hotels Northwest Regional, finishing with a 3-1 record in the tournament ... Defeated Hawai'i's Paige Mainor 6-1, 6-0 in the No. 2 singles spot in the Cardinal's 7-0 victory in Maui ... Teamed up with Lauren Barnikow as Stanford's top doubles duo with a 9-2 mark in the fall season ... Recorded five wins in the Omni Hotels Northwest Regional, capturing the doubles title ... Also won the consolation doubles title at the Omni Hotels Championships with Barnikow, going 3-1 in the tournament ... Blanked Hawai'i's Fitzgerald and Mainor 8-0 at the top doubles position in Maui.
2001-02 (Freshman): ITA Singles All-American … Won her first four matches at the NCAA Singles Championships before falling to Wake Forest's Bea Bielik in the semifinals … Was Stanford's busiest singles player throughout the season, posting a 43-7 overall record including a sparkling 25-1 mark in dual match competition … Ranked No. 11 in the Final ITA Singles Rankings … Finished the season with an unblemished 19-0 record at the No. 4 singles position including a 4-0 mark in NCAA Tournament play … Sealed the Cardinal's victory in the NCAA title match, overwhelming Florida's Alexis Gordon 7-6, 6-2 at the No. 4 singles position … Captured the Omni Hotels Northwest Regionals singles championship by defeating teammate Gabriela Lastra 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 … Earned Second Team All Pac-10 recognition after going 22-2 against conference foes … Burdette and Lauren Barnikow were the No. 2 doubles team for the Cardinal throughout much of the season, finishing 33-11 overall and reaching the doubles final of the Omni Hotels Northwest Regionals … The duo finished the season No. 13 in the Final ITA Rankings, and won two matches at the NCAA Doubles Championships before falling in the quarterfinals.
Prior to Stanford: Played in the US Open Main Draw Doubles in 2001, losing in the second round to the second-seeded team ... Was ranked No. 10 in the Girls U-18 National Singles Rankings … The 2000 Easter Bowl doubles champion with current Stanford junior Lauren Barnikow … Burdette and Barnikow also reached the finals of the 2000 Australian Junior Open … In singles play, Burdette was the winner of a USTA Satellite event in El Paso, TX.
Personal: Born April 19, 1983 … Daughter of Judy and Alan … Has an older brother and two younger sisters … Hobbies include riding horses, being outdoors and spending time with family ... Undeclared major.
Coach Lele Forood says: "Erin really came in on a roll last year and established herself by getting up to the top-10 singles rankings. She is a very integral top part of our lineup and will be playing number one doubles. Erin is also a good, quiet leader."
