The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Hall of Honor
- Induction:
- 2024
- Class:
- 1997
A three-time ITA All-American with two honors in singles (1995 and 1996) and one in doubles (1996), Farley Taylor Lansing put together a tremendous four-year Texas career from 1994-97. That included clinching the deciding doubles match for the team’s 1995 NCAA Championship and being named the 1995-96 Southwest Conference Player of the Year. In those four seasons, Taylor Lansing compiled a 101-40 singles record, including 70-25 in dual matches, and an 81-25 doubles mark, including 51-17 in dual contests. She helped the Longhorns reach the NCAA quarterfinals all four years, making the semifinals in three of those (1994, 1995, and 1997) and capped by the 1995 NCAA title. Those teams also swept both the conference regular season and tournament championships all four years with the first three in the SWC, and the last in the inaugural season in the Big 12 for a total of eight conference championships. As a senior in 1996-97, Taylor Lansing and teammate Cristina Moros won the ITA All-American Championships doubles title and went on to reach the No.1 doubles ranking that December before finishing No. 13. The Longhorns finished 24-6 that year with a perfect 11-0 record in Big 12 play. Her junior season of 1995-96 was her most acclaimed individual year, as in addition to her All-America and SWC Player of the Year honors, she won both the SWC singles and doubles titles and was all-conference in both, as well. Playing mostly No. 1 in the lineup for both, she finished ranked No. 15 in singles with a high of No. 8 during the year and ended at No. 4 in doubles with Moros with a high of No. 3. In the fall, she and Moros reached the semifinals of the ITA All-American Championships and were the ITA Southwest Region doubles champions, while Taylor Lansing was also the Southwest Region singles runner-up. Her sophomore year of 1994-95 topped the team’s success in her time as she was a key part of the team’s National Championship and 26-3 final record. It was Taylor Lansing and partner Anne Pastor who clinched the title with a three-set win in the deciding doubles match against Florida. That year, Taylor Lansing was also an ITA All-American and All-SWC honoree in singles. She finished a season-high No. 18 in singles after compiling a remarkable 35-8 overall record, going 24-4 in dual matches, mostly at No. 2. She was also 17-2 overall in doubles and 14-1 in dual play, closing with a No. 21 ranking. As a freshman, Taylor Lansing won the SWC Doubles Championship with partner Lucie Ludvigova, as the duo earned All-SWC honors and won the Southwest Region doubles title on the way to a final ranking of No. 27. In singles, she ranked No. 78 with a high of No. 54 after registering a 25-10 overall record. Texas went 25-1 that year with the only loss coming in the NCAA semifinals. A native of Billings, Mont., Taylor Lansing attended school in Lawrenceville, N.J. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Sociology from The University of Texas in 1997. Taylor Lansing has guided safaris since her time in college and joined A.K. Taylor International in 2001. She met her future husband, Stuart, while guiding one, and after being married in 2006, the couple make their home in Chicago with their two children.
