Feb. 25, 2011
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 1 Stanford remained unbeaten with a quick 7-0 victory over Oregon on Friday afternoon, ushering in the start of Pac-10 play at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Fresh off a title at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships earlier this week, Stanford (10-0, 1-0 Pac-10) easily cruised past Oregon (6-3, 0-1 Pac-10) to post a win in the conference opener for both teams.
The win also extended Stanford's NCAA-record home winning streak to an unthinkable 170 consecutive matches (138 regular season, 32 NCAA Tournament)- a streak that spans nearly 12 seasons and is recognized as the longest active home winning streak among all sports in Division I athletics. The Cardinal has not lost at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since a 5-4 setback against No. 4 California back on Feb. 27, 1999.
With the threat of rain in the forecast, singles was played first. Kristie Ahn picked up a 6-1, 6-0 win at No. 4 and Mallory Burdette notched a 6-2, 6-1 victory for the first two points.
Stacey Tan won her match 6-1, 6-4 on court four before Nicole Gibbs clinched the match with a 6-0, 6-2 triumph on court three.
Stanford swept the doubles point.
Stanford is back in action tomorrow against Washington State at 11 a.m.
No. 1 Stanford 7, Oregon 0
SINGLES
1)No. 2 Hilary Barte (STAN) d. No. 106 Pavlina Smatova (ORE) 6-3, 7-5
2)No. 22 Mallory Burdette (STAN) d. Patricia Skowronski (ORE) 6-2, 6-1
3)No. 21 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. Julia Metzger (ORE) 6-0, 6-2
4)No. 20 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Rabea Stuckemann (ORE) 6-1, 6-0
5)No. 87 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Pascale Neubert (ORE) 6-1, 6-4
6)Jennifer Yen (STAN) d. Lana Buttner (ORE) 6-0, 4-6, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 5, 3, 6, 1
DOUBLES
1) Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) d. No. 45 Smatova/Skowronski (ORE) 8-1
2) Burdette/Yen (STAN) d. DuToit/Metzger (ORE) 8-4
3) Carolyn McVeigh/Tan (STAN) d. Neubert/Stuckemann (ORE) 8-4
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2