March 24, 2013
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 15 Stanford extended its shutout streak to five, breezing past No. 69 Utah 7-0 on Sunday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (10-2, 4-0 Pac-12) went undefeated during its six-match homestand and now carries that same winning streak into its toughest road trip of the season next week against the Southern California schools.
Utah (7-7, 1-5 Pac-12) dropped its fifth straight match after winning a season-high five in a row.
Stanford claimed the doubles point thanks to victories at the top two spots of the lineup.
Ellen Tsay's 6-0, 6-1 victory on court five stretched Stanford's lead to 2-0, before Stacey Tan followed with a 6-1, 6-3 triumph at the No. 4 spot.
Natalie Dillon then provided the clincher, taking down Paige Miles 6-1, 6-3 at the No. 6 position.
Nicole Gibbs kept the shutout alive, outlasting Tereza Bekerova 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7) in a battle of nationally-ranked players at the No. 1 spot.
Stanford visits UCLA on Friday (1:30 p.m.) and USC on Saturday (12 p.m.) in critical matches that will give the winner an inside track to the conference title.
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No. 15 Stanford 7, No. 69 Utah 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 15 Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) d. No. 21 Bekervoa/Miles (UTAH) 8-5
2) Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. Najera-Salas/Smith (UTAH) 8-6
3) Craig/Pham (UTAH) d. Dillon/Hardebeck (STAN) 8-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 22 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. No. 69 Tereza Bekerova (UTAH) 2-6, 6-4, 1-0 (7)
2) No. 28 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Sarah Pham (UTAH) 6-0, 6-4
3) No. 11 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Callie Craig (UTAH) 6-1, 6-3
4) No. 98 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Natasha Smith (UTAH) 6-1, 6-3
5) No. 44 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Lucia Kovarcikova (UTAH) 6-0, 6-1
6) Natalie Dillon (STAN) d. Paige Miles (UTAH) 6-1, 6-3
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 6, 3, 2, 1