March 27, 2013
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 49 Stanford posted its fourth straight victory on Wednesday afternoon, blanking Saint Mary's 7-0 at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Stanford (7-5, 0-0 Pac-12), which collected its fourth shutout of the year, is navigating through a challenging stretch of four matches to be played over six days.
The Cardinal grabbed a 1-0 lead, sweeping all three doubles matches by identical 8-4 scores.
The contest was then quickly clinched on the back courts, beginning with Jamin Ball's 6-4, 6-1 victory at the No. 6 spot.
After Trey Strobel posted a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at the No. 5 position, Daniel Ho secured the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 decision over on court four.
The shutout remained intact once Nolan Paige outlasted Joakim Norstrom 7-6 (1), 6-7 (2), 1-0 (14-12) at the No. 2 spot.
The Cardinal next hosts the Southern California schools this weekend to close out a six-match homestand. No. 2 USC (17-2, 0-0 Pac-12), which has won the last four NCAA titles, visits The Farm on Friday, March 29, for a 1:30 p.m. match.
On Saturday, March 30, No. 4 UCLA (14-1, 0-0 Pac-12) will be Stanford's opponent during the first-ever televised match on the Pac-12 Networks. The doubles competition begins at 2:30 p.m., with the telecast joining in progress live at 4 p.m. and featuring singles matches on courts Nos. 1-3. Ted Robinson will handle play-by-play duties while Paul Goldstein, four-time All-American during his stellar Cardinal career from 1995-98, serves as the color analyst.
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No. 49 Stanford 7, Saint Mary's 0
DOUBLES
1) Morrissey/Lin (STAN) d. Kiuru/Norstrom (SMC) 8-4
2) Paige/Strobel (STAN) d. Bloore/Manner (SMC) 8-4
3) Jamin Ball/Ho (STAN) d. El Sherbini/Hunt (SMC) 8-4
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 54 John Morrissey (STAN) d. Jesse Kiuru (SMC) 6-3, 6-3
2) No. 88 Nolan Paige (STAN) d. Joakim Norstrom (SMC) 7-6 (1), 6-7 (2), 1-0 (14-12)
3) Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) d. Tuomas Manner (SMC) 6-3, 7-5
4) Daniel Ho (STAN) d. Seif El Sherbini (SMC) 6-1, 6-3
5) Trey Strobel (STAN) d. Samuel Bloore (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
6) Jamin Ball (STAN) d. Thomas Alexander Hunt (SMC) 6-4, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 4, 1, 3, 2