March 30, 2013
LOS ANGELES- No. 14 Stanford dropped a 6-1 decision to No. 6 USC on Saturday afternoon, coming away with a split of its challenging SoCal road swing.
Stanford (11-3, 5-1 Pac-12), which defeated No. 4 UCLA 4-3 yesterday, lost for the first time in eight matches. USC (17-2, 6-0 Pac-12) completed a sweep of the Bay Area schools after beating California 6-1 on Saturday.
USC captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, storming its way to quick victories on courts Nos. 1 and 3.
The Trojans then ripped off three straight wins in singles, with Gabriella DeSimone's 6-1, 7-6 (3) triumph over Ellen Tsay at the No. 5 spot serving as the clincher.
The Cardinal collected its only point on court four, where Stacey Tan defeated Giuliana Olmos 6-2, 7-6 (3).
Stanford is back in action on Thursday, April 4, hosting Santa Clara in a 5 p.m. start.
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No. 6 USC 6, No. 14 Stanford 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 1 Christian/Santamaria (USC) d. No. 14 Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) 8-1
2) No. 80 Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. DeSimone/Scandalis (USC) 7-6 (5)
3) Lao/Olmos (USC) d. Dillon/Hardebeck (STAN) 8-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 2 Sabrina Santamaria (USC) d. No. 20 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) 6-1, 6-4
2) No. 7 Danielle Lao (USC) d. No. 30 Kristie Ahn (STAN) 7-6 (1), 6-3
3) No. 27 Zoe Scandalis (USC) d. No. 14 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
4) No. 93 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. No. 116 Giuliana Olmos (USC) 6-2, 7-6 (5)
5) No. 70 Gabriella DeSimone (USC) d. No. 51 Ellen Tsay (STAN) 6-1, 7-6 (3)
6) Kaitlyn Christian (USC) d. Natalie Dillon (STAN) 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2