March 8, 2013
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 20 Stanford breezed past No. 31 Washington 7-0 on Friday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.
Stanford (6-2, 1-0 Pac-12), slated to play consecutive matches over three days, notched its first shutout of the year.
Washington (8-4, 0-0 Pac-12) lost for the first time in almost three weeks.
The Cardinal swept all three matches to claim the doubles point and grab a 1-0 lead.
Krista Hardebeck extended Stanford's lead to 2-0, making quick work of Elianne Douglas-Miron in a 6-0, 6-2 victory on court three.
Kristie Ahn followed with a 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Grace Ysidora at the No. 2 spot, putting the Cardinal in front 3-0.
Stacey Tan provided the clincher, taking down Julija Lukac 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 4 position.
Stanford then received straight-set victories from Nicole Gibbs (6-4, 6-0 at No. 1) and Ellen Tsay (6-2, 6-2 at No. 5).
The match concluded 45 minutes later when Lindsey Kostas outlasted Riko Shimizu 7-5, 7-5 on court six.
Stanford is back in action on Saturday, hosting No. 73 Washington State at noon.
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No. 20 Stanford 7, No. 31 Washington 0
DOUBLES
1) Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) d. Douglas-Miron/Shimizu (WASH) 8-2
2) Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. Coronel/Ysidora (WASH) 8-3
3) Natalie Dillon/Hardebeck (STAN) d. Lukac/Nemcevic (WASH) 8-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 87 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. No. 124 Andjela Nemcevic (WASH) 6-4, 6-0
2) No. 48 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Grace Ysidora (WASH) 6-0, 6-4
3) No. 14 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Elianne Douglas-Miron (WASH) 6-0, 6-2
4) No. 103 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Julija Lukac (WASH) 6-3, 6-1
5) No. 31 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Natali Coronel (WASH) 6-2, 6-2
6) Lindsey Kostas (STAN) d. Riko Shimizu (WASH) 7-5, 7-5
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 6