STANFORD, Calif.- No. 5 Stanford remained perfect through 13 matches, defeating No. 19 Arizona State 6-1 on Sunday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (13-0, 5-0 Pac-12) has now won 19 consecutive matches dating back to last year’s NCAA championship run.
Doubles play was over very quickly, with Stanford claiming a 1-0 lead after easy victories at the top two spots of the lineup.
Stanford then secured the match with strong play on the back courts. After Caroline Doyle (6-1, 6-1) and Taylor Davidson (6-3, 6-2) chalked up victories for a 3-0 lead, Ellen Tsay provided the clincher with a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Ebony Panoho at the No. 5 spot.
Arizona State (16-4, 3-2 Pac-12) received its only point of the match when Desirae Krawczyk outlasted Krista Hardebeck at the No. 2 position 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5), snapping Stanford’s string of four consecutive shutouts.
Stanford returns to action next weekend, hosting UCLA on Friday (1:30 p.m.) and USC on Saturday (12 p.m.) in pivotal matches that will likely determine this year’s conference champion.
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No. 5 Stanford 6, No. 19 Arizona State 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 10 Ahn/Zhao (STAN) d. Krawczyk/Osborne (ASU) 8-0
2) No. 36 Davidson/Tsay (STAN) d. Jump/Sahagun (ASU) 8-2
3) Doyle/Hardebeck (STAN) vs. Panoho/Vlad (ASU) abandoned
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 2 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. No. 60 Stephanie Vlad (ASU) 6-3, 6-4
2) No. 81 Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) d. No. 39 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (5)
3) No. 28 Carol Zhao (STAN) d. Kassidy Jump (ASU) 7-5, 6-3
4) No. 27 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Leighann Sahagun (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
5) No. 42 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Ebony Panoho (ASU) 6-1, 6-4
6) No. 37 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Joanna Smith (ASU) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 5, 3, 1, 2