STANFORD, Calif. - No. 10 Stanford posted its first shutout of the season on Saturday afternoon, blanking No. 46 Harvard 7-0 at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (5-0) continues to navigate through its challenging nonconference schedule, which has featured five opponents ranked No. 54 or higher and a sixth, No. 11 Vanderbilt, visiting The Farm on Sunday.
Playing with the traditional dual match rules format in effect, Stanford quickly locked up the doubles point with 8-2 victories at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots.
Carol Zhao and Ellen Tsay followed with straight-set victories, putting Stanford in firm control with a 3-0 lead.
The clincher came from Taylor Davidson, who defeated Annika Ringblom 6-1, 7-5. Davidson was playing her first match of the season at the No. 3 position.
Caroline Doyle, Krista Hardebeck and Lindsey Kostas all contributed victories to round out the match.
Harvard (4-2) saw its three-match winning streak come to an end.
Stanford will face its toughest opponent to date on Sunday, hosting Vanderbilt (4-3) at 10 a.m. PT.
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No. 10 Stanford 7, No. 46 Harvard 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 5 Davidson/Zhao (STAN) d. M. Lin/Ringblom (HARV) 8-2
2) No. 12 Doyle/Tsay (STAN) vs. Li/Ellen Jang-Milsten (HARV) abandoned
3) Hardebeck/Kostas (STAN) d. He/Kallenberg (HARV) 8-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 10 Carol Zhao (STAN) d. Nikki Kallenberg (HARV) 6-2, 6-3
2) No. 16 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Monica Lin (HARV) 6-3, 6-2
3) No. 14 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Annika Ringblom (HARV) 6-1, 7-5
4) No. 92 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Ellen Jang-Milsten (HARV) 6-1, 7-5
5) Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Amy He (HARV) 6-1, 6-2
6) Lindsey Kostas (STAN) d. Sylvia Li (HARV) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6