LOS ANGELES - No. 10 Stanford suffered a 6-1 defeat to No. 7 USC on Sunday afternoon to close out its SoCal road swing.
Stanford (9-4, 2-2 Pac-12) has dropped back-to-back matches for the second time this season. Each of the Cardinal’s four losses have come against top-10 competition.
USC (14-2, 3-0 Pac-12) captured the doubles point and secured the match with three quick wins in singles play.
Caroline Doyle’s 6-3, 6-3 triumph over Zoe Scandalis at the No. 3 spot prevented the shutout.
Stanford returns to action on Friday, March 27, at Arizona State in a 1:30 p.m. match.
No. 7 USC 6, No. 10 Stanford 1
DOUBLES
1) Katz/Santamaria (USC) d. No. 2 Davidson/Zhao (STAN) 8-4
2) No. 18 Olmos/Scandalis (USC) d. No. 13 Doyle/Tsay (STAN) 8-3
3) Smith/Westby (USC) vs. Hardebeck/Kostas (STAN) abandoned
Order of finish: 1, 2
DOUBLES
1) No. 36 Sabrina Santamaria (USC) d. No. 3 Carol Zhao (STAN) 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (11-9)
2) No. 18 Giuliana Olmos (USC) d. No. 17 Taylor Davidson (STAN) 7-5, 6-4
3) No. 28 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. No. 39 Zoë Scandalis (USC) 6-3, 6-3
4) No. 65 Madison Westby (USC) d. No. 110 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) 6-4, 6-2
5) No. 88 Gabby Smith (USC) d. No. 69 Ellen Tsay (STAN) 6-0, 6-2
6) No. 83 Meredith Xepoleas (USC) d. Lindsey Kostas (STAN) 6-0, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 6, 4, 3, 1, 2