TEMPE, Ariz. - No. 13 Stanford bounced back from a rare losing streak with a 6-1 victory against No. 24 Arizona State on Friday.
Navigating through its first stretch of four consecutive road matches since 2012, Stanford (10-4, 3-2 Pac-12) captured the doubles point and booked five singles wins.
The Cardinal was looking to get back on track after getting swept by the Los Angeles schools last weekend. Prior to this season, Stanford had not dropped back-to-back matches since 1983.
The Cardinal looked sharp on Friday, with Ellen Tsay and Caroline Doyle surrendering six games combined over their two victories for a 3-0 lead.
Krista Hardebeck provided the clincher, taking down Joanna Smith 6-3, 6-3.
Arizona State (12-4, 3-1 Pac-12) picked up its point came from the No. 6 spot, where Ebony Panoho defeated Lindsey Kostas 7-5, 6-4.
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No. 13 Stanford 6, No. 24 Arizona State 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 2 Davidson/Zhao (STAN) d. No. 36 Krawczyk/Vlad (ASU) 8-7 (2)
2) No. 14 Doyle/Tsay (STAN) d. No. 77 Smith/Jump (ASU) 8-5
3) Panoho/Osborne (ASU) d. Hardebeck/Kostas (STAN) 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 4 Carol Zhao (STAN) d. No. 45 Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) 6-7 (2), 6-1, 10-8 (5)
2) No. 16 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Stephanie Vlad (ASU) 6-4, 6-2
3) No. 27 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Kassidy Jump (ASU) 6-2, 6-0
4) Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Joanna Smith (ASU) 6-3, 6-3
5) No. 91 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Leighann Sahagun (ASU) 6-1, 6-3
6) Ebony Panoho (ASU) d. Lindsey Kostas (STAN) 7-5, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 4, 1, 2, 6