STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford men's tennis continued its winning ways, downing rival California, 4-1, at Taube Family Tennis Center. The Cardinal improves to 6-3 this season and 5-0 at home.
The Cardinal claimed the early lead in doubles with wins on courts two and three. Cal picked up an early lead with a win on court one, but Aryan Chaudhary and Harsh Hemang Parikh leveled the doubles equation with a 6-3 win on court three. Max Basing and Nico Godsick secured the advantage for Stanford on court two, 6-4.
Momentum continued into singles for Stanford, with Neel Rajesh quickly winning on court six, 6-2, 6-1, and Max Basing adding a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court two. The Golden Bears pulled a point back on court one, but Hudson Rivera shut the door on a comeback with the clinching point on court four, winning 6-4, 6-4.
Stanford returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 29 at San Diego. The match begins at 1 p.m.
#34 Stanford 4, #70 California 1
DOUBLES
1) Overbeck/Mikey Wright (CAL) d. Banerjee/Basavareddy (STAN), 6-2
2) Basing/Godsick (STAN) d. Chang/Stepanov (CAL), 6-4
3) Aryan Chaudhary/Harsh Hemang Parikh (STAN) d. Jackson/Magnaudet (CAL), 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1) Carl Emil Overbeck (CAL) d. No. 32 Samir Banerjee (STAN), 2-6, 6-1, 6-3
2) Max Basing (STAN) d. Alex Chang (CAL), 6-3, 6-4
3) No. 113 Kyle Kang (STAN) vs. No. 58 Ryder Jackson (CAL), 5-7, 7-5 uf
4) Hudson Rivera (STAN) d. Timofey Stepanov (CAL), 6-4, 6-4
5) Nico Godsick (STAN) vs. Jonathan Irwanto (CAL), 6-3, 5-7 uf
6) No. 79 Neel Rajesh (STAN) d. Lucas Magnaudet (CAL), 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1, 4