STANFORD, Calif. – No. 3 Stanford opened its spring schedule with a 7-0 rout of UC Davis on Thursday.
The win was the first for Peter and Helen Bing Director of Women’s Tennis Frankie Brennan and was Stanford’s eighth consecutive 7-0 scoreline against UC Davis. The match was played at the West Campus Courts due to ongoing construction at Taube Pavilion.
Stanford secured the doubles point, with Valerie Glozman and Connie Ma winning on court one, 6-0, while Chidimma Okpara and Valencia Xu did the same shortly after on court two, 6-2.
The Cardinal rolled in singles, which opened with Glozman and Ma routing their opponents on the top courts. Glozman beat Mika Ikemori 6-0, 6-0 and Ma was a 6-1, 6-1 winner over Solia Valentine. The clincher came from freshman Morgan Shaffer on court five with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Kaia Wolfe.
The remaining matches played out and featured victories by Emma Sun on court six (5-7, 6-2, 10-8), Chidimma Okpara on court four (6-4, 4-6, 13-11) and Valencia Xu on court three (4-6, 6-3, 10-7).
The Cardinal is back in action at home next weekend when it hosts ITA Kickoff Weekend. Stanford opens with Memphis on Friday, Jan. 24.
No. 3 Stanford 7, UC Davis 0
DOUBLES
1) #31 Valerie Glozman/Connie Ma (STAN) d. Polina Marakhtanova/Solia Valentine (UCD) 6-0
2) Chidimma Okpara/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Isabella Bringas/Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-2
3) Claire Galerkin/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) d. Emma Sun/Morgan Shaffer (STAN) 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) #6 Valerie Glozman (STAN) d. Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-0, 6-0
2) #12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Solia Valentine (UCD) 6-1, 6-1
3) #107 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Maya Youssef (UCD) 4-6, 6-3, 10-7
4) Chidimma Okpara (STAN) d. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 6-4, 4-6, 13-11
5) Morgan Shaffer (STAN) d. Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 6-4, 6-3
6) Emma Sun (STAN) d. Penelope Wong (UCD) 5-7, 6-2, 10-8
Order of finish: 1, 2, 5, 6, 4, 3