Women's Tennis

No. 1 Women's Tennis Wins Second Match of Season Against Hawaii

Jan. 25, 2000

Stanford, Calif. -- The top-ranked Stanford women's tennis team improved its record to 3-0 with a commanding 8-1 victory over Hawaii today at the Taube Family Tennis Center. The victory pushes Stanford's home wins streak to 10 matches and its overall win streak to 21 matches.

Stanford defeated Hawaii 9-0 on November 26, 1999 in Honolulu.

The Cardinal dominated at No. 1 and No. 2 singles, as senior Teryn Ashley (Chestnut Hill, MA) and sophomore Lauren Kalvaria (Indianlantic, FL) lost only one point between the two of them. The 75th-ranked Ashley, playing at No. 1, defeated Nina Wenger of Hawaii 6-0, 6-1 and the13th-ranked Kalvaria swept through Suzie Saunders of Hawaii 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.

At No. 3 singles, 15th-ranked sophomore Gabriela Lastra (Reno, NV) defeated Hawaii's Lynn Novack 6-2, 6-3 and 95th-ranked senior Jennifer Heiser (Stockton, CA) beat Georgina Sesto of Hawaii 6-0, 6-0.

Stanford closed out the match with three victories in doubles, led by the 27th-ranked duo of Kalvaria and Lastra. Playing at No. 1 doubles, Kalvaria and Lastra defeated Wenger and Stacey Hakikawa 8-2.

The Cardinal will return to action on Friday, Jan. 28 against 23rd-ranked Washington in Seattle.

Singles
No. 1 #75 Teryn Ashley (STAN) def. Nina Wenger (HI) -- 6-0, 6-1
No. 2#13 Lauren Kalvaria (STAN) def. Suzie Saunders (HI) -- 6-0, 6-0
No. 3#15 Gabriela Lastra (STAN) def. Lynn Novack (HI) -- 6-2, 6-3
No. 4#95 Jennifer Heiser (STAN) def. Georgina Sesto (HI) -- 6-0, 6-0
No. 5Sarah Pestieau (STAN) def. Petra Holma (HI) -- 6-1, 6-2
No. 6Stacey Hakikawa (HI) def. Julia Sherbakov (STAN) -- 7-5, 6-3

Doubles No. 1#27 Kalvaria/Lastra (STAN) def. Wenger/ Hakikawa (HI) -- 8-2 No. 2Ashley/Heiser (STAN) def. Saunders/Novack (HI) -- 8-2 No. 3Pestieau/Sherbakov (STAN) def. Holma/Jennifer Oshita (HI) -- 8-4

Final Score: #1 Stanford 8, Hawaii 1