March 4, 2000
Tucson, Ariz. -- The top-ranked Stanford women's tennis team (15-0, 3-0 Pac-10) defeated No. 26 Arizona 9-0 today at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Cardinal victory pushed its win streak to 33-matches dating back to March of 1999.
Stanford won all six singles matches in straight sets, including convincing victories at No. 1, 2 and 3 positions. Sophomore Marissa Irvin (Santa Monica, CA) earned her 11th win of the season with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over No. 62 Michelle Gough of Arizona at No. 1, while top-ranked freshman Laura Granville (Chicago, IL) defeated Arizona's Lindsay Blau 6-1, 6-0 at No. 2. Senior Teryn Ashley (Chestnut Hills, MA) defeated Arizona's Vanessa Abel 6-1, 6-3 at No. 3.
In doubles, the Cardinal's third-ranked duo of Granville and sophomore Keiko Tokuda (Clifton, NJ) had an easy victory over Joanna Buckzkowska and Brooke Taylor of Arizona 8-1.
Singles No. 1#5 Marissa Irvin (S) def. #62 Michelle Gough (A) -- 6-1, 6-1 No. 2#1 Laura Granville (S) def. Lindsay Blau (A) -- 6-1, 6-0 No. 3#46 Teryn Ashley (S) def. Vanessa Abel (A) -- 6-1, 6-3 No. 4#6 Lauren Kalvaria (S) def. #49 Uzma Khan (A) -- 6-1, 7-6 (5) No. 5#61 Gabriela Lastra (S) def. Joanna Buckzkowska (A) -- 6-3, 7-5 No. 6Jennifer Heiser (S) def. Brooke Taylor (A) -- 6-4, 6-0
Doubles No. 1#37 Irvin/Ashley (S) def. Abel/Khan (A) -- 8-1 No. 2#3 Granville/Keiko Tokuda (S) def. Buckzkowska/Taylor (A) -- 8-1 No. 3#38 Kalvaria/Lastra (S) def. Siri Fomsgaard/Blau (A) -- 9-7
Final Score: #1 Stanford 9, #26 Arizona 0