May 20, 2005
Athens, Ga. - Top-seeded Stanford defeated eighth-seeded Georgia, 4-1, this afternoon at the Dan Magill Tennis Complex at the University of Georgia. The Cardinal and the Bulldogs were in the final stages of the doubles point when a downpour halted play on the outdoor courts, but Stanford went inside, won the doubles point and then took three singles wins to clinch the match.
On the outdoor courts, Whitney Deason and Theresa Logar gave the Cardinal a 1-0 lead in doubles play with an 8-3 victory over Natalie Frazier and Jitka Schonfeldova on court three before the storm moved in. Amber Liu and Anne Yelsey won their last three games on court one to take a 6-5 lead into the delay, while Alice Barnes and Erin Burdette owned a 7-4 advantage. Once the match began inside, Barnes and Burdette broke Evgenia Subbotina's serve in the final game to win on court two, 8-4.
With only four indoor courts, Liu, Barnes, Burdette and Logar began singles play, while Deason and Yelsey waited in the wings. At court three, Caroline Basu finished first, taking a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Burdette to tie the match score at 1-1. Liu put the Cardinal back on top with a 6-4, 6-2 victory, and Logar finished moments later with a 6-4, 6-1 win at court four.
With Stanford leading 3-1 and Barnes in a tight contest with Natalie Frazier at the two spot, Deason and Yelsey each took the court. After fighting back from a 5-3 deficit in the first set to win a 7-4 tiebreaker, Barnes took the second set 6-4 to clinch the match for Stanford. Deason and Yelsey were both leading 4-3 in the first set of their matches when Barnes finished.
Stanford (25-0) has now won 54-straight matches and 10-consecutive NCAA duals, and the Cardinal is 27-1 in NCAA Tournament action during head coach Lele Forood's tenure.
Stanford will face off against No. 12 Clemson in the semifinals tomorrow at 11 a.m. The Tigers defeated No. 13 North Carolina, 4-1, this afternoon.
NCAA Championship * Quarterfinals
Dan Magill Tennis Complex * University of Georgia
May 20, 2005 * Athens, Ga.
#1 Stanford 4, #8 Georgia 1
Doubles
No. 1 - Amber Liu/Alice Barnes (Stanford) lead Shadisha Robinson/Caroline Basu (Georgia), 6-5, susp.
No. 2 - Alice Barnes/Erin Burdette (Stanford) lead Evgenia Subbotina/Kelley Hyndman (Georgia, 8-4
No. 3 - Whitney Deason/Theresa Logar (Stanford) def. Natalie Frazier/Jitka Schonfeldova (Georgia), 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2
Stanford wins doubles point
Singles
No. 1 - Amber Liu (Stanford) def. Shadisha Robinson (Georgia), 6-4, 6-2
No. 2 - Alice Barnes (Stanford) def. Natalie Frazier (Georgia), 7-6 (7-4), 6-4**
No. 3 - Caroline Basu (Georgia) def. Erin Burdette (Stanford), 6-1, 6-4
No. 4 - Theresa Logar (Stanford) def. Kelley Hyndman (Georgia), 6-4, 6-1
No. 5. - Whitney Deason (Stanford) vs. Evgenia Subbotina (Georgia), Did Not Finish
No. 6 - Anne Yelsey (Stanford) vs. Jitka Schonfeldova (Georgia), Did Not Finish
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 4, 2
**Clinched Stanford win