BERKELEY, Calif.- No. 14 Stanford posted its most impressive victory of the season, defeating No. 5 California 5-2 on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley.
The Cardinal improved to 9-1 while the Golden Bears are now 9-3.
Stanford swept all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead.
Mallory Burdette gave the Cardinal a 2-0 lead when she overwhelmed Kasia Siwosz 6-0, 6-1 on court four. Shortly after, ninth-ranked Hilary Barte defeated second-ranked Jana Juricova 6-3, 6-3 in a battle of top-10 players at the No. 1 position to give Stanford a 3-0 advantage.
Trailing 3-0, the Golden Bears picked up wins at the Nos. 2 and 3 spots, respectively, to cut the lead to 3-2.
Veronica Li provided the clincher when she outlasted Nelly Radeva 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 on court six.
Stanford is back in action on Mar. 21 against Cal Poly.
DOUBLES
1) No. 2 Barte/Burdette (STAN) d. No. 13 Andersson/Juricova (CAL) 8-6
2) No. 27 Burdette/Tan (STAN) d. No. 38 Cossou/Siwosz (CAL) 8-6
3) Li/McVeigh (STAN) d. Davis/Goransson (CAL) 8-6
Order of finish: 2, 1*, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 9 Hilary Barte (STAN) d. No. 2 Jana Juricova (CAL) 6-3, 6-3
2) No. 17 Marina Cossou (CAL) d. No. 44 Lindsay Burdette (STAN) 6-4, 6-4
3) No. 56 Mari Andersson (CAL) d. No. 63 Stacey Tan (STAN) 6-4, 6-2
4) No. 28 Mallory Burdette (STAN) d. Kasia Siwosz (CAL) 6-0, 6-1
5) No. 95 Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) d. Tayler Davis (CAL) 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
6) Veronica Li (STAN) d. Nelly Radeva (CAL) 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Order of finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 6*, 5