April 9, 2010
SEATTLE, Wash.- No. 11 Stanford collected its ninth consecutive win on Friday afternoon, edging No. 25 Washington 4-3 in Seattle.
The Cardinal (16-1, 5-0 Pac-10) has not dropped a match since its only loss of the year back on Feb. 26, a 6-1 defeat to then-No. 4 UCLA. Meanwhile, the Huskies fell to 11-4 overall and 3-3 in league play.
Stanford claimed the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead with wins on courts one and three, respectively.
Mallory Burdette defeated Samantha Smith 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 3 position before Hilary Barte rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 win at the No. 1 spot to make it 3-0.
Washington snagged its first point of the day at No. 6 before Stacey Tan's 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 victory on court four proved to be the clincher.
Stanford concludes its road trip on Sunday, Apr. 11, at Oregon.
No. 11 Stanford 4, No. 25 Washington 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 2 Barte/L. Burdette (STAN) d. No. 14 Ardies/Dy (WASH) 8-6
2) Chan/Xu (WASH) d. No. 34 M. Burdette/Tan (STAN) 8-5
3) McVeigh/Li (STAN) d. Malovic/Smith 8-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES1) No. 8 Hilary Barte (STAN) d. No. 17 Venise Chan (WASH) 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
2) No. 4 Denise Dy (WASH) d. No. 61 Lindsay Burdette (STAN) 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (3)
3) No. 36 Mallory Burdette (STAN) d. Samantha Smith (WASH) 6-4, 6-2
4) No. 69 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Lina Xu (WASH) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
5) Joyce Ardies (WASH) d. No. 109 Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3
6) Aleksandra Malovic (WASH) d. Veronica Li (STAN) 7-6 (5), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 6, 4, 5, 2