Jan. 28, 2011
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 1 Stanford wasted little time in dispatching of No. 65 Cal Poly, coasting to a 4-0 victory on Friday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium on the opening day of ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
Stanford (2-0, 0-0 Pac-10) advances to face No. 39 Oklahoma on Saturday at 2 p.m. on the stadium courts. The Sooners defeated No. 29 UNLV by a 4-1 count late Friday evening. Meanwhile, Cal Poly and UNLV will square off on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Taube South.
Stanford is serving as one of 15 host sites around the nation during ITA Kick-Off Weekend, which features four teams vying to advance to the National Team Indoor Championships next month in Charlottesville, Va.
The Cardinal has now won 166 consecutive matches (134 regular season, 32 NCAA Tournament) on its home court- a streak that spans nearly 12 seasons and is the longest active home winning streak among all sports in Division I athletics. The Cardinal has not lost at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium since a 5-4 setback against No. 4 California back on Feb. 27, 1999.
The doubles point was decided quickly, with Stanford sweeping all three spots.
Stacey Tan notched a 6-1, 6-0 victory on court four to put Stanford ahead 2-0. Playing at the No. 3 position for the first time this year, Nicole Gibbs defeated Ashley Pane 6-0, 6-3 for a 3-0 lead.
Veronica Li then wrapped up the match with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court five.
No. 1 Stanford 4, No. 65 Cal Poly 0
DOUBLES
1)Barte/Tan (STAN) d. Lee/Markhoff (CP) 8-2
2)Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) d. David/Pane (CP) 8-3
3)Li/McVeigh (STAN) d. Lehane/Gatewood (CP) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1)No. 5 Hilary Barte (STAN) led Alexa Lee (CP) 6-2, 2-2, aban.
2)No. 23 Kristie Ahn (STAN) led Florence Lehane (CP) 6-4, 2-0, aban.
3)No. 80 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. Ashley Pane (CP) 6-0, 6-3
4)No. 47 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Jennifer Cornea (CP) 6-1, 6-0
5)Veronica Li (STAN) d. Jocelyn Davis (CP) 6-1, 6-0
6)Carolyn McVeigh (STAN) led Kathryn Webb (CP) 6-2, 1-2, aban.
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 5
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No. 39 Oklahoma 4, No. 29 UNLV 1
DOUBLES
1)No. 31 Constantinescu/Radu (OKLA) d. Josifoska/Pavlovic (UNLV) 8-3
2)Kalashnikova/Ritchie (OKLA) d. Batta/Maskaljun (UNLV) 8-2
3)Huet/Tara Eckel (OKLA) d. Albers/Hidvegi (UNLV) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1)No. 41 Lucia Batta (UNLV) led Ana-Maria Constantinescu (OKLA) 6-1, 4-6, 5-1, aban.
2)Aleksandra Josifoska (UNLV) d. Alice Radu (OKLA) 6-1, 7-5
3)Whitney Ritchie (OKLA) d. Nives Pavlovic (UNLV) 6-4, 6-1
4)Marie-Pier Huet (OKLA) led Jana Albers (UNLV) 7-5, 4-6, 3-0, aban.
5)Maria Kalashnikova (OKLA) d. Adrienn Hidvegi (UNLV) 6-2, 3-6, 6-2
6)Peta Maree Lancaster (OKLA) d. Anna Maskaljun (UNLV) 7-6 (6), 7-5
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 6