Feb. 21, 2012
STANFORD, Calif.- Taking the court for the first time since being ranked No. 1, Stanford cruised past No. 36 Saint Mary's 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (5-0, 1-0 Pac-12) had been idle since knocking off then-No. 1 Florida 5-2 back on Feb. 12. As a result, Stanford moved from No. 2 to No. 1 in the latest edition of the national rankings.
Despite the layoff, Stanford looked sharp on Tuesday afternoon against Saint Mary's (3-3, 0-0 WCC).
The Cardinal claimed the doubles point, sweeping all three courts to take a 1-0 lead.
Ellen Tsay blanked Jade Frampton 6-0, 6-0 on court four and Nicole Gibbs routed Catherine Isip 6-3, 6-0 at the No. 1 spot to extend Stanford's lead to 3-0.
Saint Mary's then recorded its only point, with Carla Lindlar defeating Amelia Herring 6-1, 6-2 at the No. 6 position.
Kristie Ahn provided the clincher with a 6-3, 6-4 victory on court three.
Friday's match against Cal Poly has been postponed. The Cardinal is next in action on Sunday, Feb. 26, hosting San Diego at 11 a.m.
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No. 1 Stanford 6, No. 36 Saint Mary's 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 1 Burdette/Gibbs (STAN) d. Isip/Elizabeth Searl (SMC) 8-4
2) Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. Jullien/Leduc (SMC) 8-4
3) Ahn/Li (STAN) d. Frampton/Lindlar (SMC) 8-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 8 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. No. 106 Catherine Isip (SMC) 6-3, 6-0
2) No. 32 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. No. 83 Jenny Jullien (SMC) 6-4, 7-5
3) No. 92 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Anna Chkhikvishvilli (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
4) No. 51 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Jade Frampton (SMC) 6-0, 6-0
5) Veronica Li (STAN) d. Catherine Leduc (SMC) 6-3, 6-4
6) Carla Lindlar (SMC) d. Amelia Herring (STAN) d. 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 6, 3, 5, 2