April 1, 2012
SALT LAKE CITY- No. 8 Stanford wrapped up its three-match road swing with a 4-3 victory over Utah on Sunday morning.
The Cardinal (12-5, 2-0 Pac-12) had opened the week with a 6-1 loss at No. 7 Pepperdine before bouncing back with a 5-2 victory at Arizona.
Utah is now 11-7 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
Sweeping all three doubles matches to take a 1-0 lead, Stanford extended its advantage to 3-0 following wins from Bradley Klahn (6-3, 6-4 at No. 1) and John Morrissey (6-2, 6-1 at No. 4).
The Utes countered with victories on courts five and two, respectively, to close within 3-2.
However, Daniel Ho closed out the match with a 6-3, 6-4 triumph at the No. 6 position.
No. 8 Stanford 4, Utah 3
U>DOUBLES
1) No. 9 Thacher/Klahn (STAN) d. Mamedov/Suriano (UTAH) 8-3
2) Lin/Matt Kandath (STAN) d. Medinilla/Tasevac (UTAH) 9-8 (5)
3) Morrissey/Stineman (STAN) d. Hamza/Lane (UTAH) 9-7
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 84 Bradley Klahn (STAN) d. Benito Suriano (UTAH) 6-3, 6-4
2) Dmytro Mamedov (UTAH) d. No. 25 Ryan Thacher (STAN) 6-0, 7-6 (2)
3) Slim Hamza (UTAH) d. Matt Kandath (STAN) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
4) John Morrissey (STAN) d. Rafael Davidian (UTAH) 6-2, 6-1
5) Devin Lane (UTAH) d. Robert Stineman (STAN) 6-3, 6-4
6) Daniel Ho (STAN) d. Alejandro Medinilla (UTAH) 6-3, 6-4
Order of finish: 1, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3