Jan. 26, 2013
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 10 Stanford posted a 5-2 victory over No. 27 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium to close out ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
The Cardinal (2-1, 0-0 Pac-12) bounced back successfully following a 4-0 loss to No. 26 Texas A&M on Friday afternoon.
Tied at 2-2, Stanford received victories from Nolan Paige at the No. 3 spot and John Morrissey at the No. 1 position to secure the match.
Stanford claimed a hard-fought doubles point, coming away with wins on courts one and three.
After Texas Tech evened the match at 1-1, Maciek Romanowicz pushed Stanford in front 2-1 following a 6-1, 7-5 win over Gabriel Wanderley at No. 4.
The Red Raiders then picked up another point to make it 2-2.
But Paige outlasted Francisco Zambon 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 at the No. 3 spot, shortly before Morrissey hung on for a 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 triumph over Vitor Manzini at No. 1.
Stanford is back in action on Friday, Feb. 1, hosting BYU at 1:30 p.m.
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No. 10 Stanford 5, No. 27 Texas Tech 2
DOUBLES
1) Morrissey/Kandath (STAN) d. Dias/Manzini (TECH) 8-5
2) Bryan/Soares (TECH) d. Ball/Lin (STAN) 8-7
3) Romanowicz/Stineman (STAN) d. Wanderley/Zambon (TECH) 8-6
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 39 John Morrissey (STAN) d. Vitor Manzini (TECH) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2) Gabriel Dias (TECH) d. Matt Kandath (STAN) 6-2, 7-5
3) Nolan Paige (STAN) d. Francisco Zambon (TECH) 5-7, 6-3, 6-1
4) Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) d. Gabriel Wanderley 6-1, 7-5
5) Robert Stineman (STAN) d. Raphael Pfister (TECH) 6-2, 4-6, 6-4
6) Felipe Soares (TECH) d. Anthony Tsodikov (STAN) 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 2, 3, 1
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No. 26 Texas A&M 7, No. 27 San Diego 0
DOUBLES
1) Withrow/Ore (TAMU) d. Kalaydjian/Petronijevic (SD) 8-5
2) No. 6 Adams/Vinsant (TAMU) vs. Spinosa/Visy (SD) abandoned
3) Efferding/Szabo (TAMU) d. Fitzgerald/Pugliese (SD) 8-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 103 Jeremy Efferding (TAMU) d. No. 62 Romain Kalaydjian (SD) 6-2, 6-1
2) Junior Ore (TAMU) d. Thibaut Visy (SD) 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
3) Harrison Adams (TAMU) d. Clarke Spinosa (SD) 0-6, 6-1, 6-1
4) Shane Vinsant (TAMU) d. Uros Petronijevic (SD) 6-2, 6-2
5) Jackson Withrow (TAMU) d. Victor Pugliese (SD) 6-3, 6-2
6) No. 87 Jordan Szabo (TAMU) d. Ciaran Fitzgerald (SD) 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 3, 5, 6, 2