March 10, 2013
STANFORD, Calif.- No. 49 Stanford notched a 4-3 victory over Boise State on Sunday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Stanford (5-5, 0-0 Pac-12) has won back-to-back matches, pushing its record back to the .500 mark before an upcoming two-week break.
Boise State (6-8, 1-1 Mountain West) saw its three-match winning streak come to an end.
The Cardinal earned a 1-0 lead following an extremely competitive doubles point. With the first two matches split, Stanford's No. 2 duo of Maciek Romanowicz and Robert Stineman outlasted Garrett Patton and Scott Sears 9-8 (6) despite falling behind 4-1 in the tiebreaker.
Moving into singles, Trey Strobel increased Stanford's lead to 2-0 following a 6-1, 6-4 triumph over Patton at the No. 6 position.
Boise State crept to within 2-1, as Thomas Tenreiro edged Daniel Ho 6-3, 6-2 next door on court five.
Stanford moved in front 3-1 when Nolan Paige defeated Nathan Sereke 6-4, 6-1 at the No. 2 spot.
However, Boise State countered with a victory at the top spot of the lineup, as No. 30 Andrew Bettles topped No. 45 John Morrissey 6-4, 7-6 (2) in the only matchup of the day between nationally-ranked opponents.
With Stanford leading 3-2, Romanowicz came through with the clincher when he outlasted Scott Sears 6-4, 7-6 (3) on court three.
Filipp Pogostkin accounted for Boise State's third point with a three-set win over Robert Stineman at No. 4.
Stanford is back in action on Monday, March 25, hosting Nevada at 11 a.m.
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No. 49 Stanford 4, Boise State 3
DOUBLES
1) Bettles/Sereke (BSU) d. Lin/Morrissey (STAN) 9-7
2) Romanowicz/Stineman (STAN) d. Patton/Sears (BSU) 9-8 (6)
3) Paige/Strobel (STAN) d. Mitchell/Pogostkin (BSU) 8-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 30 Andrew Bettles (BSU) d. No. 45 John Morrissey (STAN) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
2) No. 91 Nolan Paige (STAN) d. Nathan Sereke (BSU) 6-4, 6-1
3) Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) d. Scott Sears (BSU) 6-4, 7-6 (3)
4) Filipp Pogostkin (BSU) d. Robert Stineman (STAN) 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (0)
5) Thomas Tenreiro (BSU) d. Daniel Ho (STAN) 6-3, 6-2
6) Trey Strobel (STAN) d. Garrett Patton (BSU) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 2, 1, 3, 4