STANFORD, Calif.- No. 41 Stanford cruised past Pacific 6-1 on Tuesday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium in the season opener for both teams.
Stanford (1-0) captured the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead. The Cardinal, which won the doubles point in all but seven matches last year, picked up a 6-1 victory at the No. 3 spot before the top team of John Morrissey and Maciek Romanowicz booked a 6-4 win.
Anthony Tsodikov, who compiled a team-best 8-3 record during the fall season, continued his strong play with a 6-2, 6-0 triumph at No. 6.
Trey Strobel followed with a 6-3, 6-4 win on court five to give Stanford a 3-0 advantage.
Maciek Romanowicz provided the clincher with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 3 position.
Pacific collected its only point at the No. 1 spot as Sem Verbeek outdueled Morrissey 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Stanford is back in action this weekend, competing at the Sherwood Cup.
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No. 41 Stanford 6, Pacific 1
DOUBLES
1) Morrissey/Romanowicz (STAN) d. Alameh/Brand (PAC) 6-4
2) Diaz/Verbeek (PAC) led Ho/Robert Stineman (STAN) 5-4, abandoned
3) Paige/Tsodikov (STAN) d. Hamilton/Stolyarov (PAC) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 105 Sem Verbeek (PAC) d. John Morrissey (STAN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
2) Daniel Ho (STAN) d. Daniel Alameh (PAC) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4
3) Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) d. Denis Stolyarov (PAC) 6-4, 6-4
4) Nolan Paige (STAN) d. Miguel Diaz (PAC) 6-5, 6-4
5) Trey Strobel (STAN) d. Marlon Brand (PAC) 6-3, 6-4
6) Anthony Tsodikov (STAN) d. Alex Hamilton (PAC) 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1