STANFORD, Calif.- No. 2 Stanford collected its third shutout of the year, blanking No. 56 Santa Clara 7-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Playing its first match in 13 days, the Cardinal (5-0) looked sharp throughout and experienced little trouble in putting away the Broncos (1-2).
After quickly securing the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, Caroline Doyle posted a 6-0, 6-0 victory at the No. 6 spot before Carol Zhao followed with a 6-0, 6-1 triumph at the No. 3 position.
Ellen Tsay then provided her fourth clincher of the year with a 6-1, 6-0 win on court four.
Stanford is back in action on Thursday, Feb. 20, hosting Saint Mary’s at 4 p.m. The match was originally scheduled for last Saturday but was postponed due to rain.
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No. 2 Stanford 7, No. 56 Santa Clara 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 17 Ahn/Zhao (STAN) d. Le/Silva (SCU) 8-0
2) No. 30 Davidson/Tsay (STAN) d. Cooke/Rouvillois (SCU) 8-1
3) Doyle/Hardebeck (STAN) led Skaras/Wolny (SCU) 7-6
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 5 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. No. 28 Katie Le (SCU) 6-1, 6-1
2) Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Chelby Cooke (SCU) 6-0, 6-4
3) No. 51 Carol Zhao (STAN) d. Daniella Silva (SCU) 6-0, 6-1
4) No. 25 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Delphine Rouvillois (SCU) 6-2, 6-2
5) No. 32 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Stephanie Skaras (SCU) 6-1, 6-0
6) No. 49 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Nicolette Wolny (SCU) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4