LOS ANGELES - Despite hanging tough in both matches, No. 37 Stanford came up empty on its Southern California road swing after falling 5-2 to No. 21 UCLA on Saturday afternoon.
The Cardinal (6-4), which fell 6-1 at No. 1 USC yesterday, has dropped back-to-back matches after winning five in a row.
After UCLA (7-5) captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, Stanford evened the match following John Morrissey’s 6-3, 6-1 victory over Dennis Mkrtchian at the No. 2 spot.
The Bruins then rattled off three straight victories, with Martin Redlicki’s 7-6 (7), 6-3 triumph over David Wilczynski on court three providing the clincher.
Stanford collected another point thanks to Nolan Paige’s 6-3, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7) victory over Austin Rapp at the No. 5 spot.
The Cardinal shifts its focus away from dual match play next weekend, participating in the Pacific Coast Doubles event in La Jolla, Calif.
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No. 21 UCLA 5, No. 37 Stanford 2
DOUBLES
1) No. 5 McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) d. Morrissey/Robert Stineman (STAN) 6-4
2) Joseph Di Giulio/Sell (UCLA) d. No. 49 Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) 6-3
3) Mkrtchian/Rapp (UCLA) vs. Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) abandoned
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 3 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) d. No. 26 Tom Fawcett (STAN) 7-5, 6-2
2) John Morrissey (STAN) d. No. 35 Dennis Mkrtchian (UCLA) 6-3, 6-1
3) Martin Redlicki (UCLA) d. David Wilczynski (STAN) 7-6 (7), 6-3
4) Karue Sell (UCLA) d. Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) 6-1, 6-3
5) Nolan Paige (STAN) d. Austin Rapp (UCLA) 6-3, 6-7 (6), 1-0 (7)
6) Ryoto Tachi (UCLA) d. David Hsu (STAN) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0
Order of Finish: 2, 4, 1, 3, 5, 6