STANFORD, Calif. - No. 13 Stanford blanked Washington State 7-0 on Saturday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Winners of five in a row, the Cardinal (14-4, 7-2 Pac-12) notched its fifth shutout of the season with a victory over the Cougars (12-11, 0-9 Pac-12). The morning contest was part of a stacked lineup for Cardinalpalooza, a free all-day sports festival that includes six other Cardinal teams in action.
Stanford captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, highlighted by an 8-3 victory from Taylor Davidson and Carol Zhao, who earlier this week became the first Cardinal duo to earn a No. 1 national ranking since 2012.
Krista Hardebeck and Ellen Tsay quickly locked up straight-set victories and Caroline Doyle provided the clincher with a 6-4, 6-0 triumph on court three.
Stanford next hosts No. 16 Pepperdine on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT, as part of the 16th annual ZOOM Marketing Spring Smash in the final home match of the season.
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No. 13 Stanford 7, Washington State 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 1 Davidson/Zhao (STAN) d. Luzina/Leenknecht (WSU) 8-3
2) No. 14 Doyle/Tsay (STAN) vs. Bashota/Matejevic (WSU) abandoned
3) Hardebeck/Paulette Wolak (STAN) d. Biryukova/Vasyukhina (WSU) 8-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 4 Carol Zhao (STAN) d. Elizaveta Luzina (WSU) 7-5, 6-1
2) No. 16 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Maria Biryukova (WSU) 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (4)
3) No. 24 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Lize Leenknecht (WSU) 6-4, 6-0
4) No. 116 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Donika Bashota (WSU) 6-2, 6-0
5) No. 100 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Victoria Matejevic (WSU) 6-4, 6-4
6) Lindsey Kostas (STAN) d. Nastia Vasyukhina (WSU) 6-2, 6-3
Order of Finish: 4, 5, 3, 6, 1, 2