EUGENE, Ore. - No. 38 Stanford outlasted No. 51 Oregon 4-3 on Friday afternoon to begin a two-match road swing through the Pacific Northwest.
The Cardinal (11-4, 3-0 Pac-12) remained unbeaten in conference play, holding on to defeat the Ducks (11-7, 0-3 Pac-12) for its fifth straight win overall.
Stanford, which visits No. 59 Washington on Sunday, jumped out to a 1-0 lead by capturing the doubles point with victories at the top two courts.
Robert Stineman extended the Cardinal’s lead to 2-0, defeating Cormac Clissold 6-3, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot.
Oregon got on the board with a 7-6 (3), 6-1 win from Jayson Amos at the No. 4 position, but John Morrissey’s 6-4, 6-4 triumph at the No. 2 spot pushed Stanford ahead 3-1.
The Ducks fought back to tie the match at 3-3, with Cardinal rookies Tom Fawcett and David Wilczynski suffering rare losses.
But freshman David Hsu held on for the clincher at No. 6, outlasting Joey Swaysland 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-4.
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No. 38 Stanford 4, No. 51 Oregon 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 40 Morrissey/Stineman (STAN) d. Maasland/Stevens (ORE) 6-2
2) Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) d. Amos/Sardu (ORE) 6-4
3) Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) vs. Clissold/Swaysland (ORE) abandoned
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1) Daan Maasland (ORE) d. No. 43 Tom Fawcett (STAN) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
2) No. 95 John Morrissey (STAN) d. Daniel Sardu (ORE) 6-4, 6-4
3) Simon Stevens (ORE) d. David Wilczynski (STAN) 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
4) Jayson Amos (ORE) d. Nolan Paige (STAN) 7-6 (3), 6-1
5) Robert Stineman (STAN) d. Cormac Clissold (ORE) 6-3, 6-3
6) David Hsu (STAN) d. Joey Swaysland (ORE) 7-6 (1), 2-6, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 4, 2, 1, 3, 6