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Women's Tennis

Quick And Convincing

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 16 Stanford coasted past Fresno State 7-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Unbeaten in five home matches, the Cardinal (6-1) registered its fourth shutout of the season in a match that lasted just over two hours.

Leading 1-0 after claiming the doubles point, Stanford quickly ripped off three singles wins to secure the match.

Emma Higuchi earned her team-best 17th win of the season, cruising past Olivia Noble 6-1, 6-1 on court six for a 2-0 lead.

Stanford moved in front 3-0 after Caroline Doyle overwhelmed Galina Bykova 6-1, 6-0 at the No. 2 spot.

Emily Arbuthnott then delivered her third clincher of the season, taking down Ndindi Ndunda 6-2, 6-1.

The Cardinal completed the shutout with three straight-set wins on the remaining three courts.

Stanford wraps up its homestand on Saturday, welcoming No. 31 Texas to The Farm. The match has been moved up one hour to an 11 a.m. PT start, due to expected rain in the forecast.

No. 16 Stanford 7, Fresno State 0

DOUBLES
1) No. 39 Doyle/Lord (STAN) led Georgia Lawson/Wilson (FS) 4-3, susp.
2) Arbuthnott/Davidson (STAN) d. Noble/Stloukalova (FS) 6-0
3) Higuchi/Lampl (STAN) d. Bykova/Triebe (FS) 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 65 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Katerina Stloukalova (FS) 6-0, 6-3
2) No. 37 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Galina Bykova (FS) 6-1, 6-0
3) No. 8 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Emma Wilson (FS) 7-5, 6-1
4) No. 83 Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Juliane Triebe (FS) 6-4, 6-4
5) No. 49 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. Ndindi Ndunda (FS) 6-2, 6-1
6) No. 43 Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Olivia Noble (FS) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 5, 1, 4, 3