STANFORD, Calif. – In his first singles match since January, Yale Goldberg stepped up to provide the clinching point as No. 22 Stanford swept past the Arizona Wildcats 4-0 Friday afternoon at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Stanford (11-4, 1-0 Pac-12) wrapped March with a 5-1 record while collecting its first Pac-12 win of the season.
The Cardinal took a quick lead as it claimed the doubles point after cruising to wins at the No. 2 and 3 positions.
Sameer Kumar made it 2-0 with a 6-2, 6-3 win in the No. 2 spot against Arizona's (9-10, 0-1 Pac-12) Will Kneale to move to 8-4 in dual action.
William Genesen continued on his tear as he pushed his win streak to five with a 6-3, 6-1 win against Andres Reyes in the No. 5 spot.
Yale Goldberg in his first singles match in dual play since 2015 provided the clincher as he defeated Will Adkisson 6-2, 7-5 at the No. 6 spot.
Stanford closes out its four match week Saturday as it hosts Utah at noon PT at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
No. 22 Stanford 4, Arizona 0
DOUBLES
1) Fawcett/Goldberg (STAN) d. Trent Botha/Plaskett (ARIZ) 6-3
2) Genesen/Kumar (STAN) led Kasahara/Meparidze (ARIZ) 4-3, susp.
3) Sutter/Wilczynski (STAN) d. Kneale/Reyes (ARIZ) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 15 Tom Fawcett (STAN) led Shoti Meparidze (ARIZ) 7-5, 1-4, susp.
2) No. 115 Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Will Kneale (ARIZ) 6-2, 6-3
3) David Wilczynski (STAN) led Shoki Kasahara (ARIZ) 6-2, 5-3, susp.
4) Brandon Sutter (STAN) led Oliver Plaskett (ARIZ) 6-4, 3-5, susp.
5) William Genesen (STAN) d. Andres Reyes (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-1
6) Yale Goldberg (STAN) d. Will Adkisson (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6
