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Women's Tennis

Rocky Mountain Road Sweep

BOULDER, Colo. - No. 8 Stanford completed a sweep of its weekend road trip, downing Colorado 4-1 on Sunday afternoon.

The Cardinal (14-1, 6-0 Pac-12) extended its winning streak to 10, its longest stretch since winning the final 10 matches last season en route to its 18th NCAA title.

After claiming the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, Emma Higuchi and Melissa Lord put Stanford on the verge of clinching with a pair of 6-0, 6-0 victories.

Colorado (9-8, 1-5 Pac-12) picked up its only point at the No. 1 spot, where Nurla Ormeno Ruiz defeated Caroline Doyle 6-0, 6-4.

Emily Arbuthnott made it official with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Kyra Wojcik on court four.

Stanford continues its road swing on Friday, April 7, with a 1:30 p.m. contest at Oregon.

No. 8 Stanford 4, Colorado 1

DOUBLES
1) Hule/Ronaldson (CU) d. No. 47 Doyle/Lord (STAN) 6-3
2) No. 56 Arbuthnott/Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Ormeno Ruiz/Wojcik (CU) 7-5
3) Higuchi/Lampl (STAN) d. Andrinopoulos/Beck (CU) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2

SINGLES
1) Nurla Ormeno Ruiz (CU) d. No. 51 Caroline Doyle (STAN) 6-0, 6-4
2) No. 14 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Louise Ronaldson (CU) 6-0, 6-0
3) No. 53 Caroline Lampl (STAN) led Annabelle Andrinopoulos (CU) 7-6, 4-3, susp.
4) No. 95 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. Kyra Wojcik (CU) 6-2, 6-4
5) No. 50 Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Chloe Hule (CU) 6-0, 6-0
6) Kimberly Yee (STAN) led Brigitte Beck (CU) 6-3, 5-2, susp.
Order of Finish: 5, 2, 1, 4