AUSTIN, Texas - No. 6 Stanford blanked TCU 4-0 on Friday afternoon, kicking off a two-match road swing against a pair of Big 12 opponents.
Stanford (3-1) and TCU (6-4) were facing off in a neutral-site contest. The Cardinal next battles host No. 21 Texas on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT. Inclement weather is projected and the match could be shifted indoors.
After capturing the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, the Cardinal received straight-set victories from Michaela Gordon at the No. 1 spot and Emma Higuchi at the No. 4 position.
Janice Shin then provided her first career clincher, taking down Stevie Kennedy 6-4, 6-2 on court five.
Stanford is navigating through a stretch which features four of its first five matches on the road. That all changes next Friday, when Stanford hosts UNLV in the first of nine straight duals at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, keeping the Cardinal at home until its next road swing on March 30.
No. 6 Stanford 4, TCU 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 6 Arbuthnott/Gordon (STAN) d. No. 43 Bashota/Elizabeth Tedford (TCU) 6-1
2) Lampl/Yee (STAN) d. Alexis Pereira/Zenovka (TCU) 6-4
3) Kennedy/Norris (TCU) led Higuchi/Shin (STAN) 5-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 26 Michaela Gordon (STAN) d. No. 85 Aleksa Cveticanin (TCU) 6-4, 6-4
2) No. 90 Aleksandra Zenovka (TCU) led No. 32 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) 6-3, 6-5, unfinished
3) Donika Bashota (TCU) led No. 109 Caroline Lampl (STAN) 6-4, 6-6, unfinished
4) Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. No. 117 Marie Norris (TCU) 6-2, 6-3
5) Janice Shin (STAN) d. Stevie Kennedy (TCU) 6-4, 6-2
6) Kimberly Yee (STAN) led Meredith Roberts (TCU) 7-6, 2-3, unfinished
Order of Finish: 1, 4, 5