STANFORD, Calif. - No. 2 Stanford quickly dispatched of UC Davis 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Playing at home for the first time in three weeks, Stanford (9-1) got back in the win column after suffering its first loss of the season last weekend, a 4-3 setback to No. 1 Wake Forest at the National Team Indoor Championships.
The Cardinal secured an extremely competitive doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, with Michael Genender and Sameer Kumar prevailing 7-6 (4) at the No. 1 spot after the teams had split matches.
Stanford quickly wrapped up singles play even with a shuffled lineup. Kumar contributed a 6-4, 6-1 win at No. 2 to make it 2-0 before William Genesen put the Cardinal on the brink of clinching with a 6-3, 6-1 victory at No. 5.
Genender made it official with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court six.
Stanford returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 24, at No. 36 California in a 1 p.m. start.
No. 2 Stanford 4, UC Davis 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 36 Genender/Kumar (STAN) d. Maltby/Thamma (UCD) 7-6 (4)
2) Goulak/Lam (UCD) d. No. 27 Tom Fawcett/Geller (STAN) 6-3
3) Timothy Sah/Wilczynski (STAN) d. Jayaraman/Swanson (UCD) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 34 Axel Geller (STAN) led Ivan Thamma (UCD) 6-4, 3-4
2) No. 91 Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. David Goulak (UCD) 6-4, 6-1
3) No. 120 Eric Fomba (STAN) led Everett Maltby (UCD) 6-3, 4-3, unfinished
4) David Wilczynski (STAN) led Tommy Lam (UCD) 6-4, 4-2
5) William Genesen (STAN) d. Mitchell Iwahiro (UCD) 6-3, 6-1
6) Michael Genender (STAN) d. Arjith Jayaraman (UCD) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 6