STANFORD, Calif. - No. 11 Stanford blanked No. 13 California 4-0 on Sunday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium, capping a successful ITA Kick-Off Weekend.
Stanford (3-0) earned a spot in next month's ITA National Team Indoor Championships, scheduled for Feb. 13-17 in Madison, Wisconsin.
For the second straight day, Neel Rajesh provided the clincher, outlasting Ben Draper 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 at the No. 5 position.
As expected, the rivalry match was much closer than the final outcome. After capturing the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, Stanford fought to hang on during a competitive singles battle, with four of the six matches reaching a third set.
The Cardinal was able to secure a pair of straight-set victories, extending its advantage to 3-0. After Sangeet Sridhar delivered a 6-1, 6-4 win at No. 3, Alexandre Rotsaert followed with a 6-4, 6-3 triumph at the No. 2 spot.
With all remaining matches in a deciding set, Rajesh was first off court with a 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory to make it official.
Stanford's homestand continues next weekend, with USC and UCLA visiting The Farm in non-counting Pac-12 matches.
Stanford 4, California 0
DOUBLES
1) Geller/Rajesh (STAN) vs. Molloy/Kikuchi (CAL) unfinished
2) Sah/Sridhar (STAN) d. P. Barretto/Can Kaya (CAL) 6-2
3) Rotsaert/Tomas Kopczynski (STAN) d. No. 22 Draper/Hoffman (CAL) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 3
SINGLES
1) Axel Geller (STAN) led No. 34 Yuta Kikuchi (CAL) 6-2, 3-6, 5-4, unfinished
2) No. 18 Alexandre Rotsaert (STAN) d. No. 49 Jack Molloy (CAL) 6-4, 6-3
3) No. 54 Sangeet Sridhar (STAN) d. Kent Hunter (CAL) 6-1, 6-4
4) Paul Barretto (CAL) led Timothy Sah (STAN) 4-6, 6-3, 5-1, unfinished
5) Neel Rajesh (STAN) d. Ben Draper (CAL) 4-6, 6-1, 7-5
6) No. 81 Bjorn Hoffman (CAL) led Filip Kolasinski (STAN) 7-6 (6), 3-6, 2-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5
Miami 4, Tulane 2
DOUBLES
1) No. 9 Franco Aubone/Hannestad (MIA) d. Esses/Moore (TUL) 6-1
2) Kotorman/Stewart (TUL) d. Dunlap/Janulovski (MIA) 6-3
3) Francisco Bastias/Soriano Barrera (MIA) d. Erlenbusch/Ruetzel (TUL) 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 63 Adria Soriano Barrera (MIA) d. No. 32 Ewan Moore (TUL) 6-2, 1-6, 7-5
2) No. 90 Hamish Stewart (TUL) d. Dane Dunlap (MIA) 6-2, 7-6 (4)
3) Benjamin Hannestad (MIA) d. No. 47 Dane Esses (TUL) 6-3, 6-2
4) Luis Erlenbusch (TUL) d. Bojan Janulovski (MIA) 6-4, 6-4
5) Franco Aubone (MIA) d. Tim Ruetzel (TUL) 6-2, 6-1
6) William Grattan-Smith (MIA) led Akos Kotorman 3-6, 6-4, 4-1, unfinished
Order of Finish: 3, 5, 2, 4, 1