NEW HAVEN, Conn. - No. 6 Stanford was edged 5-4 by No. 3 Yale on Friday afternoon in the opening round of the CSA National Championships.
Stanford (5-6) faced an uphill climb from the start, squaring off against Yale on its home court while playing short-handed with regular Haley Aube out of the lineup.
The Cardinal received victories from Casey Wong, Cassandra Ong, Caroline Neave and Amita Gondi.
The Bulldogs (13-3) cleaned up at the lower three spots of the lineup while adding wins at the Nos. 1 and 5 positions.
Stanford will next face Drexel in the consolation draw on Saturday.
No. 3 Yale 5, No. 6 Stanford 4
1's: Lucy Beecroft (YALE) d. Elena Wagenmans (STAN) 8-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5, 13-11
2's: Casey Wong (STAN) d. Helen Teegan (YALE) 12-10, 7-11, 11-5, 1-11, 12-10
3's: Cassandra Ong (STAN) d. Elisabeth Ross (YALE) 5-11, 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8
4's: Caroline Neave (STAN) d. Brianna Jefferson (YALE) 5-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8
5's: Aishwarya Bhattacharya (YALE) d. Chloe Chemtob (STAN) 11-6, 11-4, 11-13, 11-4
6's: Amita Gondi (STAN) d. Gigi Yeung (YALE) 11-9, 11-9, 11-7
7's: Riya Mital (YALE) d. Juliette Love (STAN) 11-5, 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 12-10
8's: Alexis Lazor (YALE) d. Samantha Moadel (STAN) 11-5, 11-4, 11-6
9's: Nikita Joshi (YALE) d. Julia Gillette (STAN) 11-1, 11-1, 11-1