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Women's Tennis

Pac-12 Opening Success

STANFORD, Calif. - No. 9 Stanford blanked No. 37 USC 7-0 on Friday afternoon in the Pac-12 opener for both teams at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Stanford (10-1, 1-0 Pac-12) recorded its sixth shutout of the season, capturing the doubles point and sweeping all six singles matches in straight sets.

Sara Choy's 6-2, 6-1 victory at the No. 5 spot served as the clincher.

Winners of five straight, the Cardinal has won 68 of its last 71 matches at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Stanford has also won 38 straight regular-season conference matches dating back to March 5, 2016, when it lost 4-3 at Arizona State.

The Cardinal next turns its attention to No. 3 UCLA on Saturday at 12 p.m. Stanford's only loss this season came in the form of a 4-0 defeat to UCLA back on Feb. 9 at the ITA National Team Indoor Championships.

No. 9 Stanford 7, No. 37 USC 0

DOUBLES
1) No. 19 Arbuthnott/Blake (STAN) d. No. 16 Cayetano/Kulikov (USC) 6-4
2) Gordon/Niluka Madurawe (STAN) d. Branstine/Neffa (USC) 6-4
3) No. 43 Choy/Higuchi (STAN) vs. Jaeger/Willson (USC) 5-5, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 12 Michaela Gordon (STAN) d. No. 27 Angela Kulikov (USC) 7-5, 6-3
2) No. 121 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. No. 44 Eryn Cayetano (USC) 6-3, 7-6 (4)
3) No. 117 Angelica Blake (STAN) d. Danielle Willson (USC) 6-0, 6-1
4) No. 97 Janice Shin (STAN) d. Ana Neffa (USC) 6-4, 6-2
5) Sara Choy (STAN) d. Sydney Van Alphen (USC) 6-2, 6-1
6) Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Constance Branstine (USC) 6-2, 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 6, 5, 4, 1, 2