LOS ANGELES – No. 19 Stanford traveled to Southern California for the Pac-12 South Invitational this weekend, where it split its games on day one, beating Washington 4-1 but falling to No. 5 USC by the same margin.
Charlie Ekstrom and Sunny Villapando went undefeated on the day, winning their match against USC (15-21, 21-16, 15-11) and Washington (21-16, 23-21).
Pac-12 action continues tomorrow when Stanford (4-7) faces Oregon and Arizona State in day two of the Pac-12 South Invitational.
No. 5 USC 4, No. 19 Stanford 1
1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) def. Haley Hallgren/Hailey Harward (USC) 15-21, 21-16, 15-11
2. Sammy Slater/Kyla Doig (USC) def. Maddi Kriz/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) 22-20, 21-15
3. Audrey Nourse/Nicole Nourse (USC) def. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) 24-22, 21-12
4. Joy Dennis/Harper Hallgren (USC) def. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) 21-13, 21-12
5. Paige Dreeuws/Cammie Dorn (USC) def. Natalie Berty/Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl (STAN) 21-11, 21-13
Order of finish: (4, 5, 3*, 2, 1)
No. 19 Stanford 4, Washington 1
1. Charlie Ekstrom/Sunny Villapando (STAN) def. Shayne McPherson/Kara Bajema (UW) 21-16, 23-21
2. Maddi Kriz/Tori Ashkinos (STAN) def. Natalie Robinson/Chloe Loreen (UW) 21-16, 21-15
3. Maddie Dailey/Amelia Smith (STAN) def. Emma Calle/Addie Picha (UW) 19-21, 21-17, 15-10
4. Shannon Richardson/Blake Sharp (STAN) def. Shannon Crenshaw/Scarlett Dahl (UW) 21-14, 21-16
5. Callie Weber/Avie Niece (UW) def. Chelsea Red-Horse Mohl/Natalie Berty (STAN) 23-21, 21-15
Ext. Kyra Petersen/Claire Hoffman (UW) def. Kat Anderson/Kylee Matheson (STAN) 21-17, 21-17
Order of Finish: (2, 4, 1, 5, 3)