STANFORD, Calif. - No. 10 Stanford opened conference play with a win and remained unbeaten at home, blanking No. 22 Utah 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Playing its first dual since Feb. 26, Stanford (10-2, 1-0 Pac-12) improved to 7-0 on The Farm this season with a quick and convincing win over Utah (16-1, 0-1 Pac-12).
After capturing a hard-fought doubles point, Stanford locked up three straight-set victories in singles while Utah continued to battle and force three-setters on three courts.
With the first two matches split in doubles, the Cardinal grabbed a 1-0 lead as Max Basing and Alexandre Rotsaert outlasted Jayson Blando and Matheas Gavelin 6-4 on court three.
After Axel Geller (7-5, 6-1) and Arthur Fery (6-4, 6-2) produced wins at the top two spots of the lineup, Sangeet Sridhar made it official with a 6-2, 7-5 triumph at the No. 6 position.
Stanford steps out of conference play for its next match, hosting San Francisco on Tuesday, March 22 at 2:30 p.m.
No. 10 Stanford 4, No. 22 Utah 0
DOUBLES
1) Capalbo/Espin Busleiman (UTAH) d. No. 32 Fery/Geller (STAN) 6-3
2) Tomas Kopczynski/Timothy Sah (STAN) d. Bastias/Caula (UTAH) 6-4
3) Basing/Rotsaert (STAN) d. Jayson Blando/Gavelin (UTAH) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 2 Arthur Fery (STAN) d. Franco Capalbo (UTAH) 6-4, 6-2
2) No. 102 Axel Geller (STAN) d. Francisco Bastias (UTAH) 7-5, 6-1
3) No. 97 Alexandre Rotsaert (STAN) vs. No. 118 Geronimo Espin Busleiman (UTAH) 6-2, 2-6, 1-1, unfinished
4) No. 59 Max Basing (STAN) led Bruno Caula (UTAH) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0, unfinished
5) Matheas Gavelin (UTAH) led No. 123 Aryan Chaudhary (STAN) 2-6, 6-3, 2-1, unfinished
6) Sangeet Sridhar (STAN) d. Bruno Krenn (UTAH) 6-2, 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 6