TUCSON, Ariz. – Stanford women's tennis remained unbeaten in Pac-12 action on Friday, defeating Arizona 7-0 to move to 5-0 in the Pac-12.
The Cardinal struck quickly in doubles to take a 1-0 lead. The pair of Valencia Xu and Alexandra Yepifanova scored a 6-3 win on court two, closely followed by the nationally-ranked team of Angelica Blake and Connie Ma on court one, 6-2.
Sarah Choy was clinical on court six, netting an efficient 6-2, 6-0 win, while Blake won in straight sets on court three to push the lead to 3-0. Houghton and Xu finished in quick succession to clinch the match, while Yepifanova and Ma finished an undefeated day on courts one and two.
Stanford returns to action on Saturday, April 2 at Arizona State. The first serves are set for noon.
No. 17 Stanford 7, No. 44 Arizona 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 7 Blake/Ma (STAN) d. Prelle/Ziouti (ARI), 6-2
2) Xu/Yepifanova (STAN) d. Iglupas/Castillo-Meza (ARI), 6-3
3) Ryngler/Wilkins (ARI) led Choy/Niluka Madurawe (STAN) 5-3, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 13 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Salma Ziouti (ARI), 6-3, 7-6 (8)
2) No. 18 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Lexi Ryngler (ARI), 4-6, 6-0, 6-4
3) Angelica Blake (STAN) d. Kayla Wilkins (ARI), 7-5, 6-1
4) India Houghton (STAN) d. Midori Castillo-Meza (ARI), 6-3, 6-3
5) No. 87 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Kirsten Prelle (ARI), 1-6, 6-3, 6-1
6) Sara Choy (STAN) d. Belen Nevenhoven (ARI), 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 4, 5, 2, 1