STANFORD, Calif. - Samir Banerjee's clutch three-set victory lifted No. 24 Stanford to a 4-3 win over No. 15 Arizona on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Stanford (9-5, 1-0 Pac-12) picked up a victory in its conference opener while remaining unbeaten in seven home matches and defeating its third top-25 opponent of the season.
The Cardinal displayed resiliency throughout the match, overcoming a doubles point loss while also trailing 2-0 and 3-2 during singles play.
Arizona (12-4, 0-1 Pac-12) quickly secured the doubles point and moved ahead 2-0 following a win on court six.
Arthur Fery and Nishesh Basavareddy responded with back-to-back wins before the Wildcats took a 3-2 lead.
Neel Rajesh delivered a 6-3, 6-4 win at the No. 5 spot to even the match at 3-3.
Banerjee then provided the clincher, racing out to a 4-1 lead in the third set before closing it 6-3.
Stanford next faces Arizona State on Saturday, March 18 at 4 p.m.
No. 24 Stanford 4, No. 15 Arizona 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 23 Basavareddy/Fery (STAN) led Friend/Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-5, unfinished
2) Hoeyeraal/Strom (ARIZ) d. Chaudhary/Rajesh (STAN) 7-6 (6)
3) Lagaev/Smith (ARIZ) d. Banerjee/Kolasinski (STAN) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 13 Arthur Fery (STAN) d. No. 78 Colton Smith (ARIZ) 6-1, 7-5
2) No. 114 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. No. 38 Jonas Ziverts (ARIZ) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
3) No. 3 Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN) d. Gustaf Strom (ARIZ) 6-1, 6-3
4) No. 97 Herman Hoeyeraal (ARIZ) d. Aryan Chaudhary (STAN) 7-6, 6-2
5) Neel Rajesh (STAN) d. No. 115 Nick Lagaev (ARIZ) 6-3, 6-4
6) Jay Friend (ARIZ) d. Filip Kolasinski (STAN) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 3, 4, 5, 2