STANFORD, Calif. - The No. 7 seed Stanford made quick work of Weber State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, advancing past the Wildcats 4-0. The win sets up a second-round match between the Cardinal and Oklahoma State, who earned a 4-1 win over Denver earlier in the day. The two will face off on Saturday at 1 p.m.
In doubles, courts one and two raced to finish first, and it was No. 16 Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina wrapping up a 6-1 win for their 16th dual match victory of the season. They were followed closely by Emma Sun and Alexandra Yepifanova, also 6-1 winners on two to give the Cardinal an early lead.
All six first sets in singles went Stanford's way, with Sara Choy finishing first on court six, a 6-1, 6-0 winner. The win improves Choy's record to 17-3 in dual matches this spring. Freshman Blokhina, ranked No. 84 nationally, was next, with a 6-0, 6-2 win on court four. With three different matches just one game away from the clincher for Stanford, No. 29 Yepifanova rallied from down 4-0 in the second set to win a 6-2, 6-4 decision and wrap up the team victory. Connie Ma, Blake and Valencia Xu were all inches away from winning on their respective courts. Yepifanova has now won 17 matches in a row and improves to 10-0 on court one.
Still owning the nation's longest active win streak, Stanford has won 19 in a row and improves to 22-2 overall on the season.(7) Stanford 4, Weber State 0
DOUBLES
1. #16 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Megan Davies/Ana Morett (WSU) 6-1
2. Emma Sun/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Dylan Lolofie/Megan Lombardi (WSU) 6-1
3. Connie Ma/Valencia Xu (STAN) vs. Sicely Ferreira/Kenadee Semenik (WSU) 4-3 DNF
Order of Finish: 1, 2
SINGLES
1. #29 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Ana Morett (WSU) 6-2, 6-4
2. #18 Connie Ma (STAN) vs. Megan Davies (WSU) 6-2, 5-1 DNF
3. #44 Angelica Blake (STAN) vs. Megan Lombardi (WSU) 6-1, 5-2 DNF
4. #84 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Li Yang Ping An (WSU) 6-0, 6-2
5. Valencia Xu (STAN) vs. Kenadee Semenik (WSU) 6-3, 4-2 DNF
6. Sara Choy (STAN) d. Dylan Lolofie (WSU) 6-1, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 4, 1