Stanford Dominates Duke

STANFORD, Calif. – In its season opener, Stanford shut out Duke, 41-0, in an outdoor dual at Taube Family Tennis Center.

The Cardinal began the Chris Ayres' era in dominating fashion, winning all 10 bouts including six by bonus points.

Sophomore Nico Provo, ranked No. 23 at 125 pounds, started things off for the Cardinal with an 8-1 decision over Logan Agin. He scored a pair of takedowns and tallied an escape and 1:54 of riding time.

Half of Stanford's wins came by technical fall. True freshman Tyler Knox earned the first one for the Cardinal at 133 pounds, winning 21-5 in 4:37 over Raymond Adams in his collegiate debut. Senior 141-pounder Jason Miranda followed up with a tech fall of his own, shutting out Duke's Peter Chacon, 15-0, in 3:55.

Ranked 10th nationally, Jaden Abas pushed the team score to 16-0 with a 12-7 decision over Jarred Papcsy at 149 pounds. Also ranked 10th in the country, sophomore Daniel Cardenas made it 21-0 Stanford with a 19-4 technical fall over Logan Ferrero in 5:00. 

True freshman Zach Hanson picked up a 10-3 decision over Gaetano Console at 165 pounds, while classmate Lorenzo Norman earned a 20-3 technical fall in 3:41 over Jack Wimmer at 174 pounds in his Cardinal debut. 

Sophomore Jack Darrah, who won gold at 92 kg at the U20 Pan American Championships in Santiago, Chile over the summer, kept the momentum going for Stanford with a 4-2 decision over Connor Becker at 184 pounds. 

Senior Nick Stemmet, ranked No. 13 at 197 pounds, was dominant in an 18-3 (2:05) first-period technical fall over Kwasi Bonsu. Senior heavyweight Peter Ming capped off the scoring with a 12-4 major decision over Connor Barket. 

Stanford is back in action on Sunday, Nov. 12 against Nebraska-Kearney. The dual is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. Admission is free.
 

Stanford 41, Duke 0