STANFORD, Calif. – Hosting Sacramento State on Saturday afternoon from Taube Family Tennis Center, No. 17 Stanford men's tennis blanked the Hornets 4-0 to improve to 4-3 on the season.
Stanford's pair of Anders Matta and Harsh Hemang Parikh got the match started strong with a convincing 6-1 doubles victory over Hayden Rand/Jiri Novak on court three. Battling in the remaining two doubles contests, Nico Godsick and Kyle Kang overcame Sac State's Jan Silva/Adam Chodur on court two by a count of 6-4 to earn the doubles point.
The clinch left court one undecided at 6-6 after Nishesh Basavareddy and Samir Banerjee traded blows with Sacramento State's top pair.
Graduate student Filip Kolasinski improved to 4-1 on the season, including 3-0 at No. 6 singles, after cruising to a 6-2, 6-0 victory over Rudolfs Aksenoks to move the Cardinal advantage to 2-0.
Playing at No. 2 singles, junior Max Basing notched a 6-4, 6-3 straight-set victory over Mate Voros, pushing the Cardinal to within a point of the clinch.
After dropping the opening set 4-6 on court five, No. 77 Neel Rajesh was on his way to an impressive comeback victory, winning the second set 6-0 and leading in the third 5-0, but his efforts were stopped just short when Basavareddy clinched the match with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Mark Keki on the top court.
Freshman Hudson Rivera was also on top in a third set when the match was concluded, leading Adam Chodur 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 at No. 4 singles.
With the win, Basavareddy improved to 3-0 on the year – with all three victories coming at the No. 1 spot in the order. The clincher was his first of 2023-24 and the second of his career.
The Cardinal will take a break from action next week, returning to Taube on February 22 at 2 p.m. when it hosts UC Davis.
No. 17 Stanford 4, Sacramento State 0
DOUBLES
1) Nishesh Basavareddy/Samir Banerjee (STAN) vs. Mark Keki/Mate Voros (CSUS), 6-6 uf
2) Nico Godsick/Kyle Kang (STAN) d. Jan Silva/Adam Chodur (CSUS), 6-4
3) Anders Matta/Harsh Hemang Parikh (STAN) d. Hayden Rand/Jiri Novak (CSUS), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
1) Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN) d. Mark Keki (CSUS), 7-5, 6-2
2) Max Basing (STAN) d. Mate Voros (CSUS), 6-4, 6-3
3) No. 92 Kyle Kang (STAN) vs. Jan Silva (CSUS), 6-3, 3-6, 1-4 uf
4) Hudson Rivera (STAN) vs. Adam Chodur (CSUS), 6-4, 4-6, 3-0 uf
5) No. 77 Neel Rajesh (STAN) vs. Jiri Novak (CSUS), 4-6, 6-0, 5-0 uf
6) Filip Kolasinski (STAN) d. Rudolfs Aksenoks (CSUS), 6-2, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 2, 1