STANFORD, Calif. - No. 3 Stanford wrapped up a successful home weekend with a 6-1 victory over visiting No. 57 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday afternoon.
One day after dispatching of No. 4 Texas in a 4-3 thriller, Saturday's affair was a little more manageable for the hosts. The Cardinal swept all three doubles courts to take the first point, with Stanford's ranked pairs at Nos. 1 and 2 finishing simultaneously after India Houghton and Valancia Xu handily won their match at No. 3, 6-0.
Xu did much the same in singles, winning 6-1, 6-0 to get Stanford its second point. Alexis Blokhina won at No. 3, 6-1, 6-1, and India Houghton clinched on court six, 6-1, 6-1.
The remaining courts finished out, with Eleana Yu beating her opponent, 6-3, 6-1, at No. 5. Camille Kiss secured the Gauchos only point with a 6-7, (3), 6-3, 10-6 win over Alexandra Yepifanova at No. 2. Connie Ma beat her ranked opponent, No. 62 Amelia Honer, in straight-set tiebreaks 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6).
Stanford is home again next weekend to host Saint Mary's on Saturday, March 2 at noon PT.
No. 3 Stanford 6 – No. 57 UC Santa Barbara 1
DOUBLES
1) #41 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. #35 Amelia Honer/Kira Reuter (UCSB) 6-3
2) #46 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Camille Kiss/Lucy Lu (UCSB) 6-4
3) India Houghton/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Carla Pacot/Tyra Richardson (UCSB) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1) #12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #62 Amelia Honer (UCSB) 7-6 (4), 7-6 (6)
2) Camille Kiss (UCSB) d. #21 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-7 (3), 6-3, 10-6
3) #70 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Tyra Richardson (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
4) #82 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Kira Reuter (UCSB) 6-1, 6-0
5) Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Lucy Lu (UCSB) 6-3, 6-1
6) India Houghton (STAN) d. Carla Pacot (UCSB) 6-1, 6-1
Order of Finish: 4, 3, 6, 5, 2, 1