STANFORD, Calif. – No. 9 Stanford men’s tennis won its fifth consecutive match, each in shutout fashion, defeating No. 15 Duke, 4-0, at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion. Its 11th victory in its past 12 matches, Stanford improves to 18-5 this season and 9-3 in the ACC.
Stanford trailed early in doubles but rallied to get the early point with wins on courts one and two. Kyle Kang and Henry von der Schulenburg posted a 6-4 win on court two while Nico Godsick and Hudson Rivera picked up a 6-4 win in the top position to secure the advantage in the match. Godsick and Rivera improved to 5-0 as a unit while Kang and von der Schulenburg improve to 3-0.
Staying unbeaten at 8-0 this season at home, the Cardinal got straight set wins on courts two, four and six to close the match. Godsick made it 2-0 with an efficient 6-2, 6-0 victory on court four, while Basing scored a 6-1, 6-3 victory on court two. The win marked the 13th of the season and 10th in dual action for both players, while Basing became the 30th player in program history to reach 50 career dual victories in singles.
Rivera clinched the match on court six with his seventh win of the year, 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Meeting for the first time as ACC rivals, Stanford improves to 8-2 all-time against the Blue Devils.
Stanford closes ACC regular season action on Saturday, April 12 at home against rival No. 10 California. Stanford will host its second annual donation drive with Second Serve, and the first serves in the match are set for 12:30 p.m.
No. 9 Stanford 4, No. 15 Duke 0
DOUBLES
1. Godsick/Rivera (STAN) d. Petrovic/Rodenas (DUKE), 6-4
2. Kang/von der Schulenburg (STAN) d. C. Krug/Winegar (DUKE), 6-4
3. Dugardin/Ripoll (DUKE) d. Basing/Razeghi (STAN), 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 1
SINGLES
1. No. 47 Pedro Rodenas (DUKE) led Kyle Kang (STAN), 6-4, 4-6, 0-1 uf
2. No. 88 Max Basing (STAN) d. Remy Dugardin (DUKE), 6-1, 6-3
3. Andreja Petrovic (DUKE) led No. 63 Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN), 7-5, 4-5 uf
4. Nico Godsick (STAN) d. Connor Krug (DUKE), 6-2, 6-0
5. Alex Razeghi (STAN) vs. Alexander Visser (DUKE), 4-6, 6-3 uf
6. Hudson Rivera (STAN) d. Jake Krug (DUKE), 7-6 (2), 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 2, 6