STANFORD, Calif. – No. 9 Stanford opened its spring schedule with a 7-0 rout of UC Davis on Wednesday.
The win was Stanford’s ninth consecutive 7-0 scoreline against UC Davis.
Stanford secured the doubles point, with Emma Sun and Tianmei Wang winning on court three, 6-1, while Alyssa Ahn and Caroline Driscoll did the same shortly after on court one, 6-4.
The Cardinal rolled in singles, which opened with Driscoll and Wang routing their opponents at Nos. 2 and 3. Driscoll beat Mika Ikemori 6-1, 6-2 and Wang was a 6-1, 6-3 winner over Maya Youssef. The clincher came from freshman Monika Ekstrand on court one with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Polina Marakhtanova.
The remaining matches played out and featured victories by Sein Myoung on court six (4-6, 6-4, 10-4), Emma Sun on court five (4-6, 6-4, 6-2) and Morgan Shaffer on court six (3-6, 6-1, 7-5).
The Cardinal is back in action next weekend when it heads to Norman, Oklahoma for ITA Kickoff Weekend. Stanford opens with Yale on Friday, Jan. 23.
No. 9 Stanford 7, UC Davis 0
DOUBLES
1) Ahn/Caroline Driscoll (STAN) d. Ikemori/Marakhtanova (UCD) 6-4
2) Ekstrand/Myoung (STAN) vs. Bringas/Youssef (UCD) 3-3, unfinished
3) Sun/Wang (STAN) d. Hu/Kaia Wolfe (UCD) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 67 Monika Ekstrand (STAN) d. Polina Marakhtanova (UCD) 7-5, 6-4
2) No. 77 Caroline Driscoll (STAN) d. Mika Ikemori (UCD) 6-1, 6-2
3) Tianmei Wang (STAN) d. Maya Youssef (UCD) 6-1, 6-3
4) Sein Myoung (STAN) d. Vivan Gallaway (UCD) 4-6, 6-4, 10-4
5) Emma Sun (STAN) d. Aileena Hu (UCD) 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
6) Morgan Shaffer (STAN) d. Isabella Bringas (UCD) 3-6, 6-1, 7-5
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5, 6