Cardinal Falls 4-3 To Ohio State

DALLAS – No. 4 Stanford fell just short in knocking off No. 2 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the ITA National Team Indoor Championships, falling 4-3 to the Buckeyes.

Stanford (7-2, 0-0 ACC) captured the doubles point and led 3-1 overall before Ohio State (9-0, 0-0 Big Ten) rallied back to avoid its first loss.

The Cardinal, which outlasted Arizona State 4-3 on Friday to open tournament play, made an immediate statement after securing a 1-0 lead after doubles.

Even with Ohio State boasting three doubles teams ranked in the top-10, Stanford firmly took control. Mark Krupkin and Hudson Rivera delivered a 6-3 victory on court three before Alex Chang and Alex Razeghi provided the clincher with a 7-6 (5) triumph on the top court.

After the Buckeyes collected the first singles point to even the match at 1-1, the Cardinal responded with a pair of victories. Jagger Leach prevailed 7-6 (4), 6-3 at the No. 3 spot before Razeghi’s 7-5, 7-5 win at the No. 4 spot put Stanford on the brink of an upset.

Ohio State proceeded to rattle off three consecutive wins, closing it out when Aidan Kim outlasted Rivera 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 at the No. 1 position.

Stanford next faces either Virginia or Mississippi State in its next match.

No. 2 Ohio State 4, No. 4 Stanford 3

DOUBLES
1) No. 29 Chang/Razeghi (STAN) d. No. 7 Bernard/Alex Okonkwo (OSU) 7-6 (5)
2) No. 1 Carpico/Filin (OSU) led Godsick/Leach (STAN) 6-5, unfinished
3) Krupkin/Rivera (STAN) d. No. 8 Kim/Nakashima (OSU) 6-3
Order of Finish: 3, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 13 Aidan Kim (OSU) d. No. 53 Hudson Rivera (STAN) 5-7, 6-2, 6-4
2) No. 24 Jack Anthrop (OSU) d. No. 80 Alex Chang (STAN) 6-4, 6-4
3) Jagger Leach (STAN) d. Bryce Nakashima (OSU) 7-6 (4), 6-3
4) Alex Razeghi (STAN) d. Alexander Bernard (OSU) 7-5, 7-5
5) No. 98 Nikita Filin (OSU) d. Nico Godsick (STAN) 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
6)Brandon Carpico (OSU) d. Mark Krupkin (STAN) 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1