Stanford Superb In Singles – Stanford Cardinal

STANFORD, Calif. – Stanford won in straight sets on all six singles courts and the No. 3 Cardinal beat visiting Pacific, 6-1, at Taube Family Tennis Center on Friday afternoon.

There was some shuffling in the lineup, as the Cardinal was without the services of Alexandra Yepifanova and Alexis Blokhina, who played at Nos. 3 and 4 singles at last weekend’s ITA Indoor National Championship in Seattle, Wash. Angelica Blake, who was at No. 1 last weekend, played on Friday in doubles, but not singles.

Katherine Hui and Valencia Xu won their doubles match at No. 2, 6-2, but Stanford fell on court Nos. 1 and 3 to face an early deficit. 

But the Cardinal stormed back in singles to win going away. In the lineup at No. 4, freshman Eleana Yu was the first to finish, 6-1, 6-1. Xu won her match at No. 3, 6-1, 6-0, before India Houghton finished on five, 6-2, 6-1. Connie Ma secured the clincher at No. 1 with a 6-2, 6-3 victory before the other courts finished out. Chidimma Okpara won on six, 6-3, 6-1 and Hui was victorious at No. 2, 7-5, 6-1.

Stanford returns to action next Friday, Feb. 23 when it hosts No. 6 Texas at 1:30 p.m.

No. 3 Stanford 6 – Pacific 1
 
DOUBLES
Klara Kosan/Tomi Main (UOP) d. Angelica Blake/India Houghton (STAN) 6-3
Katherine Hui/Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Alexis Sam/Indiya McLeod (UOP) 6-2
Milena Maiorova/Liza Mladentseva (UOP) d. Connie Ma/Emma Sun (STAN) 6-3
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1 
 
SINGLES
#12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. Klara Kosan (UOP) 6-2, 6-3
Katherine Hui (STAN) d. Tomi Main (UOP) 7-5, 6-1
#69 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Megan Carmichael (UOP) 6-1, 6-0
Eleana Yu (STAN) d. Alexis Sam (UOP) 6-1, 6-1
India Houghton (STAN) d. Zoe Clydesdale-Eberle (UOP) 6-2, 6-1
Chidimma Okpara (STAN) d. Milena Maiorova (UOP) 6-3, 6-1
Order of finish: 4, 3, 5, 1, 6, 2