Cardinal Bests Cougars – Stanford Cardinal

PULLMAN, Wash. – No. 3 Stanford upped its win streak to three following a 7-0 Pac-12 road victory over Washington State on Friday afternoon. The Cardinal has swept its last three opponents – 4-0, 4-0, 7-0.

Stanford had to come back to secure the doubles point with tiebreaks on Courts 1 and 3. Katherine Hui and Valencia Xu beat Hannia Abouelsaad and Martina Markov at No. 3, 7-6 (3), and Connie Ma and Alexandra Yepifanova beat Eva Alvarez Sande and Elyse Tse at No. 1, 7-6 (5).

Singles weren’t nearly as close, with the Cardinal cruising to straight-set wins on Courts 2-6. India Houghton secured the clincher, her team-leading sixth of the season, with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Martina Makov at No. 6. Playing at No. 1, Connie Ma split the first two sets with Eva Alvarez Sande before winning the 10-point tiebreak, 10-4.

Stanford will be at No. 26 Washington on Sunday at noon.

No. 3 Stanford 7, Washington State 0
DOUBLES
No. 1 #32 Connie Ma/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. Eva Alvarez Sande/Elyse Tse (WSU) 7-6 (5)
No. 2 Yura Nakagawa/Fifa Kumhom (WSU) def. Angelica Blake/Emma Sun (STAN) 6-2
No. 3 Katherine Hui/Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Hannia Abouelsaad/Martina Markov (WSU) 7-6 (3)
Order of finish: 2, 3, 1
 
SINGLES
No. 1 #10 Connie Ma (STAN) vs. Eva Alvarez Sande (WSU) 6-2, 3-6, 1-0 (10-4)
No. 2 #24 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. Elyse Tse (WSU) 6-0, 6-4
No. 3 Katherine Hui (STAN) def. Yura Nakagawa (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 4 Valencia Xu (STAN) def. Fifa Kumhom (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
No. 5 Eleana Yu (STAN) def. Hania Abouelsaad (WSU) 6-1, 6-2
No. 6 India Houghton (STAN) def. Martina Markov (WSU) 6-2, 6-1
Order of finish: 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 1