Pac-12 Play Opens With Third Straight Shutout

STANFORD, Calif. – No. 30 Stanford blanked No. 52 Oregon 4-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium in the Pac-12 opener for both teams.

The Cardinal (9-4, 1-0 Pac-12) produced its third straight shutout and remained unbeaten in eight home matches.

Commanding victories at the top two spots resulted in Stanford claiming the doubles point for a 1-0 lead.

Samir Banerjee (6-2, 6-4) and Kyle Kang (6-2, 6-4) followed with straight-set wins to put the Cardinal on the brink of clinching.

Kyle Kang made it official, delivering a 6-2, 6-4 triumph on court four as Stanford defeated Oregon for the seventh time in nine attempts.

Stanford returns to action on Saturday, March 16, against No. 74 Washington at 1 p.m.

No. 30 Stanford 4, No. 52 Oregon 0

DOUBLES

1) Basing/Godsick (STAN) d. No. 33 Burton/Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-1

2) Basavareddy/Banerjee (STAN) d. Cierny/Ray Lo (ORE) 6-2

3) Lachlan Robertson/Avi Shugar (ORE) led Aryan Chaudhary/Harsh Hemang Parikh (STAN) 6-5, unfinished

Order of Finish: 1, 2

SINGLES

1) No. 31 Nishesh Basavareddy (STAN) led No. 101 Quinn Vandecasteele (ORE) 6-4, 4-3, unfinished

2) No. 43 Samir Banerjee (STAN) d. David Cierny (ORE) 6-2, 6-4

3) Max Basing (STAN) d. Vlad Breazu (ORE) 6-1, 6-4

4) Kyle Kang (STAN) d. Matthew Burton (ORE) 6-2, 6-4

5) No. 81 Neel Rajesh (STAN) led Zian Vanderstappen (ORE) 6-3, 4-2, unfinished

6) Lenn Luemkemann (ORE) led Hudson Rivera (STAN) 6-7 (5), 1-1

Order of Finish: 2, 4, 3