Sweep in SoCal – Stanford University Athletics

LOS ANGELES – No. 18 Stanford completed a weekend sweep in Los Angeles, defeating No. 30 UCLA on Sunday, 5-2.

The Cardinal had to recover from losing the doubles point, despite a 6-3 win on court one for Angelica Blake and Alexis Blokhina over the nation’s No. 6 ranked duo.

For the second day in a row, Sara Choy displayed a clinical effort on court six, racing to a 6-3, 6-0 win – Stanford’s first point of the afternoon. The Cardinal took its first lead after a 6-2, 6-4 win from No. 33 Alexandra Yepifanova on court three, and inched closer to victory with a 6-3, 6-4 win from Valencia Xu on court five.

The Cardinal’s clinching point came from the freshman and No. 84-ranked Blokhina, who closed out a 6-4, 7-6(4) match on court four. No. 12 Connie Ma stormed back on court two, defeating No. 78 Kimmi Hance 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, while Blake was narrowly edged on the top court in a top-30 matchup.

Stanford returns home for two matches next weekend, hosting Arizona on Friday and Arizona State on Saturday.

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#18 Stanford 5, #30 UCLA 2
DOUBLES
1. #62 Angelica Blake/Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. #6 Kimmi Hance/Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-3
2. Ava Catanzarite/Fangran Tian (UCLA) d. Sara Choy/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 6-3
3. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer/Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) d. Connie Ma/Valencia Xu (STAN) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
 
SINGLES
1. #23 Fangran Tian (UCLA) d. #28 Angelica Blake (STAN) 6-1, 1-6, 6-4
2. #12 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #78 Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 1-6, 6-2, 6-0
3. #33 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. #87 Ava Catanzarite (UCLA) 6-2, 6-4
4. #84 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. Sasha Vagramov (UCLA) 6-4, 7-6(4)
5. Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Elise Wagle (UCLA) 6-3, 6-4
6. Sara Choy (STAN) d. Anne-Christine Lutkemeyer (UCLA) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 5, 4, 2, 1