In Las Vegas at the Freeman Memorial, sophomore Alexandra Yepifanova won her first two matches to advance to the championship, defeating host UNLV’s Molly Helgesson 6-2, 6-3 on Friday and Florida’s Carly Briggs 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday. On Sunday, she fell to Pepperdine’s Lisa Zaar.
Freshman Alexis Blokhina picked up a ranked win in the quarterfinals, taking down No. 94 Fangran Tian from UCLA 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, while sophomore Valencia Xu rebounded from a semifinal loss to earn two weekend wins, including a ranked victory over UCLA’s No. 41 Ava Catanzarite 7-5, 6-0. In doubles, the duo of Xu and Yepifanova took down UCLA’s 11th-ranked Elise Wagle and Kimmi Hance 7-5.
Down in San Diego, the Cardinal battled through rain to play on Friday and Saturday before action was cancelled on Sunday. Connie Ma tallied two big wins, defeating No. 7 Kylie Collins from LSU 6-1, 6-0 and No. 29 Solymar Colling from San Diego 6-4, 6-2. Angelica Blake also went undefeated, including a ranked victory over No. 41 Kailey Evans from San Diego 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Sara Choy went 2-0 in singles and 1-1 in doubles with freshman Emma Sun.
Stanford opens dual match play on Thursday, Jan. 19, hosting UC Davis at the Taube Family Tennis Center at 2 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 13 – Freeman Memorial
Singles Quarterfinals
#44 Alexis Blokhina (STAN) d. No. 94 Fangran Tian (UCLA) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
#38 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) d. Molly Helgesson (UNLV) 6-2, 6-3
Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Bunyawi Thamchaiwat (PEPP) 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(2)
#108 Alana Wolfberg (OKST) d. Ana Geller (STAN) 4-6, 6-0, 6-2
Doubles Quarterfinals
Valencia Xu/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. #11 Elise Wagle/Kimmi Hance (UCLA) 7-5
Raquel Gonzalez/Sofia Rojas (OSU) def. Alexis Blokhina/Ana Geller (STAN) 6-2
Friday, Jan. 13 – Torero Tennis Classic
Singles Day One
#11 Connie Ma (STAN) d. #7 Kylie Collins (LSU) 6-1, 6-0
#45 Angelica Blake (STAN) d. #41 Kailey Evans (USD) 2-6, 7-5, 6-3
Sara Choy (STAN) d. Camille Kiss (UCSB) 2-6, 6-4, 6-4
Nina Geissler (LSU) d. Emma Sun (STAN) 6-4, 2-6, 7-6(6)
Doubles Day One
Maggie Cubitt/Nikita Vishwase (LSU) d. Sara Choy/Emma Sun (STAN) 6-1
#53 Kailey Evans/Elizabeth Goldsmith (USD) d. Angelica Blake/Connie Ma (STAN) 6-4
Saturday, Jan. 14 – Freeman Memorial
Singles Semifinals
#38 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def….
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