STANFORD, Calif. - No. 13 Stanford collected its third shutout of the season, blanking No. 28 Fresno State 7-0 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (4-2), which will play all four of its February matches at home, quickly secured the doubles point following a 6-4 victory at the top spot of the lineup from Taylor Davidson and Caroline Doyle.
Krista Hardebeck cruised to a 6-0, 6-2 win at the No. 3 spot, extending Stanford’s lead to 2-0. The Cardinal, which improved to 18-0 all-time against the Bulldogs (5-4), moved one step closer to clinching when Doyle breezed to a 6-3, 6-3 triumph on court two.
Melissa Lord made it official with a 6-4, 6-4 victory at the No. 5 position, signaling the third time she has clinched a match this season.
Davidson beat Mayar Sherif Ahmed 7-5, 6-3 at the No. 1 spot in a rematch of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships final, which ended in a three-set victory for Davidson.
Caroline Lampl then won her seventh straight match and 10th overall with a 6-4, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (10-6) victory at the No. 4 spot.
Kimberly Yee rounded out the scoring with a 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11) win on court six.
Stanford next hosts Florida on Sunday, Feb. 28 at 12 p.m.
No. 13 Stanford 7, No. 28 Fresno State 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 5 Davidson/Doyle (STAN) d. No. 18 Mayar Sherif Ahmed/Rana Sherif Ahmed (FS) 6-4
2) Lord/Yee (STAN) led Anneka Watts/Sophie Watts (FS) 5-3
3) Hardebeck/Lampl (STAN) d. Malysheva/Olivia Noble (FS) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 30 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. No. 26 Mayar Sherif Ahmed (FS) 7-5, 6-3
2) No. 60 Caroline Doyle (STAN) d. Sophie Watts (FS) 6-3, 6-3
3) No. 66 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Rana Sherif Ahmed (FS) 6-0, 6-2
4) Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Galina Bykova (FS) 6-4, 6-7 (2), 1-0 (10-6)
5) Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Sofya Malysheva (FS) 6-4, 6-4
6) Kimberly Yee (STAN) d. Emma Wilson (FS) 6-1, 5-7, 1-0 (13-11)
Order of Finish: 3, 2, 5, 1, 4, 6
