LA JOLLA, Calif. – No. 37 Stanford rallied back from losing the doubles to point to take a 4-1 win over No. 30 Rice Thursday morning at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
Stanford (6-6, 0-0 Pac-12) started off strong in doubles with Tom Fawcett and Maciek Romanowicz firing off a 6-2 win in the No. 1 spot. Rice (12-4) answered with a 6-2 win in the No. 3 spot before Nolan Paige and David Wilczynski pushed the No. 2 spot into a tiebreak that ultimately went the way of the Owls, 7-6 (4).
Michael Genender began the rally for the Cardinal, ripping off a quick 6-2, 6-1 win in the No. 5 position. Tom Fawcett followed suit with a straight-sets win over Jamie Malik to take the 2-1 lead.
Sameer Kumar finished next in the No. 4 spot, beating Jake Hansen 7-5, 6-3 to set up Maciek Romanowicz for his ninth career match-clinching point as he defeated Emanual Llamas 6-4, 6-4. The win seals the Cardinal’s first rally back from losing the doubles point in a match since May 8, 2015, when it bested No. 41 Tennessee 4-2 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
The Cardinal will compete in the 127th Pacific Coast Doubles Championship this weekend. Information and draws can be found here.
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No. 37 Stanford 4, No. 30 Rice 1
DOUBLES
1) Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) d. Gustafsson/Warren (RICE) 6-2
2) Bennett/Malik (RICE) d. Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) 7-6 (4)
3) Hansen/Llamas (RICE) d. Yale Goldberg/Kumar (STAN) 6-2
Order of Finish: 1, 3, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 4 Tom Fawcett (STAN) d. Jamie Malik (RICE) 6-4, 6-0
2) No. 48 David Wilczynski (STAN) vs. Tommy Bennett (RICE) 7-6 (13), 2-0 unfinished
3) No. 102 Nolan Paige (STAN) vs. Adam Gustafsson (RICE) 2-6, 6-4, 2-4 unfinished
4) No. 88 Sameer Kumar (STAN) d. Jake Hansen (RICE) 7-5, 6-3
5) No. 112 Michael Genender (STAN) d. David Warren (RICE) 6-2, 6-1
6) No. 114 Maciek Romanowicz (STAN) d. Emanuel Llamas (RICE) 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 1, 4, 6
