TEMPE, Ariz. - No. 20 Stanford came away with a split of its desert road swing, dropping a 4-3 decision to No. 36 Arizona State on Saturday afternoon.
It was a rare win in the series for the Sun Devils (7-4, 1-1 Pac-12), who picked up just their second victory against the Cardinal in 56 all-time meetings.
Stanford (6-3, 1-1 Pac-12), which had its five-match winning streak snapped, lost the doubles point for only the second time this season to fall behind 1-0.
The Cardinal bounced back to take a 2-0 lead, thanks to victories from Melissa Lord (6-3, 6-2) at the No. 5 spot and Krista Hardebeck (6-4, 7-5) at the No. 3 position.
Desirae Krawczyk then took down Taylor Davidson 7-6 (1), 6-3 at the top spot of the lineup, evening the match at 2-2.
After Arizona State moved in front 3-2, Caroline Lampl’s 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 victory on court four made it 3-3.
The clincher came from the No. 6 spot, where Gussie O’Sullivan outlasted Kimberly Yee 1-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Stanford returns home next weekend, hosting USC on Friday, March 11, at 1:30 p.m. PT. The Cardinal will play its next seven matches on The Farm.
No. 36 Arizona State 4, No. 20 Stanford 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 30 Osborne/Panoho (ASU) d. No. 3 Davidson/Doyle (STAN) 6-3
2) No. 49 Lord/Yee (STAN) d. Krawczyk/Vlad (ASU) 6-3
3) Hampton/Jump (ASU) d. No. 41 Hardebeck/Lampl (STAN) 7-5
Order of Finish: 1, 2, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 36 Desirae Krawczyk (ASU) d. No. 24 Taylor Davidson (STAN) 7-6 (1), 6-3
2) Kassidy Jump (ASU) d. No. 51 Caroline Doyle (STAN) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3
3) No. 109 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Ebony Panoho (ASU) 6-4, 7-5
4) Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Stephanie Vlad (ASU) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
5) Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Sammi Hampton (ASU) 6-3, 6-2
6) Gussie O'Sullivan (ASU) d. Kimberly Yee (STAN) 1-6, 6-4, 6-4
Order of Finish: 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 6
