STANFORD, Calif. – No. 4 UCLA held on for a 4-3 victory over No. 29 Stanford on Saturday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Tied at 3-3, the clincher came from Logan Staggs, who knocked off Maciek Romanowicz 6-4, 6-3 at the No. 5 spot.
Stanford (5-6, 0-0 Pac-12) has dropped five straight matches, all to opponents ranked No. 26 or higher and with three of those matches decided by 4-3 margins.
UCLA (9-2, 0-0 Pac-12), which has won four of its last five, avenged a 4-3 loss to Stanford on The Farm last season.
The Cardinal captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, with the decider coming from Nolan Paige and David Wilczynski’s 6-4 victory at the No. 2 spot.
The Bruins responded by ripping off three singles wins, moving in front 3-1 following a three-set triumph from Martin Redlicki over Wilczynski.
Paige brought Stanford within 3-2 thanks to a 7-5, 6-4 win over Gage Brymer at the No. 3 spot, before Michael Genender evened the match following a 6-1, 6-4 victory over Joseph Di Giulio at the No. 6 position.
With all eyes on court five, Staggs came through with the clincher.
Stanford next shifts its focus to individual play, competing at the Pacific Coast Doubles in La Jolla, Calif., next weekend. The Cardinal will also face Rice in a neutral-site match on Thursday, March 3 at 11 a.m.
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No. 4 UCLA 4, No. 29 Stanford 3
DOUBLES
1) No. 3 McDonald/Redlicki (UCLA) d. Fawcett/Romanowicz (STAN) 6-3
2) Paige/Wilczynski (STAN) d. Di Giulio/Sell (UCLA) 6-4
3) Yale Goldberg/Kumar (STAN) d. Brymer/Maxime Cressy 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 2
DOUBLES
1) No. 19 Mackenzie McDonald (UCLA) d. No. 4 Tom Fawcett (STAN) 6-3, 7-5
2) No. 36 Martin Redlicki (UCLA) d. No. 48 David Wilczynski (STAN) 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
3) No. 102 Nolan Paige (STAN) d. No. 46 Gage Brymer (UCLA) 7-5, 6-4
4) No. 94 Karue Sell (UCLA) d. No. 88 Sameer Kumar (STAN) 6-2, 6-2
5) Logan Staggs (UCLA) d. No. 114 Maciek Romanowicz (UCLA) 6-4, 6-3
6) No. 112 Michael Genender (STAN) d. Joseph Di Giulio (UCLA) 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 5
