STANFORD, Calif. — Facing defending national champion and third-ranked Stanford for the second time in as many years, the Aggies fell 0-7 to the Cardinal on Friday afternoon.

The Cardinal played without their usual No. 1 doubles team, but still swept all three matches. Sara Tsukamoto and Lauren Ko put up the best result at the top of the lineup, falling 6-3 to Michaela Gordon and Janice Shin. 

In singles, Stanford picked up the first three singles points one after another to get the win on court No. 6, No. 5, and No. 1.

Starting with momentum, Shirley Hall took an early 3-1 lead against No. 77 Angelica Blake in a see-saw first set, before Blake stormed back for a 5-3 lead. Hall, never a quitter, battled back to 5-5, but eventually fell 7-5, 6-2 at No. 3 singles after the clinch.

The Aggies were fighting it out on courts No. 2 and No. 4, with Yana Gurevich having a much closer match than her 6-2, 6-2 result against No. 123 Shin states, and Kristina Breisacher falling 6-2, 6-4 to usually top-20 ranked Emily Arbuthnott to close the day. 

UC Davis will have the weekend off before hitting the road to resume Big West Conference play, taking on UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly next weekend, feb. 22-23.

No. 3 Stanford 7, UC Davis 0
Friday, February 14, 2020
Stanford, Calif. 

Doubles
1. Michaela Gordon/Janice Shin (STAN) def. Sara Tsukamoto/Lauren Ko (UCD) 6-3
2. #49 Emma Higuchi/Sara Choy (STAN) def. Kristina Breisacher/Shirley Hall (UCD) 6-2
3. Niluka Madurawe/Nicole Mossmer (STAN) def. Yana Gurevich/Jessica Walker (UCD) 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 2*, 1

Singles
1. #6 Michaela Gordon (STAN) def. Sara Tsukamoto (UCD) 6-0, 6-2
2. Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) def. Kristina Breisacher (UCD) 6-2, 6-4
3. #77 Angelica Blake (STAN) def. Shirley Hall (UCD) 7-5, 6-2
4. #123 Janice Shin (STAN) def. Yana Gurevich (UCD) 6-2, 6-2
5. Sara Choy (STAN) def. Lauren Ko (UCD) 6-1, 6-2
6. Emma Higuchi (STAN) def. Jessica Walker (UCD) 6-0, 6-1
Order of Finish: 6, 5, 1*, 3, 4, 2

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