URBANA, Ill.-Who needs the doubles point? Not No. 12 Stanford, which ripped off four singles wins to knock off No. 4 Georgia 4-1 on Sunday afternoon and punch its ticket to the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament.
Following up its five-hour 4-3 upset of No. 5 USC on Friday afternoon, the
Cardinal (20-4, 8-2 Pac-12) won a match despite losing the doubles point for the first time in two years. Next up is a Monday night semifinal against No. 1 Florida (26-2, 12-1 SEC) in a match that suddenly feels more like the national championship.
Leading 3-1, Krista Hardebeck provided the clincher with a 2-6, 6-1, 6-1 victory over Silvia Garcia in a battle of highly-touted rookies at the No. 3 spot.
More details to follow.
No. 12 Stanford 4, No. 4 Georgia 1
DOUBLES
1) No. 1 Fuller/Garcia (UGA) d. No. 8 Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) 8-5
2) No. 52 Herring/Kowase (UGA) led No. 28 Tan/Tsay (STAN) 6-4, abandoned
3) Lilly Kimbell/King (UGA) d. Dillon/Hardebeck (STAN) 8-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 13 Nicole Gibbs (STAN) led No. 6 Lauren Herring (UGA) 6-1, 3-6, 3-0, abandoned
2) No. 25 Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. No. 19 Maho Kowase (UGA) 6-0, 6-1
3) No. 14 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. No. 104 Silvia Garcia (UGA) 2-6, 6-1, 6-1
4) No. 103 Stacey Tan (STAN) d. Kate Fuller (UGA) 6-4, 7-5
5) No. 92 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Ayaka Okuno (UGA) 6-1, 6-2
6) Mia King (UGA) led Natalie Dillon (STAN) 6-1, 6-5, abandoned
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 4, 3
