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SAN DIEGO- No. 5 Stanford put away No. 49 San Diego 5-2 on Thursday night in the start of a two-game Southern California road swing.
The match was originally scheduled for Friday at noon, but was moved up one day due to expected rainy weather.
In a contest that lasted over four hours, the Cardinal (2-0) locked up the doubles point and nabbed victories at the top four spots of the singles lineup.
The No. 3 duo of Natalie Dillon and Krista Hardebeck posted an 8-5 win at the No. 3 spot after the first two doubles matches split.
Kristie Ahn (6-2, 6-1 at No. 3) and Nicole Gibbs (6-2, 6-2 at No. 1) then cruised to easy victories, giving Stanford a 3-0 lead.
San Diego cut the deficit to 3-1 thanks to a 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory from Marta Stojanovic on court five.
Ellen Tsay provided the clincher, winning 6-0, 6-2 at the No. 4 spot.
Stanford next faces No. 33 Pepperdine on Saturday at 12 p.m.
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No. 5 Stanford 5, No. 49 San Diego 2
DOUBLES
1) Blecher/Claus (USD) d. Ahn/Gibbs (STAN) 8-6
2) Tan/Tsay (STAN) d. Depenau/Stojanovic (USD) 8-3
3) Dillon/Hardebeck (STAN) d. Brown/Hoffpauir (USD) 8-5
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) Nicole Gibbs (STAN) d. Stephanie Hoffpauir (USD) 6-2, 6-2
2) No. 2 Krista Hardebeck (STAN) d. Laura Claus (USD) 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8)
3) Kristie Ahn (STAN) d. Shani Blecher (USD) 6-2, 6-1
4) No. 55 Ellen Tsay (STAN) d. Anna Depenau (USD) 6-0, 6-2
5) Marta Stojanovic (USD) d. Stacey Tan (STAN) 6-4, 7-6 (2)
6) Cara Brown (USD) d. Natalie Dillon (STAN) 7-6 (4), 7-5
Order of Finish: 3, 1, 5, 4, 2, 6
