OJAI, Calif. – No. 18 Stanford opened the Pac-12 Tournament with a clinical effort against No. 37 Oregon, advancing past the Ducks 4-0. The Cardinal will now face the tournament’s No. 2 seed UCLA on Friday at 3 pm in the semifinals.
Stanford faced early deficits in doubles play but quickly flipped the script to take the first point of the evening. Playing together for the first time since November, India Houghton other Valencia Xu earned a 6-2 win on court three, while Sara Choy other Alexandra Yepifanova rattles five straight games for a 6-4 victory on court two.
Five of the six first sets in singles went Stanford’s way, and it was only a matter of who would finish first for the Cardinal. Angelica Blake tallied her 16th victory of the spring, followed right behind by Sara Choy on court six, 6-2, 6-2. No. 21 Alexandra Yepifanova pushed her win streak to seven matches with a 6-2, 6-2 win on court two, and that was enough to push the Cardinal into the semifinals.
Stanford is now 11-1 all-time at the Pac-12 Tournament and is seeking its first championship since 2019.
No. 18 Stanford 4, no. 37 Oregon 0
DOUBLE
1. #13 Angelica Blake/Connie Ma(STAN) vs Sophie Luescher/Uxia Martinez Morale (ORE) 5-5 DNF
2. Sara Choy/Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) def. Lillian Mold/Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 6-4
3. India Houghton/Valencia Xu (Was standing. Allison Mulville/Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 2
SINGLE
1. #23 Connie Ma (STAN) led Sophie Luescher (ORE) 6-2, 4-1 DNF
2. #21 Alexandra Yepifanova (Was standing. Myah Petchey (ORE) 6-2, 6-2
3. Angelica Blake (Was standing. Ares Teixido Garcia (ORE) 6-3, 6-2
4. India Houghton (STAN) led Karin Young (ORE) 6-3, 3-4
5. #109 Valencia Xu (STAN) led Uxia Martinez Morales (ORE) 1-6, 6-2, 1-0
6. Sara Choy (Was standing. Misaki Kobayashi (ORE) 6-2, 6-2
Order of finish: 3, 6, 2
