Bouncing Back

STANFORD, Calif. - No. 19 Stanford rebounded from a rare home loss to remain unbeaten in conference play, defeating No. 17 USC 5-2 on Friday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Stanford (10-3, 4-0 Pac-12) claimed the doubles point before producing four straight-set victories in singles, collecting another conference victory during its homestand.

The Cardinal, which suffered a 4-3 loss to UC Santa Barbara on Tuesday, rebounded against the Trojans (10-9, 3-2 Pac-12) and has now won 87 of its last 93 matches on The Farm.

Leading 1-0, Stanford extended its lead after Angelica Blake cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 win at the No. 2 spot.

USC picked up a point on court four, but the Cardinal regained momentum thanks to victories from Sara Choy (6-2, 6-4) at No. 6 and the clincher from Valencia Xu (6-4, 6-1) at No. 5.

After the Trojans secured another match, Connie Ma rounded out the victory with a 6-4, 7-6 (4) triumph at the top spot.

Stanford returns to action on Wednesday, March 30, hosting Hawai'i at 1:30 p.m.

No. 19 Stanford 5, No. 17 USC 2

DOUBLES
1) No. 7 Blake/Ma (STAN) d. No. 64 Cayetano/Piper (USC) 6-4
2) Xu/Yepifanova (STAN) d. Cheong/Han (USC) 6-3
3) Ewing/Sloane Morra (USC) led Choy/Niluka Madurawe (STAN) 5-4, unfinished
Order of Finish: 2, 1

SINGLES
1) No. 13 Connie Ma (STAN) d. No. 41 Salma Ewing (USC) 6-4, 7-6 (4)
2) No. 6 Eryn Cayetano (USC) d. No. 18 Alexandra Yepifanova (STAN) 5-7, 6-2, 1-0 (8)
3) Angelica Blake (STAN) d. No. 77 Snow Han (USC) 6-4, 6-3
4) No. 78 Naomi Cheong (USC) d. India Houghton (STAN) 6-2, 6-3
5) No. 87 Valencia Xu (STAN) d. Grace Piper (USC) 6-4, 6-1
6) Sara Choy (STAN) d. Danielle Wilson (USC) 6-2, 6-4
Order of Finish: 3, 4, 6, 5, 2, 1