01-30-2023, 09:47 AM
It was a shuffled lineup in both singles and doubles, but Stanford did indeed take it 4-0.
Emma Sun joined the lineup while Valencia Xu dropped out of it, but I wouldn't read too much into Xu's absence. Perhaps she felt some tightness and Lele didn't want to risk anything, or perhaps Lele wanted to give Emma a chance to play. Anyway, Stanford took the doubles point behind wins from Blake/Blokhina on 1 and Choy/Ma on 3 (Yepifanova/Sun lost on 2). Then this is how it played out on singles:
1. Yepifanova def. #52 Arkadaniou 6-2, 7-5
2. Ma def. Saric 6-4, 6-0
3. Blake had split her first two sets and was about to start a third when the match was called.
4. Blokhina led Lancelot 7-5, 2-2
5. Choy def. Bissett 6-2, 6-2
6. Sun trailed Amendola 2-6, 4-5.
So, a job nicely done, and Stanford punches its ticket to Indoor Nationals. The singles lineup remains unsettled, but that's not uncommon in the early going. I still think it's madness to have Ma anywhere but at 1, but Lele is the best, so I'm sure she has her reasons.
Next up is Pepperdine this Saturday, Feb. 4, at noon. Make it to campus if you can! Should be an absolute barnburner.
Emma Sun joined the lineup while Valencia Xu dropped out of it, but I wouldn't read too much into Xu's absence. Perhaps she felt some tightness and Lele didn't want to risk anything, or perhaps Lele wanted to give Emma a chance to play. Anyway, Stanford took the doubles point behind wins from Blake/Blokhina on 1 and Choy/Ma on 3 (Yepifanova/Sun lost on 2). Then this is how it played out on singles:
1. Yepifanova def. #52 Arkadaniou 6-2, 7-5
2. Ma def. Saric 6-4, 6-0
3. Blake had split her first two sets and was about to start a third when the match was called.
4. Blokhina led Lancelot 7-5, 2-2
5. Choy def. Bissett 6-2, 6-2
6. Sun trailed Amendola 2-6, 4-5.
So, a job nicely done, and Stanford punches its ticket to Indoor Nationals. The singles lineup remains unsettled, but that's not uncommon in the early going. I still think it's madness to have Ma anywhere but at 1, but Lele is the best, so I'm sure she has her reasons.
Next up is Pepperdine this Saturday, Feb. 4, at noon. Make it to campus if you can! Should be an absolute barnburner.