Women's Tennis Runs Into No. 1 Stanford, Falls 4-0

STANFORD, Calif. ? The University of Oregon women's tennis team did all it could at Saturday's NCAA second round regional match against No. 1-ranked Stanford, but 52 consecutive matches have now gone the way of the Cardinal (23-0) as they defeated the Ducks, 4-0. Oregon finishes the season 17-8 ? its second consecutive 17-win season.

The Cardinal jumped out to a 1-0 lead with wins at No. 1 and No 3 doubles. No. 36 Amber Liu and Anne Yesley defeated UO's No. 53 Daria Panova and Dominika Dieskova, 8-5. Panova and Dieskova finish the season 23-12 overall. Seniors Mendiburu and Ester Bak fell to Joanna Kao and Theresa Logar, 8-4, at No. 3, giving Stanford the doubles point. Mendiburu and Bak finish their careers as Oregon's top duo for single-season (25-8) and career (41-15) doubles victories.

"I thought we played solid doubles, but Stanford grabbed the point and the momentum was in the their favor," Oregon head coach Nils Schyllander said. "The top-half of our singles lineup played very tough with Stanford's top-half, but they have an extreme amount of depth. Overall, it was a fantastic season and these players have nothing to be ashamed of. This team has now laid the foundation for future Oregon teams."

In singles, Stanford's lineup featured five players ranked among the top-40 nationally. No. 32 Logar gave the Cardinal a 2-0 lead with a straight set victory over junior Jamie Marshall. Stanford then picked up point No. 3 after No. 61 Yelsey defeated Bak, 6-1, 6-0. The Cardinal clinched the match when No. 36 Whitney Deason defeated junior Anna Leksinska, 6-1, 6-1.

The remaining three matches where still active, but NCAA postseason rules state once a team reaches a fourth point, the remaining matches are called.

Mendiburu ends her career ranked second on the all-time career singles list at 73-47. Bak finishes sixth at 60-51.

Oregon's 17-win output marks the fifth time in program history (32 years) UO has won at least 17 matches.

The Ducks end play as a team, but senior Daria Panova will participate in her third consecutive NCAA Individual Championships, starting May 22, at Athens, Ga.

No. 1 Stanford 4, No. 29 Oregon 0
NCAA Regional Second Round
at Stanford, Calif.
Taube Tennis Center
May 14
(#) National Ranking

Doubles
1. (36) Liu/Yelsey (SU) def. (53) Panova/Dieskova (UO) 8-5
2. (8) Barnes/Burdett (SU) vs. Leksinska/Marshall (UO) DNF
3. Kao/Logar (SU) def. Mendiburu/Bak (UO) 8-4

Singles
1. (7) Amber Liu (SU) vs. (51) Daria Panova (UO) DNF
2. (20) Alice Barnes (SU) vs. (117) Dominika Dieskova (UO) DNF
3. (25) Erin Burdette (SU) vs. (98) Davina Mendiburu (UO) DNF
4. (32) Theresa Logar (SU) def. Jamie Marshall (UO) 6-0, 6-0
5. (36) Whitney Deason (SU) def. Anna Leksinska (UO) 6-1, 6-1
6. (61) Anne Yelsey (SU) def. Ester Bak (UO) 6-1, 6-0