Nov. 29, 1997

Stanford Tennis Cruises against Hawai`i

The Defending National Champion Cardinal Men's and Women's Tennis Teams Take First Dual Match of the Season With Ease

Honolulu, HI - The defending national champion Stanford men's and women's tennis teams each opened 1997-98 dual match play with convincing wins over Hawai`i. The Cardinal men blanked the Rainbows 7-0 despite the absence of one their top players - Mike Bryan. All six of Stanford's players in singles won in straight sets while all three doubles teams won by a combined score of 24-1 in pro-set doubles play.

On the women's side, the Cardinal women, playing without stars Anne Kremer and Ania Bleszynski, defeated the Wahine 7-2. The one through five positions each won in straight sets while the Wahine captured the seventh position for one of its two points in the contest.

STANFORD MEN'S RESULTS

Singles
1. Bob Bryan (Stanford) d. Jakob Nilsson (Hawai`i)  6-0, 6-0
2. Ryan Wolters (Stanford) d. Chad Shibuya (Hawai`i)  6-2, 6-2
3. Alex Kim (Stanford) d. Lars Endrigat (Hawai`i)  6-2, 6-0
4. Geoff Abrams (Stanford) d. Eric Stone (Hawai`i)  6-3, 6-0 
5. Ali Ansari (Stanford) d. Dominic Modise (Hawai`i)  6-0, 6-0
6. Dave Havler (Stanford) d. Justin Iwase (Hawai`i)  6-0, 7-5
Doubles 
1. Bryan/Wolters (Stanford) d. Nilsson/Stone (Hawai`i)  8-0
2. Kim/Abrams (Stanford) d. Shibuya/Modise (Hawai`i)  8-1
3. Ansari/Scott (Stanford) d. Endrigat/Iwase (Hawai`i)  8-0

Final Score
Stanford  7
Hawai`i   0

STANFORD WOMEN'S RESULTS

Singles 
1. Julie Scott (Stanford) d. Petra Holma (Hawai`i)  6-1, 6-0
2. Teryn Ashley (Stanford) d. Michelle Radman (Hawai`i) 6-3, 6-1
3. Jennifer Heiser (Stanford) d. Lynn Novack (Hawai`i)  6-0, 6-3
4. Sarah Pestieau (Stanford) d. Suzie Saunders (Hawai`i)    6-1, 6-0
5. Sophy Woodhouse (Stanford) d. Natalie Lum (Hawai`i)  6-4, 6-2
6. Nalani Cruz (Hawai`i) d. Julia Sherbakov (Stanford)  4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Doubles 
1. Scott/Ashley (Stanford) d. Holma/Saunders (Hawai`i)  8-4
2. Heiser/Pestieau (Stanford) d. Novack/Lum (Hawai`i)   8-1
3. Radman/Cruz (Hawai`i) d. Woodhouse/Sherbakov (Stanford)  8-6
Final Score
Stanford  7
Hawai`i   2

Stanford University Women's Tennis