March 3, 2000

Tempe, Ariz. -- The top-ranked Stanford women's tennis team (14-0, 3-0 Pac-10) defeated 10th-ranked Arizona State (3-1, 1-1 Pac-10) 6-1 today at the Robson Player Facility in Tempe, Ariz. The win extended the Cardinal win streak to 32-matches, dating back to March 5, 1999.

Playing in her first match as the top-ranked singles player in the nation, freshman Laura Granville (Chicago, Ill.) cruised past ASU's Kerry Giardino for a 6-1, 6-2 victory at No. 2 singles. Sophomore Marissa Irvin (Santa Monica, Calif.), ranked fifth by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, won her tenth match of the season with a 6-3, 6-2 win over 52nd-ranked Karin Palme of ASU at No. 1 singles.

Sophomore Gabriela Lastra (Reno, Nev.) defeated Arizona State's only other ranked player, 92nd-ranked Mhairi Brown, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at No. 5.

Stanford captured the only singles match of the afternoon, with Irvin and senior Teryn Ashley (Chestnut Hills, Mass.) defeating Faye DeVera and Celena McCoury 8-1.

Stanford travels to Arizona for a noon match against the 26th-ranked Wildcats tomorrow.

Singles
No. 1	#5 Marissa Irvin (S) def. #52 Karin Palme (ASU) -- 6-3, 6-2
No. 2	#1 Laura Granville (S) def. Kerry Giardino (ASU) -- 6-1, 6-2
No. 3	#46 Teryn Ashley (S) def. Faye DeVera (ASU) -- 6-3, 6-2
No. 4	#6 Lauren Kalvaria (S) def. Celena McCoury (ASU) -- 6-4, 6-3
No. 5	#61 Gabriela Lastra (S) def. #92 Mhairi Brown (ASU) -- 6-3, 3-6, 6-1
No. 6	#81 Megan Yeats (ASU) def. Jennifer Heiser (S) -- 6-2, 6-3


Doubles
No. 1	#36 Irvin/Ashley (S) def. Devera/McCoury (ASU) -- 8-1


Final Score: #1 Stanford 6, #10 Arizona State 1