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The fifth-ranked Stanford women's tennis team beat visiting UC Davis, 6-1, in its season opener at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium on Thursday.

The Cardinal travels to San Diego for a match on Friday and to Pepperdine for a match Saturday.

Stanford captured the doubles point to take a 1-0 lead, collecting wins at the top two spots of the lineup while the match on court three was abandoned.

The Cardinal dominated singles play against UC Davis (1-3), clinching the match thanks to a sequence of quick straight-set victories in the middle of the lineup.

Stacey Tan cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win at No. 5, extending Stanford's lead to 2-0. Kristie Ahn followed with a 6-1, 6-2 triumph on court three, making it 3-0.

Ellen Tsay secured the victory at the No. 4 spot, breezing past Ellie Edles 6-0, 6-2.

Also collecting wins in the opener were Krista Hardebeck, the highly-touted rookie currently ranked No. 2 in the country, and Nicole Gibbs, the reigning NCAA singles and doubles champion.

— Stanford Athletics

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