The Oregon women’s tennis team’s slump continued Friday when it faced off against the No. 7 Stanford Cardinal. Proving why five of their six players are ranked, Stanford showed their prowess and dominated Oregon 4-0.

Stanford won both doubles matches nearly at the same time, with the No. 2 and No. 3 matches finishing only minutes after one another.

The first doubles match was lost 8-1 by Jasmine Minor and Lina Åkesson in No. 2 doubles. Allie Hueffner and Kadie Hueffner lost to Caroline Doyle and Krista Hardebeck moments after by the same count. The Ducks trailed 7-1 in the incomplete game against 31st ranked Taylor Davidson and Ellen Tsay.

The Ducks had little success in singles. The first five matches of singles play were against ranked Stanford players. The only reason the Cardinal lacked a sixth ranked-player was because No. 4 Kristie Ahn was scratched from the No. 1 singles spot.

The first match to complete was between No. 41 Doyle and Lana Buttner. Although Doyle dominated the first set 6-0, Buttner was able to score four points in the second. The game ended 6-0, 6-4.

The final two games didn’t go any better. Minor lost both sets 6-1, 6-1 to No. 22 Carol Zhao. The loss was followed by teammate Sofia Hager’s in No. 3 singles, which she lost to No. 28 Davidson 6-0, 6-2.

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[Originally published here by the Daily Emerald on April 11, 2014]