Stanford Women Win NCAA Tennis Title in Tulsa

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The NCAA Women's Tennis Championship came down to a third set with the score tied 3-3, as Taylor Davidson clinched the 18th national title for Stanford with a 3-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory at the No. 2 singles position to defeat the Oklahoma State Cowgirls 4-3 on Tuesday afternoon at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center on The University of Tulsa campus.

The 15th-seed Stanford Cardinal (20-5) broke its own record of becoming the highest seed to win the NCAA Championship, as the Cardinal won the 2013 title as a No. 12 seed. Stanford Head Coach Lele Forood won her eighth national title as the Cardinal head coach.

OSU (29-5) was its usual self in doubles by capturing its 32nd doubles point out of 33 attempts this season. The Cowgirls won the doubles at No. 3 and No. 1. Stanford tied the score at one apiece when Krista Hardebeck, the only Cardinal to participate at the 2013 NCAA Championship, won 6-4, 6-4 at the No. 4 spot.

Oklahoma State's Katarina Adamovic put the Cowgirls back ahead 2-1 when she claimed a straight set 6-4, 7-5 victory over Carol Zhao, while teammate Viktoria Luskova won her No. 3 match against Caroline Doyle 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 giving OSU a 3-1 lead. The Cardinal battled back to win the final three matches, all in three sets, including the freshmen duo of No. 5 Caroline Lampl and No. 6 Melissa Lord tying the score at 3-3, and leaving junior Taylor Davidson to clinch the victory.

Oklahoma State was making its first championship match appearance in school history.

#15 Stanford (20-5) def. #12 Oklahoma State (29-5), 4-3
Head Coaches: and Lele Forood (Stanford) and Chris Young (Oklahoma State)
Doubles
1. #43 Maria Alvarez/Kelsey Laurente (Oklahoma State) def. #5 Taylor Davidson/Caroline Doyle (Stanford), 6-3
2. #54 Viktoriya Lushkova/Carla Tur Mari (Oklahoma State) vs. #31 Melissa Lord/Carol Zhao (Stanford), 5-5 DNF
3. #79 Katarina Adamovic/Vladica Babic (Oklahoma State) def. Krista Hardebeck/Caroline Lampl (Stanford), 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 1
Singles
1. 47 Katarina Adamovic (Oklahoma State) def. #25 Carol Zhao (Stanford), 6-4, 7-5
2. #46 Taylor Davidson (Stanford) def. #44 Vladica Babic (Oklahoma State), 3-6, 7-5, 7-5
3. #66 Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State) def. #67 Caroline Doyle (Stanford), 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
4. #100 Krista Hardebeck (Stanford) def. Kelsey Laurente (Oklahoma State), 6-4, 6-4
5. Caroline Lampl (Stanford) def. Katarina Stresnakova (Oklahoma State), 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
6. Melissa Lord (Stanford) def. Carla Tur Mari (Oklahoma State), 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 1, 3, 5, 6, 2

NCAA Division I Women's Tennis All-Tournament Team
#1 Doubles: #43 Maria Alvarez/Kelsey Laurente (Oklahoma State)
#2 Doubles: #54 Viktoriya Lushkova/Carla Tur Mari (Oklahoma State)
#3 Doubles: #79 Katarina Adamovic/Vladica Babic (Oklahoma State)

#1 Singles: #47 Katarina Adamovic (Oklahoma State)
#2 Singles: #46 Taylor Davidson (Stanford)
#3 Singles: #66 Viktoriya Lushkova (Oklahoma State)
#4 Singles: Courtney Colton (Vanderbilt)
#5 Singles: Caroline Lampl (Stanford)
#6 Singles: Melissa Lord (Stanford)

Most Outstanding Player
#47 Katarina Adamovic (Oklahoma State)

Stanford Women Win NCAA Tennis Title in Tulsa

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