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By: Washington State Athletic Communications
STANFORD, Calif. – Washington State battled but did not have enough to overcome the nation's top-ranked team as No. 1 Stanford defeated Washington State Sunday in the second round of the ITA Kickoff Weekend at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
Stanford (2-0) jumped out early by captured the opening doubles point. Melissa Lord and Niluka Madurawe had no trouble with WSU's (6-1) Michaela Bayerlova and Aneta Miksovska, winning 6-0 at No. 3. The point was clinched when Caroline Lampl and Kimberly Yee, the nation's seventh-ranked duo, defeated Tiffany Mylonas and Hikaru Sato, 6-2, at No.