Slideshow Stanford senior Krista Hardebeck posted a 6-3, 6-3 victory to give the Cardinal women a 3-0 lead over St. Mary's on Friday. Photo by Harjanto Sumali. Caroline Doyle won at No. 2 singles and No. 1 doubles in Stanford's 6-1 win over St. Mary's on Friday. Photo by Harjanto Sumali. Freshman Kimberly Yee dropped her match at No. 6 singles during Stanford's 6-1 nonconference win over St. Mary's on Friday. Photo by Harjanto Sumali. Previous Next

The eighth-ranked Stanford women's tennis team snapped a rare losing skid with a 6-1 victory over visiting No. 47 Saint Mary's on Friday at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Stanford (2-2) was coming off back-to-back losses against top-25 foes last weekend, dropping its record to under .500 for the first time in school history, spanning 42 seasons and 1,032 matches.

On Friday, perhaps the Cardinal simply benefited from returning home, where it has lost only six times in the past 17 years.

The Cardinal breezed through doubles, highlighted by Melissa Lord and Kimberly Yee posting a 6-0 victory at the No. 2 spot to set the tone.

Caroline Lampl extended the lead to 2-0 following a 6-3, 6-1 win at the No. 4 position before Krista Hardebeck followed with a 6-3, 6-3 result on court three.