Emily Arbuthnott came through again for the Stanford women.
The freshman from England won the clinching match for the 10th time this season, a team high, as the No. 7 seed and defending champion Cardinal topped No. 2 North Carolina 4-2 today in the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga.
Arbuthnott oustlasted freshman Makenna Jones, ranked 100th, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Court 5 to improve to 6-0 in three-setters this season. Jones' father, Kelly Jones, climbed to No. 1 in the world in doubles in 1992 and now coaches the men's team at Furman in Greenville, S.C. Her mother, Tami Whitlinger-Jones, reached No. 73 in the world in singles in 1997 and was a two-time All-American at Stanford.
Here are the full results of the Stanford-North Carolina match.
Stanford (25-2) will face No. 3 seed Ohio State (32-2) on Monday at 11 a.m. PDT. The Buckeyes, with top-ranked Francesca Di Lorenzo, overwhelmed No. 6 Texas Tech 4-0.
The Red Raiders' Felicity Maltby, a sophomore from Sunnyvale in the San Francisco Bay Area ranked 58th, lost on Court 2 in singles and doubles.
In the other semifinal, No. 1 seed Florida (27-3) will meet No. 4 Vanderbilt (24-5).
The men's semifinals are scheduled for Monday at 7 a.m. No. 2 and two-time defending champion Virginia (32-1), with junior Collin Altamirano of Sacramento, will play No. 3 Ohio State (33-3). No. 9 North Carolina (28-4) will take on No. 13 and host Georgia (22-7).
Video streaming and live scoring of the tournament are available here.
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