OJAI, Calif. - No. 6 Stanford breezed past No. 40 Oregon 4-0 on Friday afternoon in the semifinal round of the Pac-12 Championships.
Winners of five straight, Stanford (20-2, 10-0 Pac-12) punched its ticket to Saturday's final, where the Cardinal will face off against No. 16 California for the second consecutive weekend. The Cardinal beat the Golden Bears 4-3 in Berkeley seven days ago to capture the regular-season crown.
Stanford, which is attempting to repeat as Pac-12 champions, captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, booking victories at the bottom two spots.
Caroline Lampl then delivered a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Julie Eshet at the No. 4 position to extend Stanford's lead to 2-0.
Emma Higuchi notched her team-best 30th win of the season, defeating Marlou Kluiving 6-1, 6-2 on court six for a 3-0 advantage.
Taylor Davidson provided her second clincher in as many matches, taking down Nia Rose 6-4, 6-2 at the No. 3 spot.
Oregon (14-10, 6-4 Pac-12) had won three in a row entering Friday's match.
Stanford will be making its 36th consecutive postseason appearance when first round competition gets underway at campus sites in two weeks. The Cardinal is also a likely candidate to host the opening weekend at Taube Family Tennis Stadium on May 12-14.
No. 6 Stanford 4, No. 40 Oregon 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 82 Arbuthnott/Davidson (STAN) led No. 71 Eshet/Sangwan (ORE) 5-3, susp.
2) No. 40 Doyle/Lord (STAN) d. Rifanty Kahfiani/Tobita (ORE) 6-2
3) Higuchi/Lampl (STAN) d. Kluiving/Rose (ORE) 6-1
Order of Finish: 3, 2
SINGLES
1) No. 41 Caroline Doyle (STAN) vs. No. 120 Alyssa Tobita (ORE) 2-6, 6-4, susp.
2) No. 26 Melissa Lord (STAN) led Shweta Sangwan (ORE) 6-3, 6-5, susp.
3) No. 59 Taylor Davidson (STAN) d. Nia Rose (ORE) 6-4, 6-2
4) No. 90 Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Julie Eshet (ORE) 6-3, 6-3
5) Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) led Daniela Nasser (ORE) 6-2, 2-3, susp.
6) No. 72 Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Marlou Kluiving (ORE) 6-1, 6-2
Order of Finish: 4, 6, 3