STANFORD, Calif. - No. 28 Stanford extended its season-best winning streak to five, blanking UC Santa Barbara 7-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.
The Cardinal (9-3, 3-0 Pac-12), which is navigating through a stretch of four matches to be played over seven days, also secured its fifth shutout of the season.
Stanford claimed the doubles point for a 1-0 lead thanks to victories at the Nos. 1 and 3 spots.
Emma Higuchi cruised past Lise Sentenac 6-0, 6-0 on court six, giving Stanford a 2-0 advantage.
Caroline Lampl followed with a 6-1, 6-4 win over Amanda Atanasson at the No. 3 position for a 3-0 cushion.
Michaela Gordon provided the clincher with a 6-2, 6-3 victory against Palina Dubavets at the top spot of the lineup.
Stanford received a boost from the return of All-American Melissa Lord, who played her first match of the spring after being sidelined with an injury. Lord teamed up with Janice Shin for a victory in doubles and prevailed 6-3, 6-2 in singles at the No. 2 spot.
Stanford has now won 44 of its last 47 contests at Taube Family Tennis Stadium dating back to 2015.
After closing out a nine-match homestand, the Cardinal wraps up the regular season with four of its final six matches on the road. That stretch begins Friday afternoon at No. 41 Arizona State.
No. 28 Stanford 7, UC Santa Barbara 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 3 Arbuthnott/Gordon (STAN) d. No. 45 Da Silveira/Dubavets (UCSB) 6-3
2) Atanasson/Lev Ari (UCSB) led Lampl/Yee (STAN) 6-5, unfinished
3) Lord/Shin (STAN) d. Sentenac/Yamada (UCSB) 6-0
Order of Finish: 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 10 Michaela Gordon (STAN) d. Palina Dubavets (UCSB) 6-2, 6-3
2) No. 64 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Natalie Da Silveira (UCSB) 6-3, 6-2
3) No. 98 Caroline Lampl (STAN) d. Amanda Atanasson (UCSB) 6-1, 6-4
4) No. 40 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) d. Amit Lev Ari (UCSB) 7-6 (8), 6-4
5) Janice Shin (STAN) d. Stephanie Yamada (UCSB) 6-2, 6-3
6) Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Lise Sentenac (UCSB) 6-0, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 3, 1, 2, 5, 4