STANFORD, Calif. - No. 10 Stanford prepares for a stretch of three matches to be played over four days as the regular season continues to wind down.
The Cardinal (15-1, 7-0 Pac-12) has won 11 in a row, its longest in-season winning streak since 2014, when the Cardinal won 13 straight from Jan. 24-March 30.
First up is a pivotal nonconference matchup at No. 17 Pepperdine (13-4, 5-0 WCC). A victory over the Waves, who have won eight consecutive matches while also defeating Arizona State and UCLA earlier this season, would potentially provide a rankings bump, something the Cardinal needs in order to stay in contention for NCAA hosting duties as a top-16 seed.
Two days later, Stanford returns home for the first time in nearly three weeks when it hosts Washington State (9-12, 0-7 Pac-12) at 1:30 p.m.
The weekend wraps up on Saturday at 12 p.m. against No. 32 Washington (15-6, 4-3 Pac-12) as part of the 18th annual ZOOM Marketing Spring Smash. In addition to Senior Day ceremonies honoring Taylor Davidson and Caroline Doyle, the contest will kick off Cardinalpalooza, the annual Stanford Athletics' sports festival featuring free admission to six events over four-hour span.
Stanford's All-American duo of Davidson and Doyle have combined for 73 victories during their careers on The Farm while leading the Cardinal to the 2016 NCAA championship.
No change in this week's individual rankings, as the Cardinal remains well represented with every member of its singles lineup and two doubles teams.
Melissa Lord (22-2 overall, 13-1 duals) checks in at No. 20, followed by Davidson (45), Doyle (54), Emma Higuchi (63), Caroline Lampl (68) and Emily Arbuthnott (108). Higuchi's 25 wins leads the team while Arbuthnott has won 16 in a row.
The Cardinal's top-ranked doubles team is Doyle and Lord (10-5 overall, 7-2 duals) at No. 40.