BERKELEY, Calif. - No. 11 California blanked No. 15 Stanford 4-0 on Saturday afternoon, earning a split in the season series.
Stanford (14-7, 4-3 Pac-12) was seeking a season sweep for the first time since 2012.
"I'm proud of our team," state Taube Director of Men's Tennis Paul Goldstein. "We're more banged-up physically than we have been all season, but we showed character with the way we fought today. They played for each other and I can't ask for anything more."
The Golden Bears (18-6, 5-1 Pac-12) captured the doubles point for a 1-0 lead, but the Cardinal had been in this spot before. Stanford defeated California 4-3 in the earlier meeting on March 7 despite losing doubles.
California was too strong this time, with victories from Andre Goransson and J.T. Nishimura extending the lead to 3-0.
Florian Lakat then provided the clincher at the No. 1 spot, outlasting Tom Fawcett 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 in a battle of top-15 players.
Next up for both teams are the Pac-12 Championships, which get underway Wednesday in Ojai, California.
No. 11 California 4, No. 15 Stanford 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 2 Bergevi/Lakat (CAL) d. No. 61 Fawcett/Goldberg (STAN) 7-6 (4)
2) Genender/Kumar (STAN) d. No. 74 Goransson/Griffith (CAL) 6-3
3) Hoffman/Nishimura (CAL) d. Sutter/Wilczynski (STAN) 6-4
Order of Finish: 2, 3, 1
SINGLES
1) No. 14 Florian Lakat (CAL) d. No. 11 Tom Fawcett (STAN) 6-3, 1-6, 6-1
2) No. 49 Andre Goransson (CAL) d. Sameer Kumar (STAN) 6-4, 6-2
3) Filip Bergevi (CAL) led David Wilczynski (STAN) 7-6 (11), 4-1, susp.
4) No. 117 Michael Genender (STAN) led No. 89 Billy Griffith (CAL) 7-5, 2-5, susp.
5) J.T. Nishimura (CAL) d. Brandon Sutter (STAN) 7-5, 7-5
6) Bjorn Hoffman (CAL) led William Genesen (STAN) 3-6, 6-3, 2-1, susp.
Order of Finish: 2, 5, 1