BOULDER, Colo. - No. 3 Stanford completed a sweep of its Mountain road swing, breezing past Colorado 4-0 on Sunday morning.
Winners of 13 in a row, the Cardinal (18-1, 9-0 Pac-12) concluded the week atop the Pac-12 standings with only next week's match at California remaining in the regular season.
Three-time defending Pac-12 champion Stanford has now won 36 straight regular-season conference matches dating back to March 5, 2016, when it lost 4-3 at Arizona State.
Stanford notched its fourth straight shutout and 12th overall. The Cardinal has not surrendered a point since edging USC 4-3 on March 30.
Leading 1-0 after doubles, Emma Higuchi delivered a 6-3, 6-0 victory at No. 6 before Michaela Gordon added a 6-1, 6-1 triumph at No. 1.
The clincher came on court two from Melissa Lord, who defeated Monica Malinen 6-1, 6-2 before the match was halted.
Stanford and California square off on Saturday, April 20, at 12 p.m. in Berkeley.
No. 3 Stanford 4, Colorado 0
DOUBLES
1) No. 50 Andrinopoulos/Malinen (COLO) d. No. 15 Lampl/Kimberly Yee (STAN) 6-3
2) No. 29 Arbuthnott/Gordon (STAN) d. Forster/Nayar (COLO) 6-2
3) No. 41 Lord/Niluka Madurawe (STAN) d. Ecton/Farrow (COLO) 6-3
Order of Finish: 2, 1, 3
SINGLES
1) No. 21 Michaela Gordon (STAN) d. Sara Nayar (COLO) 6-1, 6-1
2) No. 35 Melissa Lord (STAN) d. Monica Malinen (COLO) 6-1, 6-2
3) No. 68 Caroline Lampl (STAN) led Annabelle Andrinopoulos (COLO) 6-3, 5-4, unfinished
4) No. 27 Emily Arbuthnott (STAN) led Megan Forster (COLO) 6-4, 2-2, unfinished
5) No. 77 Janice Shin (STAN) led Tallulah Farrow (COLO) 7-5, unfinished
6) No. 92 Emma Higuchi (STAN) d. Ky Ecton (COLO) 6-3, 6-0
Order of Finish: 6, 1, 2