Melissa Lord and Janice Shin were tied with Olivia Hauger and Julia Rosenqvist at 5-5 in the decisive contest. The Cardinal duo took control from there, winning the next two games to secure the point for Stanford.

Stanford went on top early against its Bay Area rival in Friday's match, but the doubles point wasn't secured easily. With the Cardinal winning at No. 1 and the Bears taking No. 2, the coveted doubles point came down to the third match.

The Cardinal heads into next week's Pac-12 Championships in Ojai as the No. 1 seed and receives a bye into the quarterfinals on Thursday. Stanford won the inaugural conference tournament title last season.

In securing its third straight conference title and 27th in 31 years overall, the Cardinal seems to be peaking at just the right time. Stanford ended the regular-season on a 11-match winning streak, completed the conference slate with a 9-0 mark and recorded its ninth shutout of the season. Stanford improved to 15-3 overall, while California moved to 11-8 overall and 6-4 in the conference.

The 20th-ranked Stanford women's tennis team raised the banner as Pac-12 champion once again, securing the conference's regular-season title with a 4-0 victory over No. 42 California Friday at Taube Family Tennis Stadium.

Graduate student Eric Fomba provided his fourth clinching point of the season as No. 4 Stanford continued its best start in 16 seasons with a 4-1 victory over No. 36 Oregon Friday at Taube Tennis Stadium.

Moments later, freshman Michaela Gordon won her 20th match of the season, providing her third clincher of the year with a 6-2, 6-4 victory at No. 1 to seal the conference regular-season title.

The Cardinal continued its momentum from there. Sophomore Emily Arbuthnott surrendered just two games in dispatching her opponent at No. 4 singles for her team-best 22nd win of the season.

The Ducks picked up a point with a win by Akihiro Tanaka at No. 3, but the Cardinal responded moments later with the match victory.

Senior David Wilczynski won his fourth consecutive match as well. The Cardinal co-captain dispatched his opponent, 6-0, 6-2, at No. 5 for his ninth dual victory of the season.

Geller continued to look sharp with a 6-3, 6-2 win at No. 2 singles to push Stanford's lead to 2-0. He won the last four games of his match, sealing the win with a love game. The freshman has won his last four matches and is 16-3 in dual play this season.

Stanford captured its 17th doubles point in 21 dual matches this season as Tom Fawcett and Axel Geller notched their 14th dual win with a 6-3 triumph at No. 2 and Sameer Kumar and Michael Genender posted a 7-5 victory at No. 1.

The Cardinal improved to 19-2 overall, matching the start of the 2002 season. Stanford moved to 6-1 in the Pac-12 and secured the No. 2 seed in next week's Pac-12 Championships in Ojai.

Stanford closes its regular season on Saturday, hosting Washington at 3 p.m. PT at Taube Family Tennis Stadium. The Cardinal will honor its two seniors, Fawcett and Wilczynski, in a pre-match ceremony.

The victory was Stanford's second against Oregon this season. The Cardinal posted a 4-0 win over the Ducks during ITA Kick-Off Weekend in Berkeley in January.

Fomba, who won his first set in a tiebreaker, jumped out to a 3-1 advantage in the second set. The graduate student continued his momentum from there, posting a 6-2 win to seal the match victory for the Cardinal.

Stanford had several opportunities with Fawcett, Fomba and William Genesen within a game of winning their matches at one point.

Stanford tennis: A tale of two victories and a Pac-12 title