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It's the postseason and, as usual, the sixth-ranked Stanford women's tennis team has a front row seat to the action. The Cardinal reaffirmed its regular-season title with a Pac-12 Conference tournament title, beating California 4-1 in Ojai on Saturday in the championship match.

The Cardinal earns the NCAA automatic bid as Pac-12 champions and will likely host the first two rounds of the tournament, which begins May 12.

Stanford (21-2) secured its 26th conference title in program history and repeated as league champions for the first time since a three-year stretch from 2010-12. The Cardinal accomplished the feat by defeating Utah, Oregon and California over consecutive days.

Saturday's Pac-12 final was a rematch from last weekend in Berkeley, where Stanford edged California 4-3. The Cardinal has won 13 of the last 18 meetings against the Golden Bears dating to 2010.

The tone was established early, with Stanford picking up the doubles point for a 1-0 advantage.