Look for both women’s finalists to be fresh Monday as they compete for the NCAA title and a possible wild-card spot at this year’s U.S. Open.

Defending singles and doubles champion Nicole Gibbs, of Stanford, and Nebraska’s Mary Weatherholt dispatched their opponents in Sunday’s semifinals en route to a championship match between the two top-15 opponents. Both matches lasted just under an hour. And Weatherholt has needed only one third set, while Gibbs has won in straight sets, during these six consecutive days of singles play.

No. 13-ranked Gibbs extended points from the baselines and forced No. 31 Breaunna Addison into hitting unforced errors indoors at the Atkins Tennis Center. Gibbs, a junior, came out strong and broke the first-semester freshman to open the match. And Gibbs was then never challenged on her service game; Addison only recorded one point on each of Gibbs’ last two service games.

In the second set, Gibbs was particularly good about staying in points by making Addison hit the extra shot. Holding easily to start the second set, Gibbs broke after she kept the ball in from the corner and Addison missed a routine volley.

“The thing I’ve been doing the best this week is just transitioning pretty flawlessly from defense to offense and vice- versa,” Gibbs said after short hitting practice, which followed her match. “Someone’s going to have to hit a lot of balls to get through me. If they’re not able to get through me, the first short ball they give me, I’m on offense.”

In the next game, with Gibbs up 2-0, Addison came within two points of putting the set back on serve, but Gibbs was able to escape with a perfectly placed cross-court drop shot. Gibbs broke again at 4-1 and then held at love to seal the victory 6-1, 6-1 after an unforced error from Addison.

“I wasn’t there for a lot of balls,” Addison said. “I could’ve executed my shots better, maybe taken a couple more chances and just find the balance between grinding her out a couple of points and going for my shots. Because I feel like I gave her a lot of free points.”

Gibbs, who led Stanford to the team title Tuesday, was in a position last year against her then-teammate that she will be in Monday. Last year, she prevailed in three sets against her opponent, who she teamed up with to win the doubles crown. This year, Gibbs and her opponent were knocked out in the first round of doubles.

“I haven’t decided yet if (the late-tournament experience) is an advantage or a disadvantage going into the finals,” Gibbs said. “Obviously, there’s some weight on my shoulder with a championship to defend.”

Her opponent will be Weatherholt, who is ranked two spots higher than her at No. 11. Weatherholt broke in all of her chances to cruise to a 6-0 first-set victory against No. 36 Alexa Guarachi of Alabama. While Weatherholt broke the first game of the match, Guarachi squandered three break chances the following game after starting it 0-40.

“I try to treat each point the same and so, I don’t really think if I’m down 0-40 or up 40-0, the game’s over,” said Weatherholt, a senior.

She broke early again in the second set. Guarachi showed life, coming two points to tying the set, but that was the closest she came to threatening her opponent’s service game. After Guarachi came within two points again, Weatherholt broke easily after unforced errors from her opponent to take the set 6-3.

While Gibbs is no stranger to the finals, Weatherholt will compete in the program’s first appearance in a singles championship match.

Darshan can be reached at [email protected] and @drshnpatel.