julia rosenqvist

Cal, last year’s regular season conference champion, will face the winner of Wednesday’s matchup of the No. 7-seeded Oregon Ducks and No. 10-seeded Colorado Buffs on Thursday to kick off the postseason.

Cal goes into this season as the defending Pac-12 conference regular-season champions. As all returning players, the Bears are hoping to perform once well once again this year, starting off with the Cal Fall Invitational.

Coming off the back of becoming regular season’s Pac-12 champions — with an 18-7 record in the spring — the Bears had hoped to continue their run in the NCAA national championship. Cal was bested by No. 6 North Carolina State 4-0 in Raleigh, leaving the tournament in the sweet 16.

Blanking the Lumberjacks with a 4-0 win, the Bears dealt seemingly just as easy with their second round opponents Texas Tech on Saturday, earning a trip to North Carolina for the round of 16.

The team once again earned the honor of hosting after a successful season and being seeded 11th. Going in the tournament with a 16-7 record, and as regular season Pac-12 champions, Cal has its sights set high.

Beating Utah in its first match 4-0, Cal women's tennis couldn’t quite bypass Arizona State and fell 3-4 in the semifinals.

As the stands filled with Cal and Stanford fans, anticipation was high as two of the top teams in the conference battled it out for the regular-season Pac-12 championship title.

The only senior on the team will be honored this weekend on Senior Day. The day will also be important because of the opponent: Bay Area rival Stanford.

Last weekend the team was unable to stand strong in doubles against Washington State on Friday and Washington on Saturday after holding a six-match winning streak in doubles.

The Bears are set to play Washington State on Friday and Washington on Saturday, and hope to continue their solid performance in doubles and restart a winning streak broken last weekend.