Tennis

This weekend, Cal traveled to Utah and Colorado to begin Pac-12 play. Going 1-1, the Bears played two impressive matches to improve their overall season record to 4-5.

The Bears looked confident out on the courts on Friday against SDSU. Now, Cal steadies itself for No. 3 Michigan, hoping to use the newly found momentum to secure a crucial win.

It seems as though Cal women’s tennis’ biggest opponent this semester has been the rain. Slated to play San Diego State on Friday, a big question mark hovers over the Bears’ Hellman Tennis Complex with more rain predicted to end the week.

Following a weekend of rainouts, Cal returned to the court in Miami, facing off against highly ranked Miami and NC State. Despite valiant efforts, both matches ended in losses for the Bears, dropping their record to 2-3.

Cal women’s tennis will face off against no. 16 Miami and no. 10 NC State from Feb 11-12. Hoping to redeem themselves after their loss against USD in late January, Cal seeks singles and doubles success this weekend.

As Shelton was battling it out in Melbourne, college teams across the country, including No. 11 Cal, participated in the ITA Kickoff Weekend, vying for a spot at the Indoor Nationals in Seattle. While the Bears beat Princeton 4-1 on Friday, San Diego got the better of Cal on Saturday, also with a 4-1 win.

The Bears came back from Austin, Texas, with solid results in doubles competition but still much to accomplish to achieve regularity in singles matches.

The No. 11 Bears play Princeton on Friday; if they win, they will face the winning team of the Georgia Tech-USD match come Saturday.

Playing one of the most exciting matches of the day, Alsola helped the Bears to edge a 6-1 win over Santa Barbara in their dual match home opener.

Starting out the season in a solid No. 12 spot in the country, the Bears are gearing up for their first two dual matches of the year.