Tennis

In anticipation of the spring season, Cal split its squad to head to ITA National Fall Championship and Arizona State Thunderbird Invitational, where the team posted a slew of wins and losses.

After a decent ITA Northwest Regionals run, six Bears will head to Cardinal territory to take part in the ITA Northwest Super Regionals.

The Bears were on the hunt for hardware this past weekend when they hosted the Cal Fall Invitational. In all three flights, Cal dominated.

Only one of the seven Bears playing Friday through Sunday qualified for the main draw, but the tournament served another purpose as well: Getting new players acclimated to the world of collegiate tennis.

The Bears will open their season with the Battle in the Bay Qualifier this weekend — a tournament that serves as the qualifier for the Battle in the Bay Classic, hosted annually in San Francisco.

In the top 100 players in the Women’s Tennis Association, or WTA, there are just a handful of singles players who are out, and there are a grand total of zero of openly queer singles top-100 players on the men’s tour.

Capping off a tough season for Cal women’s tennis, the two Bears that made it into the NCAA singles and doubles tournaments ended their short-lived postseason run.

The future of the program looks strong, as two of Cal’s best players — sophomores Katja Wiersholm and Jessica Alsola — find themselves at the USTA campus in Orlando, Florida, preparing for the national championship.

The Bears head to Austin, Texas for the first round of nationals to face San Diego on Friday after finishing out their season with a barely-winning 12-9 record.

After the cancellation of Cal’s match against Pepperdine on Friday, the Bears continue their season Sunday against No. 43 Oregon Ducks, their fourth match in just 10 days.