Final fall grand slam awaits two Bears

Hoping to have saved their best for last, Zsofi Susanyi and Anett Schutting will face off against the nation’s finest tennis players this weekend. No. 5 Susanyi and No. 22 Schutting of the Cal women’s tennis team will take part in the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championship in Flushing Meadows, Read More…

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Cardinal fell Bears in home court advantage

After rolling through the first six rounds, the Cal women’s tennis team finally hit a Stanford road block at the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships at Stanford on Tuesday. Despite a dominating display from Oct. 19 to 23, Cal ultimately fell short of taking first place and securing an automatic bid Read More…

Bears to experiment with doubles lineup in key tournament

For the Cal women’s tennis team, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Starting Friday and concluding on Tuesday, the Bears will travel to Stanford to compete in the USTA/ITA Northwest Regional Championships. Whoever takes the crown will secure an automatic bid to the second grand slam of the fall season, the Read More…

Cal takes flight in weekend tournament

On Sunday, Cal women’s tennis head coach Amanda Augustus had every reason to be proud of her squad. Partaking in the Saint Mary’s Invitational at Moraga, Calif., Cal swept away the competition by winning the top four draws this weekend. The tournament was divided into 3 different flights: red, white Read More…

Bears enter competition without top players

High expectations aren’t unusual for the Cal women’s tennis team. It comes with the territory of being a perennially highly ranked program. In the aftermath of a disappointing run at the All-American Championships in Pacific Palisades, Calif., Cal will head 12 miles east to Moraga for the Saint Mary’s Invitational. Read More…

Grand slam ends without Cal at top

When the champion of the season’s first collegiate grand slam was crowned on Sunday in Pacific Palisades, Calif., the Cal women’s tennis team was 300 miles away. After a disappointing showing at Riviera/ITA All-American Championships, head coach Amanda Augustus, sophomore Zsofi Susanyi, junior Anett Schutting, and seniors Tayler Davis and Read More…

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Bears send All-Americans to collegiate grand slam

Competing against a tournament field comprised entirely of All-Americans, the nation’s top ranked players will compete this week for the first grand slam title of the 2012 season. The ITA/Riviera All-American Championships begins on Tuesday and concludes Sunday at the Riviera Tennis Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. The talent is Read More…

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Cal begins first fall test with little set in stone

Despite facing a field of 80-plus players, Cal women’s tennis team will most likely be forced to compete against each other in their first tournament of the 2012 fall season. It’s fitting, therefore, that the Cal Nike Invitational will take place at home in Berkeley. The tournament begins Friday and Read More…

The Cal women's tennis team enters its fall season, which is composed primarily of individually-entered tournaments as opposed to team dual matches

Cal restarts NCAA title aspirations sans Juricova

Despite common misconception, head coach Amanda Augustus of cal women’s tennis team knows that collegiate tennis is more than just a spring sport. “That’s the common thing that people don’t understand,” Augustus said. “They think we’re only a spring sport. But we play a lot in the fall.” Because team Read More…