Divide and conquer. It’s the prevailing strategy for the Cal men’s tennis team this weekend as the squad disperses throughout various parts of California. Traveling as nearby as Marin County and far south as Santa Barbara, the Bears prepare to bring home a fresh set of experiences. “We want to Read More…
With a six-member squad ready to put more experience under their belts, the Cal men’s tennis team traveled to UC Davis this past weekend for the 2013 Aggie Invitational, looking to establish its dominance in Northern California. Competing against 12 other collegiate teams, Cal kept itself busy with plenty of Read More…
For the Cal men’s tennis team, attending the Audi Napa Valley Tennis Tournament in St. Helena, Calif. is tradition. So is winning. As harvest season approaches in wine country, the Bears themselves sowed the seeds for a successful preseason this past weekend. “It was a high-level tournament,” said junior Greg Read More…
All in all, the past year has been an exceptionally successful season for Cal athletics. Over the past five weeks, Daily Cal sports have put together a top-10 list of all Cal’s 27 varsity sports based on the performance from last season. No. 10: Men’s gymnastics “The rankings can be Read More…
Considering that the Cal men’s tennis team started its season plagued with injuries, the squad’s No. 17 overall finish is pretty impressive. So it’s no surprise that the squad made The Daily Californian’s list of the top 10 Cal sports teams ranked at No. 8. I mean, they were good Read More…
The NCAA released the Academic Progress Rate scores for 2011-12 on Tuesday, and though Cal has shown some improvement, there is still more work to be done. Many of Cal’s sports excelled. The men’s tennis, women’s tennis and women’s gymnastics teams earned perfect multiyear APR scores of 1,000. Those multiyear Read More…
Last weekend, I ended my yearlong stint as the men’s tennis beat writer. I was actually pretty sad to see the year go — I had a lot of fun watching those weekend matches at Hellman and analyzing how I could bring the intense back-and-forth action to life on paper. Read More…
The Cal men’s tennis team compiled a season full of what-ifs and could-have-beens. What if the Bears hadn’t lost senior co-captain Riki McLachlan at the beginning of the year to a nearly season-ending knee injury? What if they weren’t forced to produce three different doubles tandems to make up for Read More…
The Cal men’s tennis team failed to take home even one win from the NCAA singles and doubles championships this past week. But the Bears did not leave Urbana, Ill., feeling discouraged. With Cal’s season now over, the Bears are left instead with a bittersweet feeling. Although Cal concluded its Read More…
The top three players on the Cal men’s tennis team will join the ranks of the nation’s best at the NCAA championships this week. The Bears will send two singles players — juniors Ben McLachlan and Campbell Johnson — and one doubles tandem — the Cal pair of Johnson and Read More…