The Cal women’s tennis team will be bringing more than its fundamentally solid, nearly mistake-free brand of tennis to Urbana, Ill., next week, when the next rounds of the NCAA tournament begin. The Bears will also be bringing a good dose of Cal spirit with them. The team has a Read More…
The Cal women’s tennis team’s Achilles’ heel this season has been its play in doubles. But not anymore. In two of their last three matches of the regular season, the Bears had to make a comeback in singles after dropping doubles matches and finding themselves in early 1-0 deficits. This Read More…
“Our goal is to be the No. 1 team and win the NCAAs,” said junior Anett Schutting back in February. And 16 wins and 5 losses later, the Cal women’s tennis team could be in a position to do just that. As the No. 8 team in the country, the Read More…
The Cal women’s tennis team zoomed into the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif., on a seven-game winning streak and with as much momentum as anyone. They leave in a much different situation. Zsofi Susanyi, the No. 5 player in the nation, left her third singles match of the weekend with Read More…
The Cal women’s tennis squad was heavily favored over Oregon on Friday, so it’s no surprise that the Bears swept the Ducks in Berkeley, 7-0. But the match provided an opportunity for Cal (12-5, 6-1) to show improvement. The Bears’ two promising freshmen — Lynn Chi and Klara Fabikova — Read More…
By playing well late in matches and winning in several third sets, the Cal women’s tennis team was able to capitalize on its endurance and win its third-straight match on Sunday against San Diego State. The No. 15 Bears moved to 8-4 on the season, including winning five of their Read More…
When Zsofi Susanyi started doubles play against UCLA (8-1) on Friday, she wore a band of athletic tape around her left thigh. By the start of singles play, Susanyi, the current No. 1 singles player, was on the sideline and the athletic tape had been replaced with ice. For Cal Read More…
For years, Jana Juricova was arguably the best player in the nation. Despite Juricova graduating last year, the Cal women’s tennis team did not have to wait long for someone to fill her place. Sophomore Zsofi Susanyi has vaulted to the No. 1 singles spot in the country. In her Read More…
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…
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…
