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Before the regular tennis season officially commences in the spring, the Cal men’s tennis team participates in a new preseason tournament practically every weekend. Yet this weekend is actually different from the others, as the tournament is the Bears’ very own. Eleven years ago, Peter Wright, head coach of the
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Many people associate the beginning of the school year and the advent of fall with the start of football season. Few would realize that the men’s tennis team has already begun doing work, as it has kick-started its preseason play this past weekend. Starting on Sept. 16, the team participated
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A less thankful coach might have been disappointed with a round of 16 exit at the NCAA Team Championships. The No. 14 Cal men’s tennis team lost, 4-2, to third-ranked Tennessee in the third round of competition — but for Peter Wright, the results dismissed a crucial doubt that hovered
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The Cal men’s tennis squad concluded its run at the NCAA Championships on Thursday when junior Nick Andrews and sophomore Christoffer Konigsfeldt fell in the first round of the doubles tournament. The Bears’ 23rd-ranked tandem lost 6-4, 7-5, to the No. 17 duo of Sekou Bangoura Jr. and Alexander Lacroix
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Thursday had all the makings of a classic underdog story. With the score sitting at 6-4 in favor of Tennessee, the nation’s top-ranked tandem of Boris Conkic and John Patrick-Smith were two points way from securing the doubles point against Cal in the NCAA round of 16. But in a
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For the No. 15 Cal men’s tennis team, the dual season was filled with highs and lows. Its final match against No. 3 Tennessee was no exception. Despite starting off the day with a doubles upset, the Bears eventually fell, 4-2, to the Volunteers in Thursday’s round of 16 at
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Riki McLachlan wasn’t supposed to play singles in Saturday’s second round NCAA match with Fresno State; a last-minute lineup change substituted him for his freshman, brother Ben. But it was his sixth-court victory at the Hellman Tennis Complex that clinched the day’s 4-3 tilt for the No. 14 Cal
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