Jessica Alsola

Sophomore doubles duo Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm played especially well in the highly-anticipated ITA Fall National Championships in San Diego. At the ASU Thunderbird Championships in Tempe, Arizona, junior Hannah Viller Moeller was a standout player.

Seven women will be participating in two different tournaments spanning from Nov. 2 to Nov. 6, and two doubles pairs, sophomores Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm and senior Erin Richardson and sophomore Makenna Thiel, will be playing in the highly anticipated ITA National Fall Championships in San Diego. In Tempe, Arizona at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational, Cal will send senior Valentina Ivanov and juniors Hannah Viller Moeller and Cami Brown to participate in doubles and singles matches.

After many wins in both doubles and singles, sophomores Alsola and Wiersholm ultimately brought home the ITA Regional doubles champions title.

Sophomores Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm traveled across the country to represent Cal, participating in both singles and doubles matches. Alsola won the consolation singles championship, continuing to prove herself as a stellar player.

Cal women’s tennis got its season underway this past weekend at its home Hellman Tennis Complex and Channing Tennis Courts.

Cal goes into this season as the defending Pac-12 conference regular-season champions. As all returning players, the Bears are hoping to perform once well once again this year, starting off with the Cal Fall Invitational.

Both players had commendable matches, but ended their runs relatively quickly: Alsola in the first round, Giavara in the third.

The stakes are high: Should they reach the round of 16, they would be selected for the All-American team, and a tournament win earns a wildcard into this year’s U.S. Open Championship.

Coming off the back of becoming regular season’s Pac-12 champions — with an 18-7 record in the spring — the Bears had hoped to continue their run in the NCAA national championship. Cal was bested by No. 6 North Carolina State 4-0 in Raleigh, leaving the tournament in the sweet 16.

Blanking the Lumberjacks with a 4-0 win, the Bears dealt seemingly just as easy with their second round opponents Texas Tech on Saturday, earning a trip to North Carolina for the round of 16.