NCAA Championships

The Bears are one more meet — or should I say feast — away from holiday hibernation as they will face the San Jose State Spartans in their fourth consecutive end-of-year matchup. Cal won each of the past three matchups by an average of 73 points.

After Cal’s dominant victory at Minnesota, the Bears are finally getting the recognition they deserve as they are officially ranked No. 1.

As one of only three teams to advance all four boats to Sunday’s grand finals, the Cal men’s rowing team was one of the premier performers over the weekend.

Ultimately, SMU and Clemson finished their rounds in a tie, which began a playoff for the final spot in match play and ended the Bears’ season.

Unfortunately for Cal, the Mississippi State duo dominated, running through the Bears to a 6-1, 6-2 victory in two quick sets.

This is the final event of the Bears’ postseason, and they hope to cap off a successful season with one final victory as a team.

The two played most of the year in the first doubles spot for the Bears, which helped them secure one of the 19 at-large selections.

Unfortunately, for No. 24 Cal men’s tennis, its season was cut short after a 4-0 loss at the hands of No. 2 Texas ended a strong postseason run.

Cal reached this stage by defeating Drake and No. 15 Illinois, and they will now return to Austin for the super regionals.

If there was any doubt about the No. 24 Cal men’s tennis team, it has all but vanished as the unseeded squad defeated Drake and upset No. 15 Illinois to kick off the NCAA tournament.