Ryder Jackson

Cal men’s tennis came back after its loss to Columbia, winning against the Mustangs of SMU and the Sun Devils of ASU. However, the Bears ended their four straight matches at home with a loss to the Wildcats of Arizona.

Cal fell short in the first of four home games to No. 11 Columbia. In the next five days, the Bears will play SMU, Arizona State and Arizona at home.

Cal fell short in the first of four home games to No. 11 Columbia. In the next five days, the Bears will play SMU, Arizona State and Arizona at home.

The Bears beat San Francisco 5-1 and routed Davis 6-0, in what was an attempt by Cal’s head coach Kris Kwinta to put some additional pressure on his team ahead of tough matchups and conference play beginning as soon as later this week.

he Bears have their sights set on the upcoming double-header against San Francisco and UC Davis. While Cal will be taking San Francisco on its home courts in Berkeley on Saturday, the team will be traveling to Davis to take on the Aggies later that same day.

Despite Cal’s solid 6-1 win over Pacific on Thursday, head coach Kris Kwinta praised the team’s energy over anything else.

The Bears came back from Austin, Texas, with solid results in doubles competition but still much to accomplish to achieve regularity in singles matches.

It is going to be imperative to take control of the points and to dominate the rallies. Whether that is achievable against such a team, though, is a different question.

Routing Saint Mary’s 7-0 Tuesday and narrowly clinching against No. 13 Stanford with 4-3 Friday, this was a big week for the Bears.

This first week back on Hellman Tennis Complex will be a key starting point for a long string of dual matches, especially after starting off on the road.