Cal earned the fifth seed and matched up against fourth seed No. 23 Arizona State in the first round of the Pac-12 Championship, where its struggles continued as the Bears lost 4-1 to the Sun Devils.
Despite coming into this past weekend with a perfect record at Hellman Tennis Complex, the Bears fell 1-4 to Stanford in their last homestand of the season. They'll look to recover Wednesday in Ojai, where the Bears will compete in the last ever Pac-12 Tournament.
With a shot at the NCAA tournament and rivalry bragging rights on the line, Cal will hope to avenge themselves against Stanford.
The No. 51 Bears’ struggles on the road continued in Los Angeles after their three-match win streak came to an end in a tough loss to No. 54 USC, before their match against UCLA was rained out on Sunday.
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Coming off three straight wins last weekend at home against Utah, UCSB and Saint Mary’s, the No. 51 Bears now set their sights on No. 54 USC and No. 28 UCLA.
After a rough loss to Arizona last weekend, the Bears brought the fire to their three-match slate at Hellman Tennis Complex this weekend. Cal welcomed Utah, Santa Barbara and Saint Mary’s to Bear Territory and sent each team home with a loss.
This week, the Bears will take on Utah, Santa Barbara and Saint Mary’s. With the weather-based cancellation of last week’s Arizona State match, Cal will be coming off of its 1-4 loss to Arizona.Â
Cal is now on a three-match win streak after a blowout win against the Dons, and with two tough matchups against No. 6 Arizona and No. 20 Arizona State coming up, the Bears hope to bring the same energy and continue their winning ways.
Hellman Tennis Complex saw two Cal victories this past weekend as the Bears defeated both Oregon and Washington. With a match against Bay rivals University of San Francisco looming, the Bears will look to add another tally to the win column.
With the final season of Pac-12 play beginning this weekend, the Bears will look to steady themselves and find a consistent voice in conference play.
