Bears Compete In Tulsa, SoCal

Theo Dean heads to Oklahoma to play in the ITA All-American Championships, which start Saturday.

After a strong performance at the Battle in the Bay Classic, the California men’s tennis team sends Golden Bears to compete in the ITA All-American Championships and Sherwood Collegiate Cup. Alex Chang, Derrick Chen, Theo Dean, Carl Emil Overbeck, Timofey Stepanov and Mikey Wright will play at All-Americans, through which players can qualify for the NCAA individual championships. Chang – pulling double duty – Alex Aney, Jonathan Irwanto and Ethan Schiffman will play in the Southern California tournament.
 
In the Sherwood Collegiate Cup, which starts Friday, players from nine teams – Cal, BYU, LMU, New Mexico, Pacific, Pepperdine, SMU, UCLA and USC – will battle in singles and doubles.
 

The ITA All-American Championships, which begin Saturday, will have a draw size of the following, Singles: Pre-Qualifying (128), qualifying (64), main draw (64) and Doubles: Pre-Qualifying (32), qualifying (32), main draw (32). From this, 10 singles players will qualify for the NCAA Singles Championship (eight main draw quarterfinalists & two feed-in consolation finalists), while four doubles teams will qualify for the NCAA Doubles Championship through the All-American Championships (four main draw semifinalists). Pre-qualifying takes place Friday and Saturday, qualifying runs Sunday and Monday and the main draws are slated for Sept. 25-29.
 
Here are more details for Cal’s competitions this week:
 
At Sherwood Collegiate Cup
When: Sept. 20-22
Where: Sherwood Country Club, Thousand Oaks, Calif.
Draws: Coming soon
ITA Tournament Website
 
At ITA All-American Championships
When: Sept. 21-29
Where: Michael D. Case Tennis Center, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Okla.
Watch: Live Streaming – Cracked Racquets; Live Streaming – TrackTennis
Draws: Coming soon
ITA Tournament Website
 
Overbeck Wins Triple Crown At Battle In The Bay
Carl Emil Overbeck capped his final appearance in the recent Battle in the Bay Classic by capturing the singles title, the doubles title with Theo Dean and the singles shootout at the California Tennis Club. Three Bears – Overbeck, Dean and Stepanov – reached the singles quarterfinals, while two pairs – including the duo of Chang and Wright – advanced to the doubles…