Valentina Ivanov and the Bears start play at regionals on Friday on the Farm.
BERKELEY – The California women’s tennis team will send most of the Golden Bears to compete in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at Stanford, with the annual event running Friday through Tuesday at the Taube Family Tennis Center. The Bears are seeking to qualify for the ITA National Fall Championships slated for Nov. 2-6 in San Diego.
The ITA will update scores on its draws here. Live video and scores are available here, and fans can also follow updates of Cal matches at @CalWomensTennis.
Alsola Wins Title At All-American
In the Bears’ last competition, Jessica Alsola captured the consolation singles title at the ITA All-American Championships on Oct. 9, with the 50th-ranked Cal sophomore defeating San Diego’s 34th-ranked Solymar Colling, 6-2, 6-3 in the final in Cary, North Carolina.
Alsola also teamed with Katja Wiersholm to advance to the consolation doubles semifinals. Along the way, the Bears posted a notable victory over Tennessee’s fifth-seeded and 10th-ranked Rebeka Mertena and Esther Adeshina, 6-2, 6-1, in the quarterfinals.
Alsola was an ironwoman at Cary Tennis Park, where she played eight matches over five days at the All-American.
Last Year At ITA Regionals
In the 2021-22 season, Cal’s Jessica Alsola and Erin Richardson – playing doubles for the first time together – won four matches before falling in the semifinals of the ITA Northwest Regional Championships at Stanford. The Bears would play in their second tournament together a week and a half later in the ITA National Fall Championships.
Alsola also made noise in singles at regionals, reaching the semifinals after, ousting Stanford’s sixth-seeded and 87th-ranked Angelica Blake in the quarterfinals, 1-6, 6-2, 6-0.
Poll Position
The Bears earned five rankings in the ITA’s preseason polls. Senior Haley Giavara is ranked 25th in singles, Jessica Alsola is ranked 50th and Katja Wiersholm is 97th. In doubles, the pair of Giavara and senior Erin Richardson is ranked 42nd and the duo of senior Valentina Ivanov and junior Hannah Viller Moeller is 57th.
Scouting the Bears
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