Alsola, Wiersholm Named To NCAA Tournaments

Jessica Alsola (right) will play in NCAA singles and pair with Katja Wiersholm (left) in NCAA doubles.

WTEN5/2/2023 8:48 PM | By: Cal Athletics

BERKELEY – The postseason just got busier for California women’s tennis sophomores Jessica Alsola and Katja Wiersholm. On Tuesday, the 55th-ranked Alsola earned an at-large berth to the NCAA Singles Championship, while the 12th-ranked pair of Alsola and Wiersholm was named to the NCAA Doubles Championship field.
 
Both individual postseason tournaments will take place from May 22-27 at the USTA National Campus in Orlando, Florida. That site will also host the quarterfinals, semifinals and final of the NCAA Championship from May 17-20.
 
Wiersholm, Alsola and the Cal team will start play in the NCAA team tournament on Friday at 11 a.m. CDT/9 a.m. PDT, when the 26th-ranked Golden Bears play 30th-ranked San Diego.
 
Alsola will compete in the NCAA singles tournament for the second time. The Fresno product has a 29-4 record – which includes a 19-1 dual-match record – and leads the Bears in wins. She had a strong second season and posted a career-best 18-match winning streak in singles that was snapped in the regular-season finale. Alsola also had an excellent fall, when she won the consolation singles crown in the ITA All-American Championships.
 
This will mark Wiersholm and Alsola’s first appearance in the NCAA Doubles Championship. The young Bears had a strong fall, when they won the doubles title in the ITA Northwest Regional Championships and reached the consolation final at the ITA National Fall Championships. Ranked as high as fourth in the ITA doubles poll, the Bears bring a 16-12 record into the postseason.