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Carl Emil Overbeck was one victory away from All-America status when he lost in NCAA singles Wednesday at Baylor.
WACO, Texas – The California men’s tennis team concluded its postseason campaign Wednesday in the NCAA individual championships at Baylor’s Hurd Tennis Center. Fourth-seeded Carl Emil Overbeck – the highest-seeded Golden Bear in Waco – was one win away from All-America status. But the senior fell to Michigan State’s Ozan Baris 6-3, 5-7, 6-2 in the NCAA Singles Championship round of 32.
The NCAA Doubles Championship began Wednesday and featured two talented Cal doubles teams – Alex Chang and Mikey Wright as well as Overbeck and Theo Dean. The latter duo faced Liberty’s Joaquim Almeida and Siwanat Auytayakul in the first round, with the teams splitting the first two sets. In the match tiebreaker, the Flames edged the Golden Bears to prevail in the match 6-4, 3-6, 10-8.
Wright and Chang’s first-round match also went to a match tiebreaker. But the senior duo lost to Mississippi State’s Petar Jovanovic & Benito Sanchez Martinez 4-6, 6-2, 10-5 in the Bears’ last match of the fall postseason in Waco, which will also host the NCAA team championship in May.
Cal returns to action in the dual-match season starting in January.
NCAA Singles & Doubles Championships – Cal Results
Nov. 20, 2024, in Waco, Texas
Hurd Tennis Center
Singles Round Of 32
Ozan Baris (Michigan State) def. [4] Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal), 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Doubles Round Of 32
Joaquim Almeida and Siwanat Auytayakul (Liberty) def. Theo Dean/Carl Emil Overbeck (Cal), 6-4, 3-6, 10-8
Petar Jovanovic/Benito Sanchez Martinez (Mississippi State) def. Alex Chang/Mikey Wright (Cal), 4-6, 6-2, 10-5.
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