Cal Faces Georgia In NCAA Super Regional

Jessica Alsola and the Bears hope to extend their season when they play the Bulldogs in Athens.

BERKELEY – The 10th-seeded and 10th-ranked California women’s tennis team takes on seventh-seeded and seventh-ranked Georgia on Friday in the NCAA Super Regional in Athens, Georgia. The winner advances to the quarterfinal round in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where Oklahoma State will host the remainder of the NCAA Championship as well as the NCAA individual championships.
 
The super regional represents the third round – or round of 16 – of the NCAA Championship.
 
Match Details
 
NCAA Super Regional
 
[10] No. 10 Cal (20-6) at [7[ No. 7 Georgia (22-4)
When: Friday, May 10, 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET
Where: Dan Magill Tennis Complex, Athens, Ga.
Follow: Livestream / Live Scores
 
The schedule for the rest of the postseason in Stillwater is the following:
 
NCAA Championship
May 17, Quarterfinals
May 18, Semifinals
May 19, Final
 
NCAA Singles Championship and NCAA Doubles Championship
May 20-25
 
For more information, please visit the NCAA Championship site.
 
Last Time: Cal Shuts Out Hornets, Tigers
Cal advanced to super regionals after shutting out Sacramento State 4-0 in the NCAA first round and Auburn 4-0 in the second round at the Hellman Tennis Complex last week in Berkeley. Senior Valentina Ivanov clinched both wins in the last two home matches of her career.
 
Against the Hornets last Friday, Ivanov also did well in doubles, pairing with Berta Passola Folch to defeat Weronika Ejsmont and Best Lee 6-1 to start the first-round clash. Jessica Alsola and Lan Mi followed with a 6-4 win over Mayya Gorbunova and Lou Baudouin to clinch the doubles point for the Bears. Cal increased the pressure in singles, taking all six first sets. Passola Folch gave Cal a 2-0 lead when she bested Lee 6-0, 6-2 on court five, and the 44th-ranked Hannah Viller Moeller quickly followed with a 6-0, 6-0 trouncing of Baudouin on court two to make the score 3-0. Ivanov, ranked 43rd, sent the Hornets packing when she topped Gorbunova 6-0, 6-4 on court one.

Rain delayed the start of the Cal-Auburn match until 5 p.m. PT last Saturday. When action finally commenced, the Tigers’ top doubles team got the better of the Bears’ top tandem, as Viller Moeller and Mao Mushika – ranked 18th – lost to the 15th-ranked…