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Mikey Wright and the Bears hope to build on a 2-0 Pac-12 record this week.
BERKELEY – The 59th-ranked California men’s tennis team returns to Pac-12 Conference play on Friday at No. 7 Arizona and closes out its trip to the Grand Canyon State on Sunday at No. 17 Arizona State.
Match Details
No. 59 Cal (7-6, 2-0 Pac-12) at No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 2-0)
When: Friday, March 29, 2 p.m. PT
Where: LaNelle Robson Tennis Center, Tucson, Ariz.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatBroadcast
No. 59 Cal (7-6, 2-0 Pac-12) at No. 17 Arizona State (13-6, 1-0)
When: Sunday, March 31, 1 p.m. PT
Where: Whiteman Tennis Center, Tempe, Ariz.
Scores: Live stats
Last Time Out: Cal Blanks Dons
Cal won its third consecutive dual match March 20 at the California Tennis Club as also for a third straight time Lucas Magnaudet clinched a Golden Bear victory, with the Bears beating San Francisco, 4-0. Magnaudet paired with Timofey Stepanov to clinch the doubles point against the Dons.
In doubles, Cal’s Alex Aney and Qian Sun won on court three, 6-4, over Moritz Hoffmann and Paul Theate, and then Magnaudet and Stepanov won, 6-4, on court two over Roman Lafond and Asaf Friedler to clinch the point. Stepanov bested Giovanni Branchetti, 6-2, 6-2, on court three to give Cal a 2-0 lead and then Carl Emil Overbeck followed with a 6-4, 6-1 win over Hoffmann on court one to make the score 3-0. Magnaudet prevailed over Lafond, 6-1, 6-1, on court six to complete Cal’s win over the Dons.
Last Time Vs. Arizona Teams
Cal split with the Arizona schools last year in Berkeley, with the Bears – ranked 33rd – beating No. 39 Arizona State, 4-2, and then coming up short against Arizona, 4-3.
Against the Sun Devils on March 17, Carl Emil Overbeck rallied to win a three-setter – over Constantinos Koshis, 6-7(7), 6-2, 6-1 – and lead Cal to the victory in the Pac-12 opener. Cal also picked up the doubles point for the ninth time in 10 doubles outings, with the 54th-ranked Ryder Jackson and Lucas Magnaudet beating Roi Ginat and Murphy Cassone, 6-4, to clinch on court two.
On March 18 vs. the Wildcats, Cal trailed 3-1 before rallying to tie Arizona. First, Overbeck bested the 97th-ranked Herman Hoeyeraal, 7-6(9), 2-6, 6-3, and then the 30th-ranked Yuta…
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