BERKELEY – The 10th-seeded and 10th-ranked California women’s tennis team hosts No. 17 Auburn, No. 42 BYU and Big Sky champion Sacramento State in an NCAA first- and second-round regional this week at the Hellman Tennis Complex, where the Bears have a 7-2 record in 2024. In Friday’s first round, BYU and Auburn are set to play at 11 a.m. PT while Cal faces Sacramento State at 2 p.m. Friday’s winners play each other at noon in Saturday’s second round for the right to advance to the NCAA Super Regional round.
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The NCAA Super Regionals – essentially the third round or round of 16 – will be held on campus sites on May 10 or 11. From then on, teams will compete at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, in the May 17 quarterfinals, May 18 semifinals and May 19 final.
Match Details
NCAA Round of 64
No. 17 Auburn (16-10) vs. BYU (17-7)
When: Friday, May 3, 11 a.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
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[10] No. 10 Cal (18-6) vs. Sacramento State (20-7)
When: Friday, May 3m 2 p.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
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NCAA Round of 32
Cal/Sac State vs. Auburn/BYU
When: Saturday, May 4, noon PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Follow: Live Scores
4 Bears Earn To NCAA Individual Invites
When they’re finished with their team commitments in the NCAA Championship, four Golden Bears will focus on the NCAA individual tournaments at the Greenwood Tennis Center in Stillwater. Hannah Viller Moeller and Mao Mushika were chosen for the NCAA Doubles Championship while Viller Moeller, Valentina Ivanov and Katja Wiersholm were named to the NCAA Singles Championship, the NCAA announced Tuesday. Both tournaments are scheduled to run May 20-25.
This marks the first time each of the Bears will compete in her respective postseason tournament. Ivanov and Wiersholm previously played in the NCAA Doubles Championship, with Ivanov partnering with Haley Giavara in 2021 and Wiersholm teaming with Jessica Alsola in 2023.
Competing in the doubles field of 32, Mushika, a freshman, and Viller Moeller, a senior, have earned a No. 18 ranking and compiled a 25-11 record prior to the start of the NCAA team tournament. The pair had a strong start to the season, winning the top doubles title in the Cal Fall Invitational and capturing the crown in the ITA Northwest Regional…
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