No. 10 Cal Trounces Ducks 6-1

BERKELEY – Jessica Alsola led a strong performance by the 10th-ranked California women’s tennis team in a 6-1 drubbing of No. 59 Oregon on Friday afternoon at the Hellman Tennis Complex. The Cal junior clinched the victory with a 6-1, 6-3 win over Nina Geissler and was one of five Golden Bears to prevail in straight sets in singles.
 
The Bears wrapped up the match in a relatively quick two hours and 10 minutes.
 
“We did a really good job starting in the doubles, and we had a couple of new pairings out there on court two and court three,” Cal head coach Amanda Augustus said. “They did a really good job considering they hadn’t really practiced much together. We carried that momentum into the singles, winning five of six first sets. One of the things we’ve been talking about is closing out matches quicker, and I think we did. I was most pleased with that.”
 
The Bears improved their record to 13-4 (6-1 Pac-12). The Ducks are 10-9 (1-6).
 
Alsola also partnered with Katja Wiersholm to clinch the doubles point, with the duo defeating Tilde Jagare and Uxia Martinez Moral, 6-1, on court two. The 22nd-ranked Hannah Viller Moeller and Mao Mushika posted a 6-2 win over Jo-Yee Chan and Sophie Luescher at court one before Alsola and Wiersholm secured the point to give the Bears a 1-0 lead.
 
Wiersholm and Alsola hadn’t played together as a tandem since November. But the Bears – who competed in the NCAA Doubles Championship…