BERKELEY – Led by Pac-12 Player of the Week Valentina Ivanov, the 11th-ranked California women’s tennis team welcomes ninth-ranked USC and 17th-ranked UCLA to the Hellman Tennis Complex in a pair of Pac-12 Conference matches this week.
Cal, USC and UCLA boast 4-0 Pac-12 records to lead the conference along with Stanford, which has played one less conference match at 3-0.
With rain possible Friday and Saturday, please check the team’s CalBears.com schedule along with the Golden Bears’ X (formerly Twitter) account, @CalWomensTennis, for updates.
Match Details
No. 11 Cal (11-3, 4-0 Pac-12) vs. No. 9 USC (13-5, 4-0)
When: Friday, March 29, 1:30 p.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatInput
Admission: Free
No. 11 Cal (11-3, 4-Pac-12) vs. No. 17 UCLA (10-3, 4-0)
When: Saturday, March 30, Noon PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatInput
Admission: Free
Ivanov Named Pac-12 Player Of The Week
Valentina Ivanov was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for her part in the Bears’ wins over Hawaii, Colorado and No. 45 Utah last week, the conference office announced Tuesday. The veteran Bear won all three of her singles matches – clinching the 6-1 thumping of the Buffaloes – and paired with Jessica Alsola to capture all three of their doubles matches.
This marks Cal’s first conference weekly honor of the season.
Ivanov and the Bears played their opponents over three consecutive days at the Hellman Tennis Complex, where the veteran defeated Hawaii’s Ana Vilcek, 3-6, 6-3, 1-0(8), Colorado’s Aya El Sayed, 6-3, 6-3, and Utah’s 100th-ranked Marcela Lopez, 6-4, 6-2, in singles. Ivanov played the last two contests on court one, lifting her record on the top court to 3-1 and her overall record to 14-6. Ivanov’s clinching win against Colorado was her second of the season, as she also clinched Cal’s 4-3 triumph over No. 15 San Diego on March 16.
Playing at court-two doubles last week, Ivanov and Alsola beat the Rainbow Wahine’s Vilcek and Nikola Homolkova, 6-1, Colorado’s Elys Ventura and Mila Stanojevic, 6-3, and the Utes’ Sara Akid and Kaila Barksdale, 6-0, as Cal captured the doubles point in all three matches. Ivanov is 15-6 in doubles.
Last Time: Cal Goes 3 For 3 At Home
Cal won three dual matches in three days at Hellman, beating Hawaii, 6-1, Colorado, 6-1, and No. 45 Utah, 6-1.
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