Katja Wiersholm produced her deepest run in the NCAA individual championships with her singles round of 16 appearance Thursday in Waco.
WACO, Texas – California women’s tennis All-American Katja Wiersholm lost in the NCAA Singles Championship round of 16 on Thursday at Baylor to end the Golden Bears’ fall postseason campaign. The 33rd-ranked Wiersholm – who became an All-American on Wednesday when she advanced to the round of 16 – fell to Auburn’s 32nd-ranked DJ Bennett 7-6(5), 6-3 at the Hurd Tennis Center.
Thus ends the first half of the season for the Bears, who had four student-athletes – seniors Wiersholm, Lan Mi and Jessica Alsola, and sophomore Mao Mushika – compete at the NCAA individual championships in Waco. The Bears gained valuable experience in the postseason, with Mi and Mushika playing in NCAA singles for the first time and Wiersholm posting the deepest individual NCAA run of her career. Alsola and Mushika – who had each previously played in the NCAA Doubles Championship with different partners – earned more playing time together in their first season as a doubles pair.
A full recap will follow.
NCAA Singles Championship – Cal Results
Nov. 21 2024, in Waco, Texas
Hurd Tennis Center
Singles Round of 16
No. 32 DJ Bennett (Auburn) def. No. 33 Katja Wiersholm (Cal), 7-6(5), 6-3
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