Only one of the seven Bears playing Friday through Sunday qualified for the main draw, but the tournament served another purpose as well: Getting new players acclimated to the world of collegiate tennis.
While the rest of the team left the season behind after the Bears’ early exit in the NCAA team tournament, Cal’s Yuta Kikuchi still has a Herculean task against him: the NCAA singles championship.
After facing 25 opponents, playing 75 doubles and 150 singles matches this spring, Cal men’s tennis finished out its season with a second-round 4-0 loss to No. 7 Michigan at the NCAA championship.
he Bears have their sights set on the upcoming double-header against San Francisco and UC Davis. While Cal will be taking San Francisco on its home courts in Berkeley on Saturday, the team will be traveling to Davis to take on the Aggies later that same day.