Cal Concludes Regular Season At UW, Oregon
Ben Draper and the Bears play in the Pacific Northwest before heading to Ojai later this month.

Cal Concludes Regular Season At UW, Oregon

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BERKELEY – Cal ends the regular season on the road, as the 35th-ranked Golden Bears play at Washington on Friday at 3 p.m. and at No. 45 Oregon on Saturday at 1 p.m.
 
The Bears bring an 11-10 record (3-3 in the Pac-12) into the match against the Huskies, who are 6-15 (1-5 Pac-12). The Ducks are 13-7 (1-5 Pac-12).
 
Fans can follow the UW match via live stats available here and the Oregon match by watching the live stream here. Fans can also follow the action via the Hellman live streams/live scores by clicking here and can keep track of all the Bears' matches on Twitter @CalMensTennis.
 
Poll Position
Cal earned a No. 35 ranking in Tuesday's Oracle ITA team poll. The duo of sophomore Jacob Brumm and freshman Yuta Kikuchi (13-12) is ranked 33rd in this week's doubles poll.
 
Last Time: Cal Edged In Big Slam
Cal held a lead 3-2 late in the April 13 Big Slam at the Hellman Tennis Complex, but the 41st-ranked Golden Bears couldn't close out 12th-ranked Stanford, with the Cardinal prevailing, 4-3. Stanford completed its win when William Genesen defeated Cal sophomore Jack Molloy, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, in the Bears' last home match of the regular season.
 
With Cal Day taking place on campus, the Bears' honoring their alumni on McManus Legends Day and free hamburgers available to fans at Hellman, a large crowd was on hand to cheer on both teams in a long and well-played match.
 
Down 1-0 after doubles, the Bears surged in singles, collecting wins from Yuta Kikuchi – who upset the 45th-ranked Alexandre Rotsaert, 6-1, 6-4, on court one – and Bjorn Hoffmann – who topped Michael Genender, 6-2, 6-3, on five – to take a 2-1 lead. Cal later got a court-four win from Ben Draper, who squeaked past Timothy Sah, 7-6(1), 7-6(6), to lead 3-2.
 
After the Cardinal won a long three setter on court two to knot the Big Slam at 3-3, court two finally decided the match.
 
Scouting the Huskies
  • Washington lost 4-0 twice in Los Angeles last week, first falling to No. 11 USC on April 12 and then losing to No. 13 UCLA on April 13
  • The Huskies have lost four straight matches
  • UW's Jack Davis and Piers Foley are ranked 73rd in doubles
  • Matt Anger is in his 25th season as the Huskies' head coach
 Scouting the Ducks
  • Oregon hosts Stanford on Friday
  • The Ducks lost twice in Los Angeles last week, falling to No. 13 UCLA, 4-1, on April 12 and to No. 11 USC, 4-0 on April 13
  • Oregon's Thomas Laurent is ranked 12th in singles
  • Nils Schyllander is in his 12th season as Oregon's head coach
 Next Time
The Bears next compete in the Pac-12 Championship tournament, which runs April 24-27 in Ojai, California.
 
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