Good news:
.@CalMensTennis takes the W defeating Bay Area rival Stanford 4-1. pic.twitter.com/2P1ywSQrVO
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) April 16, 2016
Frustrating terrible news:
Welcome to the rivalry, @carolinelampl. Stanford hands No. 1 Cal its first loss. 4-3 Cardinal. Pac-12 crown in play. pic.twitter.com/SWAtd0hrOo
— StanfordWTennis (@StanfordWTennis) April 16, 2016
Cal's Lynn Chi losing in the 3rd set tiebreaker to Stanford's Doyle (a very emotional player who kind of rubs me the wrong way) was perhaps the key. Freshman Olivia Hauger ends up losing to Furd's freshman Caroline Lampi in the deciding match in court 5. With the homecrowd behind her, Lampi won 6-3 in the deciding 3rd set there.
ROLL ON YOU BEARS!
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No.1 Cal Women's Tennis (19-0, 7-0 in the Pac-12) at No.19 Stanford Cardinal (12-5, 7-1 in the Pac-12)
No.19 Cal Men's Tennis (13-5, 4-2 in the Pac-12) vs. No.42 Stanford Cardinal (12-8, 4-2 in the Pac-12)
When: Noon PT
Men's Big Slam - TV: Pac-12 Bay Area (TV coverage starts at 1 pm PT)
Women's Big Slam - online: Stanford
While the Cal Football spring game is on Pac-12 Networks national, we have simultaneous Big Slams going on as well. It is the regular season finale for both the men and the women. Both squads have a lot at stake in the meet today, beyond the obvious bragging rights for beating our primary rival.
For the Cal men, a win would further their chance of possibly hosting the first and second round of the NCAA tournament.
For the Cal women, it is all about ending the regular season undefeated and for a shot to win the Pac-12 conference (there is a strong chance of both Cal and USC finishing their conference play undefeated - USC plays UCLA tomorrow, Cal has beaten USC in a non-conference match earlier this year; this would mean a special dual being played just prior to the Pac-12 Championships - which is an individual and doubles tournament).
Pac-12 Women's Tennis standings:
TEAMS | CONFERENCE | OVERALL | LAST GAME | NEXT GAME | |
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California | 7-0 | 19-0 | vs STAN | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
USC | 6-0 | 11-4 | vs ASU | VS 4/17Pac-12 Networks | |
Stanford | 7-1 | 12-5 | vs CAL | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Arizona State | 7-2 | 16-5 | vs ARIZ | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
UCLA | 6-2 | 14-5 | vs ARIZ | @ 4/17Pac-12 Networks | |
Washington | 3-6 | 12-10 | vs WSU | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Oregon | 3-7 | 11-9 | vs LBSU | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Washington State | 2-7 | 17-8 | vs WASH | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Utah | 2-7 | 12-10 | vs COLO | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Colorado | 2-7 | 7-14 | vs UTAH | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Arizona | 1-7 | 12-10 | vs ASU | 4/20Pac-12 Championships |
For whatever reason, the Stanford Women's Tennis twitter is refusing to acknowledge that the Cal women's tennis program has surpassed that of Stanford. To be fair, Stanford has ended the NCAA runs of Cal in the past two Sweet Sixteen, but I think one cannot deny how the Golden Bears are the heavy favorite in today's Big Slam.
30 min. until Big Slam. Unbeaten Cal ranked No. 1, but Card has won 10 of last 15 in series: https://t.co/CbrHs8bq24 pic.twitter.com/Gz4Z0euEPS
— StanfordWTennis (@StanfordWTennis) April 16, 2016
The Bears, of course, has beaten Stanford in a non-conference Big Slam a couple of weeks ago.
Pac-12 Men's Tennis standings:
TEAMS | CONFERENCE | OVERALL | LAST GAME | NEXT GAME | |
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UCLA | 6-0 | 18-2 | vs UCSD | @ 4/17Pac-12 Networks | |
USC | 5-1 | 15-4 | vs ARIZ | VS 4/17Pac-12 Networks | |
California | 4-2 | 13-5 | vs STAN | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Stanford | 4-2 | 12-8 | vs CAL | 4/20Pac-12 Championships | |
Washington | 3-3 | 16-7 | at Stanford | VS 4/16Pac-12 Networks | |
Oregon | 2-4 | 16-6 | vs CAL | @ 4/16Pac-12 Networks | |
Utah | 0-6 | 16-9 | vs UCLA | @ 4/17 | |
Arizona | 0-6 | 8-16 | vs USC | VS 4/17 |
For the Cal men, this Big Slam doubles as Senior Day. Bears will honor seniors: Mads Engsted, Wyatt Houghton and Oskar Wikberg along with the career of Jordan Smith, who graduated in December.
The @Pac12Network (really Pac-12 Bay Area) is broadcasting the match live starting at 1 pm with singles (doubles start at 12 pm) #GoBears
— Cal Men's Tennis (@CalMensTennis) April 16, 2016
Here is the doubles lineup:
Doubles (Bears listed 1st)
— Cal Men's Tennis (@CalMensTennis) April 16, 2016
1 Bergevi/Lakat-Fawcett/Romanowicz
2 Goransson/Wikberg-Wilczynski/Paige
3 Engsted/Nishimura-Kumar/Goldberg
GO BEARS!