Cal Hosts UW, WSU & Senior Day - California Golden Bears Athletics

BERKELEY – California hopes to improve on a six-match winning streak when the Golden Bears host Washington and Washington State this week. The No. 9/16 Bears (13-3, 6-1 Pac-12) host the No. 32 Huskies (15-6, 4-3 Pac-12) at the Hellman Tennis Complex on Friday at 1:30 p.m., while they welcome the Cougars (9-12, 0-7 Pac-12) to Hellman on Saturday at noon. Prior to playing WSU, Cal will honor Maya Jansen, Stephane Lin, Maegan Manasse and Denise Starr during its Senior Day ceremony.

Fans unable to attend the free match at Hellman can watch the action on the live stream available here and can also follow the matches on Twitter @CalWomensTennis.

Poll Position
Cal is ranked 16th in Tuesday's Oracle/ITA team poll and was ranked ninth in last week's USTA Top 25. The USTA will release its new poll on Wednesday.

In the Tuesday Oracle/ITA singles polls, junior Karla Popovic is ranked 12th, Manasse is ranked 65th and sophomore Olivia Hauger is ranked 104th in singles. In doubles, Manasse and Jansen are ranked 51st, and Starr and freshman Alexis Nelson are ranked 75th.

Scouting the Bears

Karla Popovic has a 34-3 singles record, including 8-2 on court one and 4-0 on court two; she was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for winning twice in singles and doubles in Cal's wins over UCLA and USC in February
Earlier this year, Popovic won the singles title and paired with Olivia Hauger to capture the doubles crown at the ITA Northwest Regional Championships in the fall; the Bears have a 22-6 doubles record
Maegan Manasse has an 11-5 singles record so far this season; the four-time All-American won the singles and – with Jansen – doubles titles at this year's Cal Winter Invitational
Olivia Hauger is 24-7 in singles, including 7-2 on court three and 6-1 on court four; her 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 win over Julia Eshet clinched Cal's 4-3 win at Oregon on April 8
Hauger collected the Pac-12 Player of the Week accolade for her play in Cal's wins over Arizona and Arizona State in March
Jansen, a two-time NCAA champion in doubles, and Manasse have an 9-4 record
In singles, Jansen has a 19-6 record, including 7-0 on court five; she earned the Pac-12 Player of the Week honor on Feb. 13 for her play at the ITA National Women's Team Indoor championship
Jansen also clinched the Wednesday victory over Sacramento State with her court-four singles win
The doubles team of Denise Starr and Alexis Nelson is 6-0, while Jansen and Starr are 2-0
Starr, a two-time All-American in doubles, is 17-11 in singles, including 6-1 on court two and 4-3 on court three
Sophomore Maria Smith (25-12 in singles) was named the Athletic Study Center Scholar-Athlete of the Week honor for the week of Feb. 6-10
Cal alumna Amanda Augustus (class of 1999) was named the 2016 Wilson/ITA National Coach of the Year and was a two-time NCAA doubles champion in her playing days in Berkeley; she is in her 10th season as head coach of the Bears
Zack Warren in in his third year as the Cal women's tennis assistant coach

Scouting Washington

Stacey Fung is ranked 35th and Miki Kobayashi is ranked 106th in singles
Kobayashi and Nour Abbes are ranked 35th in doubles
Robin Stephenson is in her third year as UW's head coach

Scouting Washington State

The Cougars play at Stanford on Friday
WSU last won a match on Feb. 26, when the Cougars beat Idaho, 5-2
Lisa Hart is in her 14th year as WSU's head coach

Next Time
Cal hosts Stanford in the Big Slam on April 22 at 12 p.m. in their last match before the Pac-12 Championship. April 22 will feature a double header, as the Cal men's tennis team will also host its Stanford counterpart at approximately 3:30 p.m. or directly after the women's match. The Pac-12 Networks will broadcast both matches.

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Players Mentioned

Olivia Hauger

Maya Jansen

Stephane Lin

Maegan Manasse

Alexis Nelson

Karla Popovic

Maria Smith

Denise Starr