BERKELEY – California starts Pac-12 Conference play when the Golden Bears (2-5) host No. 21 Arizona (10-1) on Friday at 5 p.m. and host Arizona State (4-5) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
 
Admission is free for regular-season Cal tennis matches at Hellman. Fans can also keep track of the action via the live streams/live scores available by clicking here and by following the Bears on Twitter @CalMensTennis.
 
The Bears had been scheduled to host nonconference matches against Saint Mary's and Pacific on Tuesday, at 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m., respectively. But due to rain in the forecast, those matches were postponed until next Monday, March 11, with Cal now playing Pacific at 10:30 a.m. and then facing the Gaels at 3 p.m. at the Hellman Tennis Complex.
 
Poll Position
In Tuesday's Oracle ITA doubles rankings, the duo of sophomore Jacob Brumm and freshman Yuta Kikuchi (11-8 record) is ranked No. 11 and the team of sophomores Paul Barretto and Can Kaya (14-1) is ranked 33rd.
 
Last Time: Brumm & Kikuchi Reach Doubles Quarters
In a potential preview of the next Big Slam, Cal's Jacob Brumm and Yuta Kikuchi took on Stanford's Jack Barber and William Genesen in Sunday's quarterfinals at the Pacific Coast Men's Doubles Championship. But the Golden Bears – seeded second – fell to the ninth-seeded Cardinal duo, 8-2, at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club.
 
Cal associate head coach Tyler Browne and partner Nick Brunner also competed in the quarterfinals of the open tournament. But the pair – which was tied for second nationally in the men's 30 age group entering the tournament – lost to USC'S Brandon Holt and Riley Smith, 8-6.

On Feb. 28, the Bears fell to No. 32 Oklahoma State, 4-2, at the La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club. Kikuchi contributed a point for Cal when he beat Mathiu Scaglia, 6-2, 7-6, at court-two singles, while junior Dominic Barretto beat OSU's Brady Draheim, 6-2, 6-4, on court six.
 
Scouting the Wildcats

• Arizona hosts Middle Tennessee on Monday
• In their previous match, the Wildcats beat Cal Poly, 4-3, on Feb. 28
• Clancy Shields is in his third season as Arizona's head coach

Scouting the Sun Devils

• ASU plays at Stanford on Friday
• The Sun Devils defeated No. 41 San Diego, 4-3, in their last match, on Feb. 24
• Nathan Ponwith is ranked 74th in singles
• Andrea Bolla and Tim Ruehl are ranked 39th in doubles, Nathan Ponwith and Domink Kellovsky are ranked 49th and the duo of Makey Rakotomalala and Justin Roberts is ranked 55th
• Matt Hills is in his third year as head coach at ASU

Next Time
After Cal plays Pacific and Saint Mary's on March 11, the Bears visit Indian Wells, California, to compete in the BNP Paribas Collegiate Tennis Challenge from March 15-17. The Bears captured the tournament title last year, when Jack Molloy clinched a 4-3 win over Arizona State.