Friday's match time was pushed back from its original 1:30 p.m. start to allow officials time to dry the courts after rain earlier in the day.
The Bears are looking to rebound at home after posting 6-1 losses against USC and UCLA in Los Angeles last week (see below). Entering this Friday's match, Cal has a 9-5 overall record and a 3-2 Pac-12 record, while the Huskies are 15-1 (5-0 Pac-12). The Cougars – who play at Stanford on Friday before heading to Berkeley on Saturday – are currently 17-5 (2-3 Pac-12).
Prior to the WSU match – at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday – Cal will honor the memory of alumna Jane Haughney as her former Cal teammates dedicate a Hellman seat in her honor as part of Alumnae Day. The Bears will then laud co-captains Hauger and Smith in a Senior Day ceremony.
Admission is free for regular-season home tennis matches at Hellman. 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 by following Cal on Twitter @CalWomensTennis.
With rain in the forecast for Berkeley on Friday, please check CalBears.com and the team's Twitter @CalWomensTennis for updates on the Washington match.
Last Time: Bears Fall In Los Angeles
On March 28, the Bears lost at No. 16/23 USC, 6-1, with Maria Smith posting her team-leading 22nd singles win of the season. Cal fell at No. 10/11 UCLA, 6-1, on March 30, as Cal junior Alexis Nelson won at court-six singles.
Poll Position
Cal earned a No. 19 ranking in Tuesday's Oracle ITA team poll and was ranked 14th in last week's Tennis Channel/USTA Top 25.
Three Bears are ranked in Tuesday's week's Oracle ITA singles poll in No. 40 Julia Rosenqvist (21-12), No. 42 Olivia Hauger (19-7 record) and No. 111 Anna Bright (20-10). The pair of sophomores Rosenqvist and Hana Mraz (7-3) is ranked 13th, the team of Bright and sophomore Jasie Dunk (13-7) is ranked 28th and the duo of Mraz and Katerina Stloukalova (7-1) is ranked 68th in doubles.
Scouting the Huskies
- Washington has run off 10 straight wins since losing to then-No. 2 Vanderbilt, 4-0, on Feb. 8
- UW swept the Arizonas recently, beating Arizona, 5-2, on March 29 and topping Arizona State, 4-1, on March 31 in Seattle
- Stacey Fung is ranked 95th in singles
- The duo of Fung and Nika Zupancic is ranked 38th in doubles
- Robin Stephenson is in her fifth year as UCLA's head coach
- Washington State plays at Stanford on Friday
- The Cougars split with the Arizona schools in their most recent matches, losing to Arizona State, 4-0, on March 29 and beating Arizona, 6-1, on March 31 at home
- In singles, Michael Bayerlova is ranked 57th
- The doubles pair of Hikaru Sato and Tiffany Mylonas is ranked 75th
- Lisa Hart is in her 15th year as Washington State's head coach
Cal plays two conference matches on the road at Colorado on April 12 and at Utah on April 14.