Cal Hosts Pepperdine On Super Sunday

The California men's tennis team continues its early season homestand when the Golden Bears (2-3) take on Pepperdine (1-3) in a nonconference clash on Sunday at the Hellman Tennis Complex.

Admission to regular-season tennis is free at Cal.

Match Details

Cal vs. Pepperdine
When: Sunday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream

The Bears and Waves last faced each other in 2022-23, when Pepperdine edged Cal, 4-3, in Malibu.

Last Time Out: Bears Beat UC Davis In Doubleheader
Cal is on a two-match winning streak – and is 2-0 at home – after besting UC Davis in a doubleheader last Saturday at Hellman. The Bears beat the Aggies 5-0 and 5-2, with John Kim and Timofey Stepanov, respectively, clinching the contests. Kim defeated Lucas Bollinger, 6-4, 6-2, to secure the opening match, while Stepanov topped Brett Brinkman, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, in the nightcap. The Bears won the doubles point in both matches.

Scouting the Bears

The pair of Alex Chang and Carl Emil Overbeck (3-2 record compiled in the fall) is ranked 59th in the latest ITA doubles poll
Sophomore Jonathan Irwanto (15-9) leads the Bears in singles wins
Both Chang (13-6) and Timofey Stepanov (11-10) won twice in singles against UC Davis
Overbeck (11-10) captured the singles title at the Jack Kramer Invitational to close the first half of the season
Cal made two recent schedule adjustments, dropping a Feb. 29 contest vs. USC in La Jolla and adding a March 3 match against UC San Diego in La Jolla
Kris Kwinta (UCLA '08) is in his third season as the Peter Wright Director of Men's Tennis
Francis Sargeant (BYU '15) is in his third season as a Cal assistant coach
Former Santa Clara star Vasileios Iliopoulos is in his first season as a Cal assistant coach

Scouting the Waves

Pepperdine lost at Stanford, 6-1, on Friday on The Farm
The Waves played their first three dual matches in Malibu, beating Georgia Tech, 4-3, and then losing to No. 21 Michigan State, 5-2 and, No. 18 Arizona State, 4-3
Edward Winter is ranked 2th in singles
The duo of Winter and Maxi Homberg is ranked 46th in doubles
Adam Schaechterle is in his sixth year as the head coach of the Waves

Next Time
Cal completes its early four-match homestand when the Bears host San Diego at noon PT on Feb. 18 at the Hellman Tennis Complex.

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