BERKELEY – The 65th-ranked California men's tennis team plays three matches this weekend at the Hellman Tennis Complex, with the Golden Bears taking on Pac-12 Conference foe Utah on Saturday and then hosting a Sunday doubleheader against No. 47 UC Santa Barbara and Saint Mary's. The match against the Gauchos is the rescheduled contest from Feb. 4, when rain halted the proceedings at Hellman.
 
Cal has a 5-1 home record.
                                                                                                                                                             
Match Details
 
No. 65 Cal (7-7, 2-1 Pac-12) vs. Utah (3-13, 0-2)
When: Saturday, April 6, 3:30 p.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatInput
Admission: Free
 
No. 65 Cal (7-7) vs. No. 47 UC Santa Barbara (9-5)
When: Sunday, April 7, 11 a.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatInput
Admission: Free
 
No. 65 Cal (7-7) vs. Saint Mary's (6-9)
When: Sunday, April 7, 4:30 p.m. PT
Where: Hellman Tennis Complex, Berkeley, Calif.
Watch: Livestream
Scores: StatInput
Admission: Free
 
Last Time Out: Bears Fall At Arizona
The then-No. 59 Bears claimed a singles win from Alex Chang but fell to seventh-ranked Arizona, 4-1, last Friday at the LaNelle Robson Tennis Center in Tucson, Arizona. Chang upset the Wildcats' 26th-ranked Jay Friend, 6-4, 6-1, in singles to briefly tie the dual match 1-1.
 
Cal trailed 1-0 after Arizona seized a narrow victory in doubles. The Wildcats' Herman Hoeyeraal and Eric Padgham beat Lucas Magnaudet and Timofey Stepanov, 6-3, on court two in the first completed match of the day. Then, with Bears Carl Emil Overbeck and Qian Sun trailing Sasha Rozin and Gustaf Strom 6-5 on court three, Cal's 12th-ranked tandem of Chang and Mikey Wright fell to the 24th-ranked duo of Friend and Colton Smith, 7-5, on court one to seal the doubles point for Arizona.
 
Chang rebounded in singles, besting Friend on court two to tie the conference contest. But Arizona won twice in straight sets to take a 3-1 lead. The last three matches all went to three sets, and the Wildcats clinched their win when Nick Lagaev topped Magnaudet, 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, on court five.
 
Last Time Vs. Utah, UCSB, SMC
Cal played Utah, UC Santa Barbara and Saint Mary's last season, with the Bears besting the Gaels at home but falling to the other two teams on the road.
 
Against Saint Mary's on Jan. 17, Carl Emil Overbeck clinched a 7-0 rout when he beat James Watt, 6-2, 6-3, at court-one singles. The duo of Overbeck and Siddhant Banthia had earlier clinched the doubles point with a 6-3 win over Watt and Mathis Moysan on court one.
The Bears lost at UCSB, 4-3, on March 26 despite singles wins from Overbeck [7-6(4), 2-6, 6-4 over Gianluca Brunkow], Yuta Kikuchi (6-3, 6-3 over Phillip Jordan) and Derrick Chen (3-6, 6-4, 6-2 over Lucca Liu). The Gauchos clinched when Kai Brady beat Lucas Magnaudet, 7-5, 3-6, 6-1.
 
In its next match, Cal fell, 4-2, on April 2 in Salt Lake City. Magnaudet and Ryder Jackson beat Franco Capalbo and Geronimo Busleiman, 6-2, to clinch the doubles point for the Bears, while Chen topped Bruno Caula, 6-1, 6-3, at court-four singles. Berk Bugarikj won 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-2 over Cal's Philip Hjorth to wrap up the win for the Utes.
 
Poll Position
Cal is ranked 65th in this week's ITA team poll. In doubles, Alex Chang and Mikey Wright are ranked 45th, while Ryder Jackson is ranked 75th and Chang is ranked 104th in singles.
 
Scouting the Bears

• Lucas Magnaudet leads the team with three clinching victories
• Carl Emil Overbeck (vs. UCSD), Alex Chang (vs. Pepperdine), Timofey Stepanov (vs. UC Davis) and John Kim (vs. UC Davis) have each also clinched a Cal win this season
• Mikey Wright and Alex Chang have a 4-1 doubles record
• Chang (17-8) and Wright (16-10) rank 1-2 in Cal doubles wins
• Ryder Jackson, who did not play for the Bears in the fall, has records of 5-3 in singles and 5-4 in doubles
• Chang and freshman Timofey Stepanov (17-11) are tied for the team lead in singles wins
• Sophomore Jonathan Irwanto (16-12) is third in singles wins
• Overbeck has records of 15-11 in singles and 13-8 in doubles
• A native of Denmark, Overbeck won the singles title at the Jack Kramer Invitational in the fall
• China native Qian Sun – a 22-year-old sophomore with a career-best ATP doubles ranking of 470 – signed with the Cal in February
• 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 Utes

• Utah has lost six consecutive dual matches since beating Loyola Marymount, 4-3, on March 9
• In its last two matches, both played at home, Utah lost to Washington, 4-0, last Friday and Oregon, 4-1, last Sunday
• Roeland Brateneau is in his 10th season as head coach of Utah

Scouting the Gauchos

• UCSB has won three straight since losing to No. 10 Harvard, 4-3, at home
• In their most recent match, the Gauchos lost at Hawaii, 5-2, last Thursday
• Pablo Masjuan is ranked 62nd in singles
• Masjuan and Gianluca Brunkow are ranked 46th in doubles
• Blake Muller is in his third season as UCSB's head coach

Scouting the Gaels

• Saint Mary's hosts San Diego on Saturday
• The Gaels lost their two previous matches – 4-0 at Gonzaga last Friday and 4-0 at Portland last Saturday
• Greg Kennett is in his ninth year as head coach of Saint Mary's

Next Time
Cal plays Pac-12 Conference road matches at No. 49 USC on April 12 and at No. 25 UCLA on April 14.
 
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