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Berta Passola Folch advanced to the main draw for the first time at ITA All-Americans with her win Wednesday in Cary.
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Passola Folch Advances To Main Draw At ITA All-Americans
9/23/2025 6:11 PM | Women's Tennis
CARY, N.C. – California women's tennis senior Berta Passola Folch won again in qualifying singles Tuesday at the ITA All-American Championships to advance to the singles main draw starting Wednesday at Cary Tennis Park.
The 113th-ranked Passola Folch defeated Tennessee's Elim Yan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the main draw, in which the Spaniard will open against Akari Matsuno at 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. This marks the first trip to main draw singles for Passola Folch.
Cal junior Mao Mushika, ranked 17th and seeded sixth, is already in the main draw and faces Tennessee's Saray Yli-Piipari at 7:15 a.m. PT in the opening round of 64.
Additionally, Mushika will partner with freshman Laura Cilekova in main draw doubles, with the 13th-ranked and fifth seeded Golden Bears playing Tennessee's Yli-Piipari and Vanesa Suarez at 4 p.m. PT in the opening round of 32.
The ITA All-American Championships – qualifying events for the NCAA Singles Championship and NCAA Doubles Championship – run through Sunday.
ITA All-American Championships (Cal results)
Sept. 23, 2025, in Cary, N.C.
Cary Tennis Park
Qualifying Singles – Round of 32
No. 113 Berta Passola Folch (Cal) def. Elim Yan (Tennessee), 6-2, 6-2
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The 113th-ranked Passola Folch defeated Tennessee's Elim Yan 6-2, 6-2 to reach the main draw, in which the Spaniard will open against Akari Matsuno at 8:30 a.m. PT on Wednesday. This marks the first trip to main draw singles for Passola Folch.
Cal junior Mao Mushika, ranked 17th and seeded sixth, is already in the main draw and faces Tennessee's Saray Yli-Piipari at 7:15 a.m. PT in the opening round of 64.
Additionally, Mushika will partner with freshman Laura Cilekova in main draw doubles, with the 13th-ranked and fifth seeded Golden Bears playing Tennessee's Yli-Piipari and Vanesa Suarez at 4 p.m. PT in the opening round of 32.
The ITA All-American Championships – qualifying events for the NCAA Singles Championship and NCAA Doubles Championship – run through Sunday.
ITA All-American Championships (Cal results)
Sept. 23, 2025, in Cary, N.C.
Cary Tennis Park
Qualifying Singles – Round of 32
No. 113 Berta Passola Folch (Cal) def. Elim Yan (Tennessee), 6-2, 6-2
Stay Posted
For further coverage of the Bears, follow them on X (@CalWomensTennis), Instagram (@CalWomensTennis) and Facebook (/CalWomensTennis).
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