Tennis Heads To The Heartland

Tennis Heads To The Heartland

Bears Face Louisville, Notre Dame

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Who & When: No. 65 California (11-8) vs.

No. 50 Louisville (14-7) - Friday, March 20 - 2 p.m. PT/5 p.m. ET
No. 22 Notre Dame (14-4) - Sunday, March 22 - 7 a.m. PT/10 a.m. ET

Where: at Louisville and Notre Dame

The Lead: After falling to SMU 4-3 at home last Sunday, the California men's tennis team will travel to Louisville and Notre Dame to begin their four-game road trip this weekend.
From The Notes:
  • Tiago Silva and Timofey Stepanov enter the week ranked No. 49 in doubles.
  • The Bears are 15-4 in doubles this season.
  • Cal faced Louisville once last season, defeating the Cardinals 5-2.
  • Cal defeated Notre Dame 4-3 at home in their second matchup last season.
  • Cal has never played Louisville or Notre Dame in an away match.
  • The Bears are 3-2 on the road this season.
  • Sophomore Paris Pouatcha is on a nine-match singles win streak.
  • Sophomore Bernardo Munk Mesa is on a seven-match singles win streak.
  • Pouatcha and Munk Mesa are the only players who remain undefeated in ACC singles play this season.
  • Sophomore Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski and Junior Timofey Stepanov remain undefeated in doubles this season with a 4-0 record.
  • With a 6-3, 6-2 singles win against Boston College, Freshman Winston Lee recorded his 30th collegiate win.
  • With a 6-1, 7-5 singles win against Saint Mary's, Paris Pouatcha recorded his 60th collegiate win.
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