Cary, N.C. -- Cary, The No. 47 California Golden Bears (15-12) defeated No. 57 Georgia Tech (12-13) 4-0 in Cary, North Carolina on Wednesday. 

To begin the match, Cal jumped out to a 1-0 lead after doubles wins on courts one and three. On court one, No. 33 Alex Aney and Timofey Stepanov won 6-4. Meanwhile, teammates Bernardo Munk Mesa and Paris Pouatcha clinched the doubles point with a 7-5 victory. 

In singles play against the Yellow Jackets, Lenn Luemkemann won 6-3, 6-3 on court six to give Cal their second point of the day. Then, on court four, Bernardo Munk Mesa inched Cal closer to a match victory after he won in straight-sets 6-2, 7-6(2). Munk Mesa has won 16 of his last 18 singles matches. Finally, on court two, junior Timofey Stepanov wins 7-5, 7-5 to clinch the victory for the Bears. This is the second time Cal has defeated Georgia Tech this season.

Next: The Bears will face No. 34 SMU Thursday for the second round of the ACC Championships. Cal last faced the Mustangs on March 15 in Berkeley, where SMU won 4-3.

No. 47 Cal vs. No. 57 Georgia Tech Breakdown
Singles

1. Fryderyk Lechno-Wasiutynski (Cal) vs. Christophe Clement (GT) 2-6, 6-4, 2-4 (UF)
2. Timofey Stepanov (Cal) def. Hidde Schoenmakers (GT) 7-5, 7-5 (clinch)
3. Tiago Silva (Cal) vs. Gianluca Carlini (GT) 3-6, 7-5, 2-3 (UF)
4. Bernardo Munk Mesa (Cal) def. Jonathan Irwanto (GT) 6-2, 7-6(2)
5. Paris Pouatcha (Cal) vs.Elias Shokry (GT) 6-2, 4-6, 3-3 (UF)
6. Lenn Luemkemann (Cal) def. Richard Biagiotti (GT) 6-3, 6-3

Doubles

1. No. 33 Aney/Stepanov(Cal) def. Schoenmakers/Clement (GT) 6-4
2. Biagiotti/Irwanto (GT) def. Lechno-Wasiutynski/Meduri (Cal) 6-4
3. Munk Mesa/Pouatcha (Cal) def. Shokry/Carlini (GT) 7-5 (clinch)

Order of Completion:
Singles: 6, 4, 2
Doubles: 1, 2, 3